One of the benefits of hot Florida summers is that they make me crave cold, crisp salads. After teaching water fitness outside today, the thought of anything hot for lunch sounded rather unappealing. Unfortunately the lunch I packed required time in the microwave, so I abandoned my lunch in favor of a giant salad packed with vegetables from Subway.
I ordered the club salad – chopped – and loved it! Did you guys know Subway makes chopped salads? I know I am probably way behind the times since I don’t go to Subway very often, but I was super psyched when Ryan and I went to Subway after our visit to the Giraffe Ranch back in May and they chopped my salad.
I adore chopped salads because it’s so much easier taste all of your salad toppings in one bite! Yesss.
After lunch at Subway, I drove home to hang with Sadie and work on blog stuff.
My salad, while delicious, didn’t hold me over very well, so about 30 minutes after I walked in the door, I rounded out my lunch with a handful of almonds and a small bowl of frozen blueberries that I quickly thawed in the microwave and cottage cheese.
Satisfied!
I have to rush off to take a conference call right now, but I’ll be back to chat again in the morning. Enjoy your night, my friends!
Question of the Afternoon
- What foods do you crave in the summer?
In the summer, I can’t get enough fresh fruit. I’ve been eating two apples a day and lots of strawberries lately, so they’re my current favorites! Summertime also makes me crave grilled veggies, ice cream and smoothies. Yum!
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I definitely prefer chopped salads for the same reason! I had no idea Subway made chopped salads. Yours looks impressively good too!
I always crave smoothies, salads, and ice cream during the summer months! Can’t get enough!
I don’t go to subway very often, I knew they had salads but didn’t know they were actually good or that they would chop them for you. Whenever I make salads at home like to chop up all the ingredients so you have a little of everything in each bite. I always eat a lot of melon and berries in the summer!
Subway salads never fill me up, either! I had no idea they can chop it for you!! Awesome!!!!
I love chopped salads the most as well – they’re so so good!
And right now I’m sad that I am out of cottage cheese. I have loved it lately!
I can’t seem to get enough fo-yo and grilled pineapple now!
My fiance and I are really into smoothies. We got a Vitamix as an engagement gift, and make a huge batch of smoothie to share every morning. Banana mango is my favorite (though banana strawberry – with locally picked and frozen berries – is also really delicious.)
I’m OBSESSED with Subway chopped salads. I have the same problem too though… it doesn’t hold me too long unless I pair it with a healthy snack of some sort. I usually switch between sub to salad, depending on hungry I am that day!
Banana softserve….every variety you can imagine! Lots of cold food….leftovers serve cold are the way to go! We’ve finally got some warm weather in Ireland..record highs of 27-29 degrees! We don’t know ourselves!
I have been eating a lot of salads lately. So delicious and refreshing. I always crave ice cream, even in the middle of winter. I also can’t seem to drink enough water. I drink a lot of water but always want more in the summer.
I’m always craving fruit during the summer months! Watermelon, grapes, pineapple and strawberries are my faves! I also am ALWAYS in the mood for grilling out! I love the smell of grilling hamburgers, chicken, pork chops, you name it! Popsicles are definitely on my mind as well!
Ugh peaches peaches peaches! Here in South Carolina when the summer is at it’s hottest they sell them at roadside stands everywhere. They are the sweetest, juiciest and most delicious fruit on the planet!
I crave smoothies in the summer! I have one every morning and sometimes I’ll have another one after a good workout. I also love big juicy pears!
Sadie’s expression is the cutest. I haven’t actually ever had any of Subway’s salads–they always look like a salad that I could make on my own at home, so I opt out. I definitely crave fruit during the summer, although that could also be because there’s always so much fresh fruit in our house during the summer! I go through an entire watermelon per week…by myself. And sometimes in less than a week. Haha.
In the summer, I definitely crave fresh produce, greek yogurt and iced coffee! Yum!
Next time you are in jacksonville, you have got to try TossGreen! They seriously have the best chopped salads. You pick your green and add-ins. I always do kale/spinach for my greens and then mix it up with toppings: beets, quinoa, sun-dried tomatoes, hearts of palm and all sorts of goodies. Then, they dump it out, chop it up and mix in your dressing before putting it all back in your bowl. It all gets perfectly tossed and perfectly mixed! Even my hubs, who normally doesn’t consider a salad a meal, loves their salads! They have an avocado dressing that is delicious as well. It is located on Southside blvd in the Tinseltown area near the Town Center Mall. Hope you enjoy!
I crave watermelon. So yummy on a hot day!
HOW IRONIC! – My friend and I were just at lunch earlier today when she told me about Subway’s chopped salads! – great discovery!
I always “chop” my lettuce with a pizza cutter when I am making my salads. I hate eating huge pieces of lettuce or spinach!
There’s nothing like a summer tomato to make this girl happy. Heading to the famers market tonight after the gym to get some!
I love Subways salads! I get the grilled chicken salad every time!
