Would you participate in this challenge?As a part of International Theme Month with TEEM, it is important to concentrate on moderation. Ah, if you noticed, many ethnic restaurants give you food in correct moderation. However, our American (that includes all of the Americas) instinct is to eat in poly-moderation. So, here is the challenge:
How much do you pay for a salad at a grocery store? I'm not talking about the per pound price. I am referring to the total price? You can go anywhere to get it. However, it would be fun to compare the total price at one grocery store versus the total price at Whole Foods. I admit that I am Whole Foods fan when it comes to their salad bar. It is like going to the beach in the Caribbean, knowing that U.S. beaches cannot compare. Whole Foods' salad bar is immaculate looking, fresh, and scrumptious.
Expensive? OK, prove it. Below are my last three salad totals from Whole Foods:
$6.90, $5.18, and $6.54 for a total of $18.62. It comes to an average per salad/trip of $6.20. There were not any sales.
I know it depends on the weight of the salad; otherwise it there would not be a per pound price. But, I am presuming that many individuals fear high-priced per pound salad bars because they are highly priced. However, I am willing to believe that the lower-priced salad bars are more expensive based on what people put in their salads. Basically, would you bravely eat at a Whole Foods salad bar, getting choice foods, and foods that you need or go to your local salad bar, which may not look fresh, and weigh down your salad with a bunch of food that includes croutons and other heavy vittles?
It's price vs. price, fresh vs. spoiling, immaculate vs. fruit flies. Which one do you choose? Can you beat $5.18 at a salad bar that is $4.99/lbs based on what you would like to put in your salad and based on the amount you think you will and should eat?
It is hard to measure the rules, but let's try it anyway. You cannot just simply put lettuce in your salad and call it a meal. You can, however, put in what you feel like eating at that time. Here are the ingredients to my $5.18 salad: kale, arugula, shredded carrots, some turkey thing they had, some rice mixture (I did not pay attention to the other ingredients), and yellow peppers. It was what I wanted. It was in moderation. But, please step up to this challenge. I really think many individuals are paying more for OK food when they can pay less for better food. You do not have to endorse Whole Foods as your go-to place. But, if you are paying just slightly less for some items at a regular grocery store, then you are doing yourself a disservice. Plus, you are saying that you are a "balla".
Purpose and Development,
Derek
Derek Arledge, CSCS TEEM Performance Training www.teempt.com
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