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Cobb-style salad with chicken, egg, cheese, corn
2 approve · 6 caution · 3 avoid
Cheferee's Consensus
Most of the 11 frameworks cluster together, with Carnivore the main holdout at 1.0. The spread is 6.5 points.
What each diet says
Each score is that framework's own position on this plate, scored as a whole meal — not the average of its parts.
- DASH6.2
- Mediterranean6.4
- Vegan1.0
- Carnivore1.0
- Paleo4.5
- Keto4.0
- Low-FODMAP4.5
- Whole302.0
- Zone7.5
- Anti-Inflammatory6.0
- GLP-17.2
Plenty of romaine, tomatoes and lean grilled chicken fit DASH well, but the 12% cheddar adds significant saturated fat and sodium that pulls the score down.
Vegetables, egg and grilled poultry align with the pattern, but shredded cheddar is not a Mediterranean cheese and there are no legumes, whole grains, olive oil or fish to round it out.
Chicken, cheddar and egg together make up nearly 40% of the plate, so this is categorically non-vegan.
More than half the plate is lettuce, tomatoes and corn — all plant foods that carnivore excludes entirely, regardless of the chicken, egg and cheese present.
Chicken, egg and vegetables are paleo-friendly, but cheddar cheese is excluded dairy and corn is an excluded grain, and together they're nearly a quarter of the plate.
Chicken, egg, cheese and leafy greens are keto staples, but the 12% corn portion delivers enough starch to push this out of ketogenic macros.
Romaine, cherry tomatoes, cheddar, egg and chicken are low-FODMAP, but a 12% serving of corn kernels is above the low-FODMAP threshold and drags the plate down.
Chicken, egg, tomatoes and lettuce comply, but shredded cheddar is disallowed dairy and corn is fine only if fresh — plus any legumes or added sugar in typical Cobb dressing would fail. The cheese alone disqualifies it.
Roughly balanced protein (chicken, egg, cheese), low-glycemic carbs (lettuce, tomato, some corn) and fat from cheese/egg approximate the 40/30/30 target reasonably well.
Romaine, tomatoes and grilled chicken are anti-inflammatory, but a 12% share of cheddar contributes saturated fat that this framework flags, keeping the score moderate.
High protein from chicken, egg and cheese plus fibrous romaine and tomatoes support satiety well; the corn and cheese add calorie density but the overall protein-and-veg profile is favorable.
Food by food
Our catalog scores for each item. The plate's score above is a judgment on the whole meal, so it will not match the average of these.
Chicken~18% of the plate5.5▾
- Paleo9.0
- Zone9.0
- Mediterranean6.0
- Anti-Inflammatory7.0
- DASH9.0
- Carnivore8.0
- Vegan1.0
- Whole3010.0
- Keto9.0
- Low-FODMAP10.0
- GLP-1 Friendly9.0
Cherry tomatoes~15% of the plate5.5▾
- Low-FODMAP8.0
- Zone8.0
- Paleo9.0
- GLP-1 Friendly8.0
- Anti-Inflammatory8.0
- Mediterranean9.0
- Vegan10.0
- Keto5.0
- Carnivore1.0
- Whole3010.0
- DASH9.0
Cheddar cheese~12% of the plate6.4▾
- Keto9.0
- Vegan1.0
- Paleo1.0
- Mediterranean4.0
- Carnivore6.0
- Whole301.0
- