Dear Green Team,
We made it to the end of another notable year!
In the last 365 days, I created and shared 20 salads. Lettuce was the biggest precursor to shifting to a plant-based lifestyle, and inevitably the biggest influencer of #Lettucebowandsay. If you’re curious about the whole story…read this:
“What does Lettuce Bow and Say mean?” I think it’s safe to say we’ve all experienced that love/hate relationship with salads, or what I call “Lettuce.” We should eat them regularly because they’re the healthier option, but that doesn’t mean we always want to eat them. A salad is never the most appetizing thing on the menu, often times…
I thought it was only appropriate to share a Lettuce Round-up to close out my first year of really “doing the damn thing.” Taking this trip down memory lane was a great reminder of how far I’ve come, in the big picture, in a short amount of time.
See that’s the thing about time. We never truly grasp it. So why do our lives revolve around it? The saying goes “there is never a right time.” And, as I look back on 2021 before rolling into 2022, I couldn’t agree more.
There isn’t a right time for anything so don’t waste a second of it. It ticks away in the background whether you’re paying attention or not. So as YOU gear up for 2022….pick at least one thing and just DO IT. Do the damn thing. Tomorrow is not better than today.
Each of these salads was crafted with a love for feel-good food. They are full of nutrients, flavor to fulfill an assortment of taste buds and are relatively simple to make once you get the breakdown.
My general rule of thumb while salad building: You don’t count when you eat plants. Start with your base, add your proteins depending on other meals/hunger level/exercise output, then add your toppings. If what I list is not enough, add more. There is never a salad TOO big when it is plant-based.
Starting with the first and ending with the last, I’ve listed them by season (#eatseasonal). So, whenever you need some inspiration, look no further.
Lastly, get ready 2022…
#Lettucebowandsay “I’m planning to the damn thing…all over again”
New Year, taste this:
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Spring in our step:
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Summer lettuce lovin:
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All the Fall things:
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Winter wonders:
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