Don't use all lettuce. Use some of the green portion for things like cucumbers, mushrooms, cauliflower and a tomato bit or two..

Won't take the place of cheese but a bit more interesting then lettuce. That's still how I eat it today even in maintenance..

Also you CAN have a bit of cheeseParmesan is generally a good choice as it's 1tbsp for a condiment. Or deduct from your Lean portion to add some instead to your salad...

Don't forget the broccolli (sp) ~ it's great in a salad. And I like to slice my grilled or baked chicken breast and add it to the salad to make a complete meal...

Thanks. I was thinking of non veggie additives. I've tried adding half a bag of crushed soy snacks in and that helped a lot. Kind of like a crouton - I just don't have a meal bar that day.

I was putting peppers in to help with the "crunch" but was missing my "carbs". The soy chips are really good..

Have a good day all!.

Mary..

I agree with Quill. After months of either spinach or romaine with dressing, I decided to stop being lazy. I now use 2 servings of green and then one serving of peppers, mushrooms or tomato. I sprinkle about 1 TBL of Feta and then use Newman's Own Lite Balsamic. 2 tablespoons is sufficient since it is so flavorful. More work to prepare "to go" salad for work, but tastes better than weeds with dressing....

I was the SAME way! I know your pain. What I have been doing, is taking like 8 of my "puffs" and put them in a salad. So I will eat my parmesean puffs for the meal before my LG meal. then I will put some of my parm puffs in the salad to be crutons. that way your not actually skippin any Medifast meals too...

Also, I have always been HUGE fan of Taco salads. I like boca burgers. You can have two so it gives you a lot of meat. And I put some hot sauce on it. Then I put it in my salad with some salsa and Puffs for the tortilla affect. Its really good! you can make it how you like it but I like the boca because it feels more like the beef. I would rather do that than just chicken...

And don't just set stuff on top of your salad. Put in a big bowl with a lid including the dresssing and really shake it all around. Everything gets evenly distributed and somehow just tastes better. We can also have nuts (NS says ok) so a balsamic with chicken and few crushed walnuts is awesome...

I agree with the parm puffs as croutons. For me they were a little too hard so mixing them with the salad also added some moisture to them - so they are still crunchy but not as tough to bite...

What nuts and how much can we have. Good news to meWhere is it listed? Thanks..

They aren't listed because they are not on plan. If a person chooses to incorporate a healthy but off plan food, Nutrition Support will give you a way of doing so that will have the least impact on your diet overall. In fact, here is one of their responses regarding adding nuts...

Thank you for the reply about nuts, I was excited for a bit but it did not make sense to me. I prefer to stay OP , but I will get some pine nuts!..

Nuts are not suggested but if you choose to incorporate. I read a thread where Nutrisystem gave the amounts you could have if you choose. It is a rare treat and I make sure I am in all my fat, carb, and calorie amounts for the day...