India, July 5 -- Salads have become the biggest craze when it comes to healthy food. Whether it is due to celebrity diets or trendy diets on social media, it is evident that any meal which consists of green leaves and vegetables is seen as the quickest way to lose weight. However, the nutritional value of salads should not cloud their faults. In an interview with HT Lifestyle, Archana Batra, dietitian and certified diabetes educator, shared what matters more than salad.

"Perhaps, one of the mistakes that people make is taking salads rather than meals," said Archana. While a meal consisting of cucumbers, tomatoes and lettuce may not be very calorie-rich, it certainly lacks the required proteins, good fats and carbohydrates that our body n...