Salad before or after dinner?

Question

Which is better: having a salad before or after dinner, and why?

Answers please :)

Answer 1

before so that you fill up a little and dont eat a ton of food thats higher in calories

Answer 2

I always eat it first, but I think that a salad is served as a later course in Europe.....

Answer 3

I always eat them first because if I eat my main course first I don't want my salad anymore. It also helps to suppress your appetite, and if you want desert eat it last!

Answer 4

The part about filling you up before you eat the heavier foods is good but there is also a theory that it is better to eat carbs b4 protein.  The reason I believe is one digests faster the salad and fruits & vegs in general. If the salad sits in your gut on top of the slow to digest proteins and fats, it could create a lot of gas, & that bloated feeling..

Answer 5

I like to eat salad after the main course.  I am used to the European style of dining and we don't eat enormous portions of food.  The appetizer is usually just 2 ounces of food and the main course 3 or 4 ounces. A small salad comes next to both cool and cleanse the mouth with a small amount of a savory dressing meant to complement the greens, not  cover them.  The final course is an equally small dessert portion.  There is a theory that says your brain will feel full regardless of the amount of food eaten after about 15 minutes of chewing.  So if you eat a huge meal quickly you can feel full in 15 minutes or if you eat 4 smaller courses spread over 30 to 40 minutes, you can feel just as full having eaten less than half the quantity.

Answer 6

first, itll keep you from overeating

Answer 7

i always eat my salad before my dinner because its a low-fat appetizer that will satisfy  u before your meal and after your  dinner u feel full so u dodn't really want a salad

Answer 8

It's just a tradition for Americans to have salad first.

Italians prefer salad after the entree.  They feel that it cleanses the palate after the meal.

Answer 9

First

Answer 10

Well I have my salad with my meal, it balances out my palate and I like the different tastes.

Answer 11

i like eating salad along with my meal, maybe because it cools down the pallet, sounds good to me, but that's what i prefer.