My summer cravings are strawberries and cherries as well as anything made on the grill. Everything grilled tastes better.
Mmm that salad looks delicious. There’s definitely nothing better than something COLD on a hot summer day. I usually crave smoothies all summer long. I think I could live off of and own a Tropical Smoothie or Smoothie King by now!
First of all chopped salads are awesome!!!! Nothing worse than bug pieces of salad hanging out of your mouth like a horse, if that’s gonna happen let it be cheese or spaghetti! I’ve been craving cold breakfast like chia pudding, Greek yogurt, cereal etc because its like 115 out (NBD) then for lunch after all morning in the cold hospital I’m ready for some warm food… But then I eat outside and wish for salad… Isn’t life full of the funniest dilemmas?????
I always love Subway, and just saw they have pizza! Anyways, I love berries, smoothies and salads in the summer months.
Salads, cold wraps, and water ice!
I crave watermelon!! 🙂
I had no idea Subway had salads. Chopped salads are my favorite too. I always rip up the leaves when I make salads. Lazy? Smart? Both! 🙂
I’m always craving homemade ice cream and real sugar root beer during the summer. Or both at the same time. Yum.
I have been craving smoothies/shakes like crazy!! They are so satisfying when it is hot or after a good sweat session!
Sadie is so sweet!!
I can’t stay away from Cantaloupe (Or any fresh fruit for that matter), Salad, Sandwiches and any grilled foodery (this because grilling out is the greatest of summer family activities). All so good!
Mmmmmmmm. Yep, it’s all about the fruit and the salads in Summer! 🙂
I agree, I’m a fruit eating machine in the summer, after a long hot run nothing sounds better than a bowl of strawberries. I also love my salads chopped though! It always makes me dream of a portillos delicious chopped salad.
I had no idea that Subway made chopped salads! I’m going to have to try that. I definitely crave fruit in the summer…I can’t get enough of watermelon!
I love cold crisp salads, and SMOOTHIES! They’re my favorite go-to summer lunch to cool off after a workout.
I didn’t know Subway did chopped salads! Very good to know… 😉
I basically live off double chicken chopped salads from Subway during the school year! I LOVE how it fills me up SO much more than their sandwiches.
Fruit, fruit, fruit!
I crave grilled foods like crazy and tons of fruit! It’s so refreshing!
love their chopped salads – especially with double chicken and allll the veggies. Yum!
watermelon!!!!! i love chopped salads, but don’t love doing the chopping haha someone recommend i just throw everything in a food processor to chop!
I have been having a green smoothie every morning! Last week it was 106 degrees + every single day, so we had salads almost every night. 🙂
I crave fresh, juicy fruit and seasonal vegetables. I love summer and fall because of the great produce at lesser price which I don’t get for half the year.
In the summer, I really like strawberries and bbq chicken!
I love to make a big salad in the summer and add a small can of tuna. Sometimes a boiled egg.
I didn’t know they did chopped salads either?! Crazy what you learn on the internet. 😉
I love salads, fresh fruit, ice cream, grilled veggies, and slurpees in the summer time!
I just made a chopped salad the other night! I agree-they are way better to optimize the ratio of toppings in every bite.
Summer always = healthier eating for me too. I’m more active (well, not so much now) and crave healthy foods…and ice cream! Dang it!
My problem is portion control with cravings. In hot weather I crave cold salads, watermelon/grapes/ALL fruits and yogurt and things like rice cakes/toast/crackers, etc….my issue is that I eat is ALL in like one sitting (literally will eat 10+ fruit servings per day…another problem is that these foods (the dairy, the raw veggies, the fruit consumption) also mess with my tummy…so i’m in a “pickle” . I feel bad for eating so much of these things (like its’ freaky, especially before bed, eep!) , on the other hand i’m whiny and say “but I crave it” (and don’t even try to fight it 🙁
Oh and I always crave (and daily eat!!!) entire blocks of chocolate and pints of ice cream…oh yes, entire pints! Now, if I were actually active like you, this might not be as big a problem…in the meantime, I’m just “doing it”….stressing out about my many downfalls will only end up killing me 🙂
Foods I crave in the Summer: grilled on the cob, watermelon and snow cones!!!
I LOVE a good chopped salad and tend to get them often when eating out but I never make them at home because they are a bit time consuming.
It is winter here in Australia and absolutely freezing cold so I am more craving soups, casseroles and really warming dishes. In summertime though I do love salads, frozen yoghurt, ice cream, frozen grapes, frozen watermelon and anything just refreshing and cold 🙂
i didn’t know that subway had chopped salads either, so don’t worry, we’re both behind the times 🙂
i had a random craving for a tuna sandwich for lunch this afternoon. it hit the spot! however, i’ve been craving lots of greek yogurt, nuts, and fruit lately. the hot weather (i’m in southern california) has kinda killed my appetite, so i’ve been favoring smaller, lighter meals.