Salad days.(Brief article)

Current Health 2, a Weekly Reader publication, February, 2008

Directions: In "The Menu Maze" (page 12), nutrition expert Jana Kicklighter shares her suggestions for deciphering a menu's hidden meanings and offers tips on healthy eating when you're at a restaurant. She offers below suggestions for making good choices at the salad bar.

Salad Bar Selection Tips

* Choose fresh, dark greens, such as spinach and romaine lettuce.

* Top with brightly colored fresh vegetables, such as tomatoes, mushrooms, carrots, cucumbers, peppers, radishes, broccoli, and beets.

* Add chickpeas and kidney beans.

* Drizzle with lemon juice, vinegar, or reduced-fat, low-calorie, or fat-free dressing.

* Select fresh fruit salads.

* Avoid high-fat salads with a lot of mayonnaise, such as...