Comments on: Salad Fixins

By: Paula

Paula — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 02:07:50 +0000

Lori, I wrote about your question on a recent blog post you can see here.

By: Jan

Jan — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 23:42:37 +0000

I love the idea of salad in a jar. Although I am a stay-at-home, it would be great to encourage me to eat more veggies and keep the lettuce fresher longer (my dh HATES seeing me compost so much veggies that don’t get eaten as quickly as possible).

I, personally, do not eat prepackaged cereal since so many of them have some ingredient or another I prefer not to consume. However, either wheat germ or ground flax seed would make great fiber fill in. If you’re looking for more crunch, nuts work great for me, especially sliced almonds.

By: Lori

Lori — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 19:19:39 +0000

Really enjoyed reading your blog. I was also wondering if you have tried adding other vegetables into the jar with the lettuce?

By: Paula

Paula — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 03:42:14 +0000

Great ideas Mary. Thanks for sharing. I had forgotten about those frozen lunch packs but they are ideal for lots of situations i.e. sitting with relatives or friends in the hospital, long shopping trips, etc. Happy New Year!

By: Mary

Mary — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 03:23:42 +0000

Love your ideas!
For salad dressings, diced olives, honey, etc., I use the small zip lock bags that can be purchased at most hobby stores for jewelry, etc. I squeeze out what I want and toss the rest back in my lunch bag for another day. I generally have one of the frozen lunch packs in my bag (no fridge close to me at work), so they stay cool till I get home. I pack 3-4 of each condiment on the weekends and grab what I want each day.

By: How to Make Salad in a Jar

How to Make Salad in a Jar — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 13:01:00 +0000

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By: Velda

Velda — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 22:18:10 +0000

I love the whole idea of salad in a jar. We have used our original Food Saver for nearly 20 years now and it gets used śeveral times a day. Salad is another to add to my list of great uses.
I have a question though. Fiber One cereal contains aspartame ( Equal) and I get migraines from it along with a persistent metallic taste so Fiber One is out. Any other cereals out there which you have tried on salad and which don’t have Aspartame? Even many of the other bran cereals such as bran buds have Aspartame. Wish they would take it out of foods. Thanks in advance for ideas.

By: Jessie

Jessie — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 21:32:10 +0000

WOW!!! I LOVE YOUR BLOG!!!
Just came across a photo of how to make salad in a jar at Pinterest!
GENIUS!!! and I’m browsing through your blog now. Good Stuff!!!
Thank you!

By: Bobbie

Bobbie — Sun, 18 Sep 2011 01:44:19 +0000

I was just wondering if you can add tomatos, onions etc to the jar before using vacuum?

By: Paula

Paula — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 00:28:57 +0000

Elle, Actually, I do mean 2-3 ounces. The little plastic containers hold 2 ounces which is 4 tablespoons of dressing. As I write this, I’m realizing that sounds like a lot but it doesn’t really seem like much because I pack the lettuce in the jars as tight as I can. The lettuce almost fills a 2-quart container when you pour it in a bowl so I need more than the usual “serving” suggested on the bottle.

Hopefully, you can get along with less. Most people can because they don’t pack the lettuce tight like I do. I need a lot of chewing in a day.

Thanks for dropping by. And thanks for giving me a chance to make this a bit clearer.