instead of lettuce, I serve it on two cups of shredded green cabbage.

It's cabbage season here - and I was given three heads of it. So I've baked one head so I can freeze some - but ground beef and some baked cabbage with some of the WF tomato basil dressing reminds me of cabbage rolls (suppose those who do cauliflower rice could throw that in too :-) - I have not ventured that far yet.

I'll have to add miracle rice to mine next time!

Iceberg lettuce is the only 'free' lettuce. If you use romaine, spinach, or any other lettuces, they count toward your 2 cups of veggies. Like the idea of using some shredded cabbage in the mix too. Thanks for the idea wonder cat!

My VIP & I love this dish! We both said it is a 'keeper'!

Are you sure about romaine lettuce? I've never heard that and I'm on my 24th week.

I add veggie shreds (my coach allows me). I love this salad!

Same here, my coach said unlimited lettuce, not specifically iceberg. If you look at the "vegetables" list on the official IP Phase 1 handout, it DOES mention arugula, cabbage, collards, cress, watercress, field salad (the "spring mix" salad with other greens besides lettuce), and swiss chard as greens that must count towards your two cups of veggies. Romaine, butter/Boston lettuce and iceberg were all stated to me to be part of the "unlimited" lettuce.

thanks for this info...i didn't know that about the lettuce!!:hug:

Welcome :) I should add that Spinach is considered a veggie, not a lettuce. That was a bummer to me as one of my favorite foods is a spinach salad, but now I just savor when I can have it :) And for whatever it's worth, I've been eating nothing but Romaine since I started the program and had the 10 pound drop in my first week so it must be working :)

Yum! I need to try this one later on this week. Thanks!!

I just made this...I have had it before, but with much more thousand island full-fat stuff when I was doing atkins. This tasted SO delicious and dh loved it! We are both stuffed and I couldn't eat all of it. :)

I had this tonight...it was delish!! Thanks:bravo:

I had it last night too!YUMMY!

My coach said to go for the romaine lettuce, more nutritional punch.

Pat

I saw CHEESE mentioned above, please explain--- maybe phase 4??