The bullshit behind the assumption that salad is a “skinny” food and that anyone who’s fat who’s eating it is trying to lose weight and doesn’t actually just like eating salad has been on here so much that I’m not even going to bother trying to pretend that this is anything new and not just a rant.

I moved from the suburbs to the city near the end of last year and have been craving a really good salad since then. Back in the suburbs I used to live near a Wendy’s where I could get a decent salad for a relatively cheap price. But the neighborhood I moved into, while it has some fantastic independent restaurants, all of their salads are your basic standard fare (garden, caesar, greek, rinse and repeat) and aren’t exactly the tastiest things on the menu.

Luckily, this chain called Just Salad opened up a location just a few blocks away and it’s basically a Subway-style fast food place but for salad. It’s really fantastic – fresh veggies, good portions for the price, plenty of ready-designed options, a build-your-own option, reusable bowls that get you discounts and reduce waste, and the staff (at least at this location) are super-friendly.

And the salads are delicious! And, while I’ve only been there twice, I haven’t yet had anyone make a face at me for asking for a lot of dressing.

So it's really fucking disappointing to look up on the far side of their menu or on the “merchandise” page on their website and see that for $45 you can join their “One Week Jump Start Weight Loss Program.”

At least they don’t have their employees try to push it while you’re ordering/paying for your food? Ugh.