Healthy & Homemade : Any Day Picnic Salad

feta cheese

🥗Healthier: goat cheese

💰Cheaper: cottage cheese

Cottage cheese is lower in fat and calories while providing similar creaminess.

balsamic vinaigrette

🥗Healthier: lemon juice

💰Cheaper: red wine vinegar

Red wine vinegar is more affordable and adds a tangy flavor.

Go to the grocery store to buy salad dressing.

Choose light ranch dressing after comparing nutritional facts with regular ranch dressing.

Decide on store brand light ranch dressing for cost efficiency.

Prepare to make the salad, noting it's great for summertime and refreshing.

Add 1.5 cups of cooked, chopped chicken to a bowl.

Chop and add 1 Red Delicious apple to the chicken.

Add 1/3 cup of chopped celery to the mixture.

Pour in 1/3 cup of light ranch dressing.

Add 1/4 cup of chopped walnuts (or any type of nut, or none at all).

Add 1/8 teaspoon of black pepper (using half of a 1/4 teaspoon measuring spoon).

Mix all ingredients together until combined.

Prepare a whole wheat tortilla by placing some romaine lettuce inside.

Add the picnic salad mixture on top of the lettuce in the tortilla.

Wrap the tortilla like a burrito.

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