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<br>Hungry Girl Today: 8.6.14 
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<br>Hi HG, 
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<br>My family and I love creamy deli-style salads: chicken, tuna, egg... You name it! Do you have any ideas for making them guilt-free, or any recipes you can share? 
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<br>Gimme the Scoop
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<br>Hi Gimme the Scoop,
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<br>There are a lot of easy ways to lighten up your scoopable salads and, of course, I've got a ton of recipes for you. Read on... 
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<br>DIY: Ingredient 101
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<br>Protein: For chicken, go with chopped or shredded skinless breast meat. You can either DIY (click for an easy guide to shredding chicken), or buy it precooked. For tuna, I like albacore packed in water. If you're making a portion for just yourself, check out the single-serve packets from StarKist. There are even flavored varieties! As for egg salad, I stick with hard-boiled egg whites -- click for how-to info. 
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<br>Creamy Condiments: The key here is to use light or fat-free versions. Sometimes, I'll use a little of both to keep the stats down and the flavor up! Light sour cream and light mayo are obvious go-tos, but I also love fat-free plain Greek yogurt. It's thick and tangy, and it doesn't taste fat-free at all. Another favorite? Hellmann's/Best Foods Dijonnaise. So creamy and zesty, and it has only 5 fat-free calories per teaspoon. 
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<br>Veggies: A great time saver? Bagged broccoli slaw! It's a mix of shredded broccoli stems, carrots, and red cabbage, and it ROCKS. Just give it a rough chop if you like your salad more scoopy and less slaw-like. Pretty much all other fresh veggies are fair game too. Try chopped celery, red bell peppers, and sweet onion. Wanna get a little fancy? Use jarred roasted red peppers (packed in water; then drained and chopped), sweet corn kernels (canned or thawed from frozen), or pouched sun-dried tomatoes (if jarred and packed in oil, just drain and rinse 'em). 
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<br>Fruit: Most people don't think of fruit as a scoopy-salad ingredient, but it can really liven up your recipes! Halved red grapes, dried cranberries, chopped pineapple, roughly chopped mandarin orange segments, diced Fuji apples... All great! 
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<br>Serving Suggestions: Light bread isn't the only option for these scoopable salads. In fact, you can avoid soggy bread (and carby calories) by wrapping a scoop in lettuce leaves or tossing it over salad greens. High-fiber tortillas, 100-calorie flat sandwich buns, and light bagels are excellent as well. And for something crunchy, serve your scoopy salad with Old London Melba Toasts or Snacks... Yum! 
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<br>We Do It for You: Recipe Roundup
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<br>Chicken: My all-time favorite chicken salad recipe is this Scoopable Chinese Chicken Salad. And since chicken is so versatile, the options are really endless: southwestern, curry, club-sandwich inspired, Buffalo-wing flavored, Waldorf (a.k.a. fruity)... Try 'em all! 
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<br>Tuna: I love LOTS of veggies in my tuna, and this Veggie-Loaded Tangy Tuna Salad delivers exactly that. Like spicy foods? Our Fiery Tuna Salad is hot, hot, hot! And this Fruity Tuna Salad comes complete with a bed of lettuce and a drizzle of dressing. 
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<br>Egg White: Here's a recipe with bacon in it... So good! And this citrusy salad has just the right blend of sweet and tangy. Looking for something more traditional? This Devil-icious Egg White Salad is insanely creamy and super delicious. 
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<br>Happy chewing!
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