After eating too much rich food, light congee and small dishes, refreshing salads naturally become people's top choice. The main types of salad dressings currently on the market include mayonnaise and Thousand Island dressing. Among them, mayonnaise is particularly high in calories. The reason is simple: as the name implies, mayonnaise is mainly made by beating oil into egg yolks. As the main raw material, the proportion of cooking oil can account for almost half or more, so the calories it brings are conceivable. Some studies even claim that a tablespoon of mayonnaise contains more calories than the same amount of chocolate.
High calories are just one of the problems with salad dressings. More importantly, it also contains a certain proportion of trans fatty acids. Therefore, the latest issue of "USA Weekend"'s Smart Eating column recommends using yogurt as a substitute for salad dressing, which is a good choice. Yogurt is rich in calcium and is easier to digest and absorb. However, using yogurt for salad also has its drawbacks: yogurt is semi-solid, so its ability to coat food is poor, it can easily run to the bottom of the plate and become "soup," making it less appealing in appearance. Additionally, the taste can be slightly worse. However, this should not stop you from trying it, after all, it is healthier.
Yogurt Vegetable Salad
2 cups of low-fat, low-sugar yogurt; 1 sliced cucumber; 3 chopped mint leaves, with some whole leaves for garnish; an appropriate amount of cherry tomatoes; salt to taste. Mix the above ingredients in a bowl.
This salad is very healthy, containing only 141 calories, 1 gram of fat (0.2 grams saturated fat), and 273 milligrams of sodium, but it also contains 11 grams of protein, 22 grams of carbohydrates, and 3 grams of fiber. (Li Changping, Department of Nutrition, Beijing Hospital)