Salad greens have no fat, but the fat grams add up quickly with the addition of dressings and higher fat ingredients like olives.








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Each teaspoon [spoon] = 4 grams of fat (36 Calories)

Salads can be a higher fat choice due to the dressings or mayonnaise or because of toppings like cheese, bacon bits, nuts, etc. Use fat reduced dressings, season with lemon juice or ask for the dressing on the side. Control portion sizes of higher fat salads such as Caesar, Greek, etc....