Italian Chopped Salad Victor Protasio | Credit: Victor Protasio
` obsessed logo View Series My Favorite Restaurant Gave Me Their “Pink Panther” Cocktail Recipe—and It’s as Delicious as It Is Pretty I Buy This Plant Every Spring—Here’s Why You Need One, Too This Kitchen Appliance Has Helped Me Eat Healthier and Get Dinner on the Table Faster This Plant-Based Milk Is So Good in Lattes That I Buy It in Bulk
Italian Chopped Salad Victor Protasio | Credit: Victor Protasio
Italian Chopped Salad Victor Protasio | Credit: Victor Protasio
Italian Chopped Salad
Victor Protasio | Credit: Victor Protasio
| Credit: Victor Protasio
This is Obsessed: my weekly column devoted to sharing all the things I’m loving right now—from unique food and gift ideas to travel destinations and beauty products—plus some tips and tricks for living your best life.
A few weeks ago, I talked about what I bought to get healthier in the new year. Since then, I’ve worked out regularly, drank a lot more water and have been much better about meal-prepping my lunches. I feel like I’m in a much better place, health-wise, than I was around the holidays, and I’m going to try to take it a step further this spring.
5 Things I’m Buying to Get Healthier This Spring
Healthier Creamer
An Air Purifier
Healthier Booze
Warmer weather brings fun things like barbecues, picnics and soaking up the sun in your backyard. I’m not a big beer drinker (and that’s the only alcohol my husband drinks), so if we’re enjoying a drink together I usually have to make a single-serving cocktail, open a bottle of wine by myself (not ideal) or opt for a White Claw. While there’s nothing wrong with White Claws, I’ve recently found a few new favorite, healthy-ish, super-refreshing canned cocktails that are worth trying: First, there’s Babe 100, a bubbly, 100-calorie wine in a can that actually tastes good. I’m also loving Mike’s Hard Lemonade Seltzer, which is a total throwback but with way less sugar than the OG. The Mango flavor is so refreshing and would be perfect by the pool (but FYI it does contain stevia). Lastly, I’ve been really into Volley, a tequila seltzer with juice (The grapefruit flavor is bomb and I love that there’s no added sugar, flavors or weird additives.)
A Salad Dressing Shaker & Chopper
When it’s cold outside, I don’t eat enough vegetables. I tend to crave warm, cozy dishes like pasta and cookies, and while there’s room for those things in a healthy diet, I know that I could do a better job of getting in my leafy greens each day. This is embarrassing to admit as an EatingWell editor, but I don’t really make salads at home. In fact, the only salads I truly enjoy are the fancy, $15 chopped ones at restaurants. So, in an effort to replicate my favorite chopped salads at home, I’m going to buy this salad chopper and dressing shaker.
Jaime Milan is EatingWell’s digital editor for all things newsy and trending. She’s always on the hunt for the latest and greatest things to share with EatingWell’s readers. In her spare time, you can find her experimenting in the kitchen, tackling home projects with her husband or taking pics of her very photogenic American Eskimo Dog, Grits. Follow her on Instagram at @jaimemmilan.
` obsessed logo View Series My Favorite Restaurant Gave Me Their “Pink Panther” Cocktail Recipe—and It’s as Delicious as It Is Pretty I Buy This Plant Every Spring—Here’s Why You Need One, Too This Kitchen Appliance Has Helped Me Eat Healthier and Get Dinner on the Table Faster This Plant-Based Milk Is So Good in Lattes That I Buy It in Bulk
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My Favorite Restaurant Gave Me Their “Pink Panther” Cocktail Recipe—and It’s as Delicious as It Is Pretty I Buy This Plant Every Spring—Here’s Why You Need One, Too This Kitchen Appliance Has Helped Me Eat Healthier and Get Dinner on the Table Faster This Plant-Based Milk Is So Good in Lattes That I Buy It in Bulk
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