National Salad Week

I have to admit…I hate salads. I’ll sit down and eat half of a cucumber and a cup of cherry tomatoes. I’ll eat a handful of baby cut carrots and kohlrabi like an apple.

I’ll eat a pound of asparagus. (sorry, this is prompted by your link (even though the title was sarcastic) at the bottom of the post.

I love vegetables…I hate salad. Sorry.

Hate Salads!!!?

Well, don’t be sorry. You don’t have to apologize. But I do feel sorry FOR you.

Hey like I need an excuse. WTH, Natl salad week??

Well, I actually have problems with salads as well. I tend to have an allergic reaction in my throat whenever I consume uncooked fruits or vegetables. Now, as this is easily remedied by cooking, I think there must be some sort of protein that is denatured in the heat (and a super-cursory online exam confirms this) but that still doesn’t help me if I’m trying to eat a salad comprised of raw veggies. Any thoughts on what sort of things I can do to blunt or remove this effect? I’ve tried organic v. supermarket, and while it helps some (placebo?)… Read more »