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> I live in the suburbs and I have to really, really, think. If I want something that isn't deep fried, isn't a burger, or a salad with 'BS' leafs (but is actua
by cwyers 7y ago
> I live in the suburbs and I have to really, really, think. If I want something that isn't deep fried, isn't a burger, or a salad with 'BS' leafs (but is actually a salad with strong content and non-filler material): I struggle to think of even one place, let alone a selection that I could drive to within the local zone. Let alone anything I could hope to walk to in a reasonable duration of time.
Start checking out your local grocery stores. In addition to selling, well, groceries, most of them will have a deli section and a salad bar. Salad bars in grocery stores typically get charged by the pound, so you can pick and choose exactly what you're getting. Most grocery stores in the US will also have already-cooked rotisserie chickens, sides available by weight, and other precooked options. Most large grocery stores in the US basically have a fully stocked cafeteria in them.
- mjevans 7y agoI have checked the stores I already shop at, none has a salad bar. Are you sure that's not an in the (dense) city thing?
- likpok 7y agoIt is a big supermarket thing moreso than a city thing. It’s a big part of the Whole Foods strategy, and an increasing part of Safeway/Ralph’s/etc. They have an increasing amount of hot food that you can take away. Walmart in the “country” didn’t, I don’t know if that’s a Walmart thing or a country thing (they did have a subway in-store).
- cwyers 7y agoYeah, large supermarkets tend to have salad bars, suburban or urban. Wal-Mart has grocery items, but you're not going to find a salad bar at one. Same goes for Target. You're also not going to find a salad bar at a Trader Joe's or an Aldi's. But your typical large-format grocery store will have one. It's hard to talk chains and be comprehensive because American supermarket chains are not national. But whatever your market's equivalent of Wegmans/Publix/Kroger/HEB/Meijer/Albertsons/Hy-Vee should have one.
- cwyers 7y agoThere are, it should be noted, places in the US where there are not readily-available supermarkets. But those tend to be urban and rural, not suburban: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Food_desert https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Food_desert
- gerbilly 7y agoOk, here's what you do. Buy a bottle of olive oil and a bottle of vinegar (a fancy vinegar if you want, apple cider or balsamic, but not malt) then buy a packet of Italian spices (typically a blend of oregano, thyme, etc...) Buy some salad greens, either a head of lettuce, or a box of spring mix or similar blend of greens. To make salad dressing mix two parts oil to one part vinegar, put in a pinch of Italian spices, a pinch of salt, whisk. Then pour over your greens, add some feta cheese olives and baby tomatoes, capers if you want.
- hansthehorse 7y agoWhen I'm in the mood for a good self built salad I go to the hospital cafeteria near me. They charge by weight and have a large selection. I find most hospitals are the same. Maybe you should check out that option.