• Recognize proper techniques for making salads.

Salads have been a popular food choice for years. Many people think that salad means healthy and low fat, but this is not always true. Ingredients such as cheese, luncheon meats, olives, avocados, and especially dressing can add unwanted fat to a salad. Try low-fat substitutions for such items. Either way, a salad is almost always a more healthy choice than fries and a milkshake.

Salads aren't just "sides" either. We often enjoy a main dish salad, which is usually a heartier serving size than an appetizer or accompaniment salad. Main dish salads often have one or more protein source, like diced chicken, cheese, hard cooked eggs and/or nuts or seeds.

Betty Crocker’s Cookbook:

• Read information in "Salads and Salad Dressings" section of the cookbook. Remember to look at text boxes, charts and explanatory photographs.