Things I Love Thursday – For the Love of Feta

This Thursday I’m loving the Athenos Garlic and Herb Feta Cheese

Confession: I am just not a salad lover. I want to enjoy salad because they’re “healthy” but the way I like it is not usually healthy at all. I like it with a lot of stuff in it which is usually not the healthy toppings and I typically like non-healthy dressings. Our favorite local restaurant has a house dressing that is feta buttermilk and IT IS TO DIE FOR…seriously, I would eat salad everyday with that dressing, although once again, that’s not healthy and defeats the purpose of having a salad. If I’m going to eat a salad with that many calories I might as well have fried chicken tenders and fries!

I just recently realized that I must not have ever eaten much feta cheese in my life and apparently didn’t know what I was missing. I started ordering salads when I was on my Advocare 24-day challenge and realized the salads with good toppings and feta cheese, I could eat without dressing at all. I bought the Athenos feta cheese at the store and “for the love of feta” – I have actually eaten an entire bag of spinach without it going bad! It’s a miracle! I honestly have been loving my made-at-home salads which is huge change! I’ve been switching it up with whatever I have at the house.

Here is some of my salad creations that I’m LOVING! They’re quick and easy to make for lunch and healthy-ish (better than some of the alternatives) which is exactly what I need! Plus I can change up the toppings to keep me from getting bored with it.

Spinach, onion, feta and grilled chicken

Spinach, Onion, Feta and Banana Peppers

Spinach, Onion, Tomato, Banana Peppers, Black Olives and Feta

Spinach, Mushrooms, Black Olives, Banana Peppers and Feta and Steamed Shrimp from Publix (I had to run to Publix at lunch because I ran out of spinach and feta so I had their Meat Market steam me up some cajun shrimp to toss in my salad)

The dressings I have been using sparingly are Marzetti Roasted Garlic Italian (amazing) and Marzetti Simply Dressed Vinaigrette & Light – Light Roasted Tomato