Fresh Express Salad Swap

When asked to try the Fresh Express 30 day salad swap I started at 30daysaladswap.com to review recipes. I didn't find very many appetizing recipes to try, maybe because I like salad & didn't feel it needed too much dressing up. I decided to just say "let's eat more salad!" Instead of hitting a drive thru or making a sandwich we'd have fresh salad for lunch or skip that side of potatoes or rice and add a spring mix.

Our first salad swap was pizza night. Perfect substitute; salad with mini pepperoni, marinated tomatoes, and mozzarella balls. Sounds amazing, right? But this carb lovin' house hold wasn't so gung-ho as I was. So we compromised, instead of 3 pizzas we ordered 1, and mixed up 2 bags of Fresh Express CeasarLite Salad kits. It was a success, everyone agreed we were just as satisfied without feeling so heavy after the meal.

When it came to the salad lunches it became a bit mundane. We tried all that was available in our market; American, Italian, Veggie Lover, Spring Mix, & Baby Spinach. By the end of the second week it didn't matter what it was called, it was a bowl of lettuce! So we went in search of the elusive Pear Gorgonzola, Asian, Salsa Ensalada, or Santa Fe chop kits. Every time we passed a grocery store we stopped, and they were no where to be found. Can't really blame Fresh Express for that. I will say compared to other brands of bagged salad I've tried, the name Fresh Express is perfect. Their salads were always fresh and crisp with very little prep time to have a salad on your family's table.