Now, let me preface this question with two ideas. First, if I am asking the question...the answer is probably bad, right? And second, know that as a general rule, I stay away from processed food.

BUT, I have been craving some pizzazz on my salads. Something with a crunch. Something that feels bad, but is not really.

My idea is dried onions. You know, the onions you top your pre-SBD green bean casserole with? They have no sugar and no carbs. They are relatively low-fat. And if you just do 2 tsp on occasion?



What do you all think?

Go for it! on Phase II you will be able to add homemade whole wheat croutons or ww tortilla chips.

YUM!!! I would say do it too!!!! Sounds delish I may have to try some later!!

Jen, if the onions you are talking about are truly dried, then they would be fine. But the ones that you use for Green Bean casserole (French's Fried Onions) are fried, not dried. Those are absolutely not okay because of their fat content. They do not list the ingredients online, but check out the question about gluten here: http://www.frenchs.com/french-fried-...p?articleID=45 They appear to also have wheat flour. If it is whole wheat (which I doubt), and the fat truly was low with no "bad fats", they would be fine, but I doubt they meet those requirements.

Instead, when you get to Phase 2, check out the onions in the green bean casserole recipe in the cookbook. You could probably use those on a salad.

For crunch and taste, why don't you make the roasted chickpeas recipe in the forum and toss them on top, or perhaps soy nuts? You could also use toasted nuts. A salad with walnuts and bleu cheese is divine and Phase 1 safe, as long as you don't use too much bleu cheese!

This link shows the nutritional information and ingredients http://www.frenchsfoodservice.com/fr...asp?prod_id=18

LIST OF INGREDIENTS
Partially Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil (Soybean, Cottonseed), Wheat Flour, Onions, Soy Flour, Dextrose, Salt, TBHQ and Citric Acid in Propylene Glycol (to protect flavor).

It sounded good for awhile but we are not supposed to be eating anything that is partially hydrogenated.

Nor should we be eating plain wheat flour. It's really not a good idea.

However, if they are truly just dried onions (with no other ingredients), then go for it!

I toast up nuts all the time for my salads and it adds a little life to my salads.

I am not big on salads, but I top mine with sliced almonds and l/f mozarella and they are really good that way.

Toasted pine nuts taste great on spinach salads!

Toasted sesame seeds are good too sprinkled on top.