Favorite grocery store salad pack?

[Anonymous]

I've had good versions of the one with brussels sprouts, kale, dried cranberries from a few grocery stores.

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Anonymous wrote:How does anyone buy these >1X? Serious question. Once you get the idea of the components, don't you just buy the components next time?

It's not hard to have sunflower seeds, bacon bits, carrots, dressing on hand. Then you just buy cheaper washed greens.

I can have a variety of different salads on hand. It's what is necessary to get some to eat a salad.

Thanks- that's a reasonable answer. Seems like the appeal to my DH (for example) is this.
Is it also that sometimes they are on sale? I think that would be a good reason as well.

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Anonymous wrote:How does anyone buy these >1X? Serious question. Once you get the idea of the components, don't you just buy the components next time?

It's not hard to have sunflower seeds, bacon bits, carrots, dressing on hand. Then you just buy cheaper washed greens.

My kids are not totally on board with the salads I make from scratch yet, but there are a few kits they like, so I’m willing to buy them for now to get them used to the idea of eating salads.

Other times they’re just a weeknight time saver.

Also, I’m fine with eating the occasional sunflower seeds or bacon bits or pumpkin seeds or whatever, but I also like variety, and I’m unlikely to go through an entire package of that stuff before it goes bad. When I make my own salads, I’m usually buying greens, then using other random components I have on hand for other meals.

That’s why.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How does anyone buy these >1X? Serious question. Once you get the idea of the components, don't you just buy the components next time?

It's not hard to have sunflower seeds, bacon bits, carrots, dressing on hand. Then you just buy cheaper washed greens.

I can have a variety of different salads on hand. It's what is necessary to get some to eat a salad.

Thanks- that's a reasonable answer. Seems like the appeal to my DH (for example) is this.
Is it also that sometimes they are on sale? I think that would be a good reason as well.

Well favorite is on sale for $2.99/EA. So, that's $1.50 per serving. I am not sure how much I would be buying a bunch of washed greens and different dressings.

Not that it matters, but this is for DW. She gets bored of the same salad over and over. It's not an issue for me, but I am probably not quite right in the head.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How does anyone buy these >1X? Serious question. Once you get the idea of the components, don't you just buy the components next time?

It's not hard to have sunflower seeds, bacon bits, carrots, dressing on hand. Then you just buy cheaper washed greens.

My kids are not totally on board with the salads I make from scratch yet, but there are a few kits they like, so I’m willing to buy them for now to get them used to the idea of eating salads.

Other times they’re just a weeknight time saver.

Also, I’m fine with eating the occasional sunflower seeds or bacon bits or pumpkin seeds or whatever, but I also like variety, and I’m unlikely to go through an entire package of that stuff before it goes bad. When I make my own salads, I’m usually buying greens, then using other random components I have on hand for other meals.

That’s why.

In my experience, with two teen sons, the tasty and expensive toppings get eaten within two days when purchased as stand-alone containers. That applies to things like real bacon bits, crumbled battered onions, and tortilla strips. The salad kits give me a fighting chance to get the salad as intended (they are required to use the kit toppings proportionally). And some of the dressings and spice mixes taste better than premade bottles of similar flavors. Also as a person above notes, the kit format is easy to pack for work.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Wegmans Steakhouse Chopped Salad Kit

Taylor Farms Steakhouse Wedge is good.
Also Salsa Ranch.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How does anyone buy these >1X? Serious question. Once you get the idea of the components, don't you just buy the components next time?

It's not hard to have sunflower seeds, bacon bits, carrots, dressing on hand. Then you just buy cheaper washed greens.

Making a salad is actually quite time consuming. Washing and chopping greens. Washing and shredding carrot. And cabbage. Frying up bacon. And buying packs of slivered almonds, cranberries or whatever else you want for sweetnesses and crunch. Then, making the salad dressing. Measuring out the oil, lemon, mustard, vinegars. Peeling and crushing garlic. (I hate washing the garlic press after)

It’s one reason I don’t make salads often.

[Anonymous]

Trader Joe’s Greek salad.

[Anonymous]

I buy them when on sale for a change of pace. I also add additional greens to enhance them. There is usually enough dressing for extra salad imo.

[Anonymous]

Op here. Thanks all for the great suggestions! Can’t wait to try all.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Broccoli Crunch from Wegmans. We discard the bacon into the nearest pet.

Ok, that got a huge smile out of me...

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Anonymous wrote:Broccoli Crunch from Wegmans. We discard the bacon into the nearest pet.

This is me exactly. I am OBSESSED with the broccoli crunch salad! I forget the brand name. Taylor?

My other favorite is the Dill Pickle one. It is delicious! (Does not taste like pickles, btw!)

[Anonymous]

I like the Taylor Farms Asian one. Even better to put a piece of salmon on top.
To the poster who asked why, I usually buy these when my planned lunch has gone awry. One time I left my lunch bag on the metro. Another time my lunch date canceled while I was on my way into the office. There is a grocery store one metro stop away from my office, so easy to pop over and pick up something like a bagged salad that has everything I need for pretty cheap. I don’t go into the office enough to keep things there just in case.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How does anyone buy these >1X? Serious question. Once you get the idea of the components, don't you just buy the components next time?

It's not hard to have sunflower seeds, bacon bits, carrots, dressing on hand. Then you just buy cheaper washed greens.

Making a salad is actually quite time consuming. Washing and chopping greens. Washing and shredding carrot. And cabbage. Frying up bacon. And buying packs of slivered almonds, cranberries or whatever else you want for sweetnesses and crunch. Then, making the salad dressing. Measuring out the oil, lemon, mustard, vinegars. Peeling and crushing garlic. (I hate washing the garlic press after)

It’s one reason I don’t make salads often.

I don't really put bacon on my salads but even so this is not my experience.

Washing a head of romaine, a cucumber, a pepper, handful of grape tomatoes, whatever other veggies you want in a small colander takes 2 minutes. Chopping, less than 5. I keep dressing in a larger container (and don't measure but I'd understand why some people might be more comfortable with that). Croutons? Bagged or in Tupperware. Cheese? Cut it or pour it. Cranberries or nuts or olives or whatever? Dump them. Boil an egg? Ok, that's 12 minutes.

I eat a lot of salad. Not hard for me at all!

Also personally I find the bagged lettuces taste funny. Not the plastic tubs, but the bags.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Broccoli Crunch from Wegmans. We discard the bacon into the nearest pet.

This is me exactly. I am OBSESSED with the broccoli crunch salad! I forget the brand name. Taylor?

My other favorite is the Dill Pickle one. It is delicious! (Does not taste like pickles, btw!)

Safeway used to carry one. I believe it was Taylor Farms. Wegmans is their store brand but I am certain they are rebranding someone else's. I can't find it anywhere else. If it wasn't salad, I would think there was a conspiracy.