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"Reading Sarah&amp;#x27;s beet salad recipe to help start summer weightloss goals (which I made this weekend and she&amp;#x27;s right: it&amp;#x27;s super yum) made me remember this recipe that I&amp;#x27;ve been enjoying for the last few weeks. If you&amp;#x27;re a burrito addict or a nacho-holic (I&amp;#x27;m both!), check it out... I live in a city where burritos, tacos, and nachos are as ubiquitous as air and sky. And though I always try to health-ify my meals--using whole beans instead of refried, nixing the sour cream and guac, adding in lots of vegetables--tortillas and chips can obviously add up. Especially if you eat them as often as I&amp;#x27;d like to. So I ran a taco salad recipe by nutritionist Erin Palinski, RD, CDE, LDN, CPT, author of the forthcoming Belly Fat Diet for Dummies and she gave it the thumbs-up. This veggie taco salad is filled with flavor and crunch--plus, it&amp;#x27;s so easy, I&amp;#x27;m not sure it even qualifies as a &amp;quot;recipe.&amp;quot; Oh, and it clocks in at about 200 calories--so I have no doubt it has helped me take off about five pounds in the last few weeks (in addition to upping my exercise and laying low on the wine, of course!). 2 cups fresh spinach 1/4 cup whole black beans 1-2 tablespoons medium salsa 1 tablespoon extra-sharp cheddar cheese A sprinkle of sunflower seeds The cheese is potent enough that you don&amp;#x27;t need a lot to get the flavor, and the sunflower seeds somehow add the &amp;quot;crunch&amp;quot; of nachos. Erin says that the ingredients deliver lots of protein and fiber (to keep you feel full), iron, and a touch of heart-healthy fat (&amp;quot;that can help decrease inflammation linked with many diseases including heart disease and type 2 diabetes,&amp;quot; she says). Also, she says salsa is filled with vitamin C, which helps decrease stress hormones (and relieve cold symptoms!). Super easy, right? I&amp;#x27;ll bet you could add some grilled chicken and turn it into a great dinner, too. What&amp;#x27;s your favorite salad recipe? Are you as addicted to nachos as I am? More healthy recipes: * Crustless Apple Pie (You Will LOVE This!) * 4 Healthy Snack Recipes to Help Undo the Easter Candy Binge * The Secret Ingredient in This Muffin Recipe? Lentils! Photo: David Felberg"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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