A few thoughts....
Salads, especially raw salads, are not required for success on MWL. Adding vegetables (raw, cooked, and/or as soup, etc) does lower the overall calorie density of a meal so are a part to the MWL program. However, when we look at the research on this, the form of vegetables that lowered overall calorie density the most and was the most filling, was vegetable soup.
Salads can be very time consuming (and expensive), which are often key issues for many. All the time and energy (and $$) often expended are not only not necessary, it may not the best way to incorporate veggies in regard to MWL.
In Health
Jeff
This was in another thread, but I thought it deserved it's own, in case others like me, had at one time believed lots of raw salads are required for success on MWL and health in general.
I came to McDougall by way of months of eating raw foods only, then studying Dr Fuhrman's books and videos as well as Chef AJ. I got into the habit of eating tons of raw salads. (I'm not blaming anyone mentioned for that, it's just the way my brain interpreted what I was reading/watching.) I like salad a lot, but prep was extremely time consuming and very expensive on my limited budget.
Somewhere along the way I picked up the myth that I could never lose weight, or be healthy, unless I ate tons of raw salads daily.
I'm so thankful now, for finding this forum and myth-busters like Jeff. Now I eat very simply, not expensively at all, and I'm feeling so much better, have more time to do the things I want rather than spending hours in food prep.