Character #2- The Salad Lady

Who would pass up a cheap lunch option? Not the Salad Lady!

Every once in awhile I make a nod to being healthy by having a salad for lunch – and ever time, I see the Salad Lady. The great thing about this salad bar, you only pay according to box size instead of by weight. As everyone who has ever been a college student/Asian/have a fast metabolism, this is the equivalent of vegetarian food heaven – eat all you can smash in a box for low price of $4.75.

The Salad Lady has perfected filling her bowl to an art form. Every day, her salad overflows her small size bowl like a volcano. Cheap leafy greens? Not for this Madam of Vegetables. Her skills are so advanced, she has negated the usefulness of the box lid. This is the kind of salad that you can’t help but stare at – and it will stare back at you. I would estimate that her salad rises above the edge of the bowl by at least 3 inches every time. When she gets soup at the adjoining bar, you better believe that she’s ladled out all the good stuff that sank to the bottom of the broth and her (small) bowl is filled to the brim.

Now, I understand the joys of being cheap (see above – re: college student, etc.). But I’m starting to wonder if the Salad Lady is a recovering kleptomaniac distracting herself with harmless salad. Sure, cheating the system is fun the first few times, but it gets little ridiculous on a when it happens every day. Also, it is obvious to everyone that 1) the Salad Lady is not a poor college student and 2) she is not eating salad for the health benefits of tons of cheese, eggs, and sunflower seeds. If you have a problem Ma’am, please – there have got to be support groups out there.