A salad diet doesn’t have to be a boring way of eating! It’s fun to switch things up a bit, and stray away from the usual greens, veggies and dressing combinations and kick your weight loss up with some flavor!
So if you’re looking to lose a few pounds or to incorporate more veggies and yummy greens into your salad diet, why not try your very own challenge?
The 17 Day Diet Blog is issuing a 7-Day Salad Diet Challenge: If you choose to accept, you are hereby invited to join in on a 7 day adventure — eat at least one salad per day for a total of seven days!
This salad diet challenge is designed to instill healthy eating habits, help you enjoy the idea of a salad and to help you lose weight. If you are so inclined, participate in this challenge for an extra week to form a new good habit!
Plus, if you happen to be on the 17 Day Diet, these are all approved, but keep in mind some might be for later cycles.
The 7-Day Salad Diet Challenge Rules
1. Eat at least 1 salad per day for 7 days
2. Stick to low-calorie, low-fat dressings (vinaigrettes are even better)
3. Eat more veggies than you normally do
4. Eat lean protein with every meal/salad
5. Experiment with new foods so you don’t get bored with your daily salad!
6. With increased fiber means increase your water intake — drink at least 8 8oz glasses of water per day
7. Get healthy and have fun!
17 Day Diet Cycle 1 Substitutions
For those of you on Cycle 1 of the 17 Day Diet, here are a few substitutions you may use:
1. Chicken breast for Quinoa
2. 1 boiled egg for black beans
3. Spinach for avocado
7-Day Salad Diet Challenge Recipes
Here are seven salads along with their recipes if you need some inspiration:
Day 1 – Spicy Thai Cucumber Salad
Spicy Thai Cucumber Salad (enjoy this recipe)
Day 2 – Quinoa Salad with Black Beans, Avocado and Cumin-Lime Dressing
Quinoa Salad with Black Beans, Avocado and Cumin-Lime Dressing (enjoy this recipe)
Day 3 – Grown-up Tuna Salad with Creamy Balsamic Dressing
Grown-up Tuna Salad with Creamy Balsamic Dressing (enjoy this recipe)
Day 4 – Crunchy Sweet Apple Chicken Salad
Crunchy Sweet Apple Chicken Salad (enjoy this recipe)
Day 5 – Summer Slaw with Apples
Summer Slaw with Apples (enjoy this recipe)
Day 6 – Salad in a Jar (Quinoa, Mushrooms, Tomatoes and Spinach)
Salad in a Jar (Quinoa, Mushrooms, Tomatoes and Spinach) (enjoy this recipe)
Day 7 – Cool Cucumber and Strawberry Salad with Vinaigrette
Cool Cucumber and Strawberry Salad with Vinaigrette (enjoy this recipe)
How are you doing losing weight on a salad diet? I’d love to hear from you!
Overview of 17 Day Diet By Cycles (infographic)
Cloe
January 10, 2013 at 3:45 pmI am game to try, I need new ideas to create different salads
Corey Gulley
December 22, 2014 at 4:25 amI’m excited about the challenge. I spoke to my girlfriend about it yesterday. She love’s her meat and wasn’t entirely sold on the idea.
17DD Blog
December 26, 2014 at 8:42 amCorey, if your girlfriend can’t give up her meat, have her (and you) join the C1 Challenge that starts on January 7th! https://17ddblog.com/C1-challenge
kim
November 28, 2015 at 9:36 pmHow old is this page
Torey
November 28, 2015 at 9:43 pmAre you asking when this specific blog post was written? If so, December 2012.
Juri
December 21, 2015 at 3:57 amHow many calories can I loss if I take this plan
Torey
December 26, 2015 at 9:07 amDo you mean how much weight? Everyone loses different amounts.
ABee
May 26, 2016 at 12:23 amif one meal is salad then how many calories should I eat during the other meal?
Torey
May 29, 2016 at 8:55 pmThe 17 Day Diet doesn’t count calories. So if you’re following the diet, you should eat liberal amounts of lean proteins and cleansing veggies until you’re full.