Healthy Choices

Various salad dressings can be found at your local grocery store. There are currently quite a lot of interesting and different flavors out there to choose from, but making your own dressings is the best way to know exactly what you are putting into your body and you can keep up with how many actual calories you are consuming.

Next, you can start looking for fresh, locally grown produce that you would like to make your salad with Remember, you have to think about it carefully because after all, it will all go into your stomach

To start living a healthy lifestyle, making health choices may be difficult to do -- so it is necessary to do it slowly, little by little. It's okay if you have to eat other types of food, just try to always take the time to accompany it with fresh, organic fruits and vegetables from your local farmers.

Maybe for fruit salads, it won't be so difficult to make a healthy choice, because fresh fruit has natural sugars that may be helpful in curbing your appetite for processed sugars.

Apple Cider Vinegar Salad Dressing

APPLE CIDER VINEGAR

DIJON MUSTURD

CRUSHED OR MINCED GARLIC

SEA SALT

BLACK PEPPER

DIRECTIONS:

IT'S BEST TO TASTE AS YOU GO YOU HAVE TO SUIT YOUR OWN TASTE ADD A LITTLE AT A TIME UNTIL IT'S YOUR FAVORITE DRESSING

A FAVORITE EVERYDAY SALAD DRESSING RECIPE THAT GOES WITH JUST ABOUT ANYTHING! FEEL FREE TO DOUBLE OR TRIPLE THE BATCH! YOU CAN ALSO ALTER THE INGREDIENTS TO YOUR LIKING

3 TABLESPOONS OLIVE OIL

1 SMALL MINCED GARLIC CLOVE

1 AND ONE HALF TABLESPOON FRESHLYSQUEEZED LEMON JUICE OR YOU CAN USE RED WINE VINEGAR OR A LITTLE OF BOTH

½ TEASPOON DIJON MUSTAR

½ HALF TEASPOON FINE SEA SALT

1/4 QUARTER TEASPOON FRESHLY-CRACKED BLACK PEPPER

COMBINE INGREDIENTS, WHISK TOGETHER IN A SMALL BOWL UNTIL COMPLETELY COMBINED.

SERVE IMMEDIATELY OR STORE IN THE REFRIGERATOR UP TO 7 DAYS IF YOU CHOOSE TO REFRIGERATE THE DRESSING, IT WILL NEED TO BE SHAKEN AGAIN BEFORE SERVING.