How Many Calories Are In This Salad?

February 20, 2013 Subscribe · Forward How Many Calories Are In This Salad? If you're anything like us, a salad at lunch or dinner can seem like a low-maintenance shortcut to a healthy diet. We've been known to pile on the toppings too, thinking: "Well, it's a bowl of greens, what could go wrong?" But beyond healthy greens and fresh vegetables, those other small toppings can really add up. So we decided to illustrate just what 50-, 100- or 200-calorie portions of favorite salad toppings look like. Some of the results were heartening: fiber-rich, nutritious chickpeas are just 100 calories for half a cup. But other foods were surprisingly calorific -- take, for example, sun dried tomatoes: just eight of the halves amount to 100 calories. Continue reading... 6 Fixes For Dry Winter Skin How Your Cell Phone Might Be Stealing Your Sleep The Best Places To De-Stress PHOTOS: De-Stressing Inspiration From Cats And Dogs Brian Lost More Than 300 Pounds: 'It's Up To Us To Decide How Great We Are Going To Be' Should There Be Warning Labels On Coke? How Many Calories Are In This Salad? The Health Benefits Of Being Single Spinach Recalled In 39 States Over E. Coli Concerns Synthetic Marijuana May Be Putting Students In The Hospital Should There Be Warning Labels On Coke? MARK HYMAN, MD 'Why I Failed To Achieve My Goals' The methods I employ to achieve my goals are quite simple. I have them, I set them, but then I let them go and just do the next thing, showing up as fully as I can with who I am, wherever I am and in whatever I am doing. Continue reading... MEQUILIBRIUM Why Normally Productive People Get Snowed By Stress A fascinating article recently published in the New York Times shines the spotlight on why, when the going gets tough, some of us are worriers and some become warriors. Continue reading... CHRIS LAWHORN February's Top 10 Workout Songs If you're the sort of person who thinks a trip the gym should sound like a night at the club, this is the playlist for you. Continue reading... JOE DOWDELL, CSCS The Best 15-Minute Workout For Strength And Weight Loss The total training time, including the rest periods, will take a hair over 15 minutes. Continue reading... RONALD ALEXANDER, PH.D. Top 5 Resistances To Change (And Their Remedies) I often see patients in my psychotherapy practice who are unable to make changes in their life and do not understand why they keep sabotaging their efforts. Usually this is due to a hidden resistance or unwholesome belief associated with the desired change. Continue reading... Received this from a friend? Sign up for alerts from The Huffington Post here Unsubscribe here.