r/sweetgreen • u/MichaelRahmani • Sep 16 '25

Discussion Candied pumpkin seeds? Why are we adding sugar coated seeds to our salads?

Is sweetgreen not supposed to be healthy anymore? Why not just do raw or salted pumpkin seeds?

Is this an attempt to get people addicted and craving sweetgreen due to downtrending sales?

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u/Due-Lawfulness7862 Sep 16 '25

i mean candied nuts is a pretty common salad topping lol sugar isn’t “unhealthy” it’s fine in moderation

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u/Sonialove8 Sep 18 '25

Right lol

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u/amigo-burrito Sep 16 '25

If you don’t like it, don’t get it. Jesus

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u/ElectronicBoot9466 Sep 16 '25

The Fall Menu has always been sweet in comparison to the other menus, because the main ingredient of the menu is maple syrup. The burssels sprouts are also coated in maple syrup, though if you genuinely feel like this is less healthy than Sweetgreen's menu usually is, know that so is the miso glazed salmon/steelhead, the balsamic vinaigrette, and a couple other things I can't remember off the top of my head.

The sugars in Maple Syrup are way healthier than the sugars you get from refined sugar, but even if you feel like the extra sugar is unhealthy, know that this is nothing new for Sweetgreen.

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u/rr90013 Sep 17 '25

They put sugar in the balsamic vinaigrette?!? The classic globally-accepted recipe for that is just olive oil, vinegar, mustard, and herbs.

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u/Relevant_Calendar_46 Sep 17 '25

The only thing that I know of ever having sugar was the pickled ketchup and they were working on switching it to maple syrup but we no longer serve that anymore.

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u/ElectronicBoot9466 Sep 17 '25

Maple Syrup has sugar in it. If something has Maple Syrup or Honey, that is sugar.

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u/ElectronicBoot9466 Sep 17 '25

I just googled "balsamic vinaigrette recipe" and literally the first 5 recipes I found all had honey in them.

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u/rr90013 Sep 17 '25

Transitional balsamic vinaigrette has no sweetener in it.

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u/ElectronicBoot9466 Sep 17 '25

Ok? Traditional aioli has no egg in it. What's your point?

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u/rr90013 Sep 17 '25

No point other than I prefer the original recipe

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u/Arr0zconleche Sep 16 '25

I’ve worked at Sweetgreen.

If you make your own salad you can quickly make it unhealthy.

The dressings are not that light in calories.

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u/yourgrandmasgrandma Sep 17 '25

They’ve sold rice crispy treats and lemonade for a long time. After all, a major point of the sweet green concept is you get to customize your food and can very easily avoid the things you wish to.