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We asked the BuzzFeed Community to tell us how they make their salads feel more exciting, and they delivered! Here are their tips for making salads the best meal of the day:

1. Make an effort to include bright colors, like a mix of seasonal fruits, vegetables, and a vibrant protein like salmon to make it look more ~visually appealing~. Plus, by adding a wider variety of fresh ingredients, your salad will have more interesting flavors.

14. But when in doubt, turn to just about everyone's favorite: good old ranch dressing. Instant happiness.

"Two words: RANCH DRESSING." -Ashley Garcia, Facebook User

"Litehouse Homestyle Ranch is the best bottled ranch that doesn't taste gross, and is a little bit healthier than a homemade mix of mayo and buttermilk. Nuts and seeds are always good, lots of veggies (I recently became obsessed with putting red cabbage in my salads), croutons, chickpeas, some parmesan, or feta cheese. Delicious." - a43920c533

"I add the best part of a salad, the dressing. Hidden Valley Ranch and a lot of it! The OG of dressing. And I'm fine with that!" -Stephanie Bougie Purvis, Facebook User

"Regular salad (romaine, cucumber, green onion) with little squares of feta, then pour on light tasting olive oil and then crack a lot of black pepper. My favorite way ever to eat salad. I also like some three cheese ranch once in a while, or peppercorn ranch." -Minerva Minoo, Facebook User

"Homemade ranch dressing and a little crunch 😋." -Jo Lynne Vielbig, Facebook User

Get a bottle of Kraft Hidden Valley Ranch dressing from Amazon for $7.52.

Bon appétit!

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