If you don't choose the right set of ingredients, your health-rich lunch can lead you straight into
a trap of salad fatigue. And that's exactly why you'll never find
Jennifer Garner munching on a basic bowl of spinach and dressing—
tasty as that combo may be. Instead, the healthy actress recently revealed a go-to salad formula that
always leaves her with an incredibly satisfying bowl of greens.
"Salad used to mean limp carrot shavings and too-cold tomatoes. Now, salads are a celebration of what's seasonal and handy." —Jennifer Garner
In a recent Instagram post, Garner says leafy-green bowls used to mean "limp carrot shavings and too-cold tomatoes," but her mind-set has totally changed since her sad-salad days. "Now, salads are a celebration of what's seasonal and handy," she writes. To make sure she winds up with a mouth-watering mix every time, she chooses ingredients from a wide range of categories: greens (duh), veggies—"you don't need croutons if you have something crunchy in there"—grains/protein, fats, and a splash of dressing. While she loves cutting up an avocado and adding the beloved green cubes into the mix, well…PSA, Jen: You're just asking to give herself avo hand with that cutting form!
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Ready to put together a Jennifer Garner–worthy salad? Here's her handy formula.
Garner picks a variety of what's in her go-to list below, then she chops it up so "you aren’t battling a dinner plate-sized hunk of lettuce every other bite." Ready to dig in?
A blend of greens:
- Kale
- Arugula
- Sweet mix
- Swiss chard
Veggies:
- Green beans
- Broccoli
- Peppers
- Shaved Brussels sprouts
- Roasted sweet potatoes/butternut squash
Fats:
Grains/protein:
- A big scoop of warm brown rice
- Chicken
- Whatever else sounds good
Dressing of your choice:
- Straight olive oil
- Red wine/balsamic vinegar
This workout got Jennifer Garner in badass, butt-kicking shape for her new movie. Or, get her go-to recipe for pizza night at her house.
