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Salad's funny because it can mean anything from "lean chicken breast on lettuce and tomato with a tiny bit of balsamic and oil, 200 cal at 60% protein/20% carbs
by strken 4y ago
Salad's funny because it can mean anything from "lean chicken breast on lettuce and tomato with a tiny bit of balsamic and oil, 200 cal at 60% protein/20% carbs/20% fat" to "mayonnaise potato and bacon, 1000 cal at 10% protein/20%carbs/70% fat," and pretty much everywhere in between.
Not to nitpick what you're saying, anyone on HN who orders a salad is probably thinking about what's in it, but it's worth pointing out that the category is so broad that it can be deceptive for anyone who doesn't read the fine print. I read an article the other day complaining that a 324 cal Subway 6-inch didn't taste as good and wasn't as filling as a 685 cal Sweetgreen salad bowl.
- FalconSensei 4y ago> to "mayonnaise potato and bacon, 1000 cal at 10% protein/20%carbs/70% fat," I never thought about something like that being considered salad... but maybe I'm the weird one? Also, whoever orders that knows that this is not healthy right?
- gnicholas 4y agoAs a Californian, I always have to remember that in other parts of the country salad dressing is applied much more liberally. Asking for light dressing in Chicago yields a similar result to asking for heavy dressing in LA.