Day 55: Salad Bar

I really need to make more of a conscious effort to eat out less... starting next week. For starters, it's likely to be healthier, and it's also a whole lot cheaper.

I love the days that I work in Glastonbury, because 1) it's right around the corner from me, and 2) Kacie works with me, and is always up for buying lunch. Between Chipotle, Zoup, Spicy Green Bean, Luna Pizza, and Whole Foods, we've done a lot of ordering out. Add Starbucks and TCBY to the mix, and there goes half our paychecks. Whenever I order out, I try to get something I probably wouldn't make at home: pizza, burger, panini, wrap, sandwich.

So, yesterday, Kacie and I decided that we were hungry and ready for lunch... at 10:30am.  We decided to go to Whole Foods, and saw that they hadn't started to put out any of their sandwiches, pizzas, or paninis. Like I said, it was probably about 10:35am by the time we got there. The only thing open was the salad bar... and I'd never made/eaten a salad at Whole Foods. I typically go for either a slice of their white pizza or a ham and swiss panini, but neither of those were out yet. So, I walked around the salad bar and created my own salad: I chose greens I'd never heard of before, added grilled chicken, croutons, and dressing, and had my lunch. It's definitely something I can make at home... especially since I can now eat lettuce other than romaine.