[mjevans]

American "salads" are BS.

  * BS Leaf (some worthless lettuce)
  * Mostly filler of BS Leaf
  * Poor in vegetables
  * Poor in seeds / nuts
  * Frequently small or cheap protein
  * A 'shelf stable' dressing for flavor

Yes, I've _considered_ making a salad at home, but by the time I buy ingredients I either have to eat the same for half a week in a row to try to use them up before they go bad, or just outright overpay.

No, I can't go out and just buy one. Most places (there might be 1 or 2 out of like 30-40 restaurants 'car drive') near me only make a 'BS salad'.

What I could really use is a sort of 'ghost kitchen' that takes relatively simple recipes based on bulk ingredients that are in stock at fair prices and makes a meal. Or maybe even just reusable snapware packs individual ingredients at sane sizes.

[bluedino]

Casual dining chains have hilariously high calorie "salads"

Clocking in at 1,570 calories: Applebee's Oriental Chicken Salad With Crispy Chicken

[tomjakubowski]

Not really true in my experience, unless you're talking about side salads at typical restaurants. At a "main salad" kind of place, you can do a lot better in terms of greens, nuts, dressing options. Look at the menus for chains like Sweetgreen or Simply Green

[mjevans]

I haven't seen any of those near me, are they regional?

[TheCoelacanth]

Not regional, but limited to a relatively small number of major metro areas[1]

[1] https://www.scrapehero.com/location-reports/Sweetgreen-USA/

[vorpalhex]

At home, I keep a spinach/kale mix, dried fruit and several different nuts.

Vegetables and cheeses tend to rotate every week.

I often times do my protein on the side but that's preference.

I currently have a love affair with Kewpie's onion and garlic dressing but normally go for some olive oil and vinegar, a pinch of salt and black pepper.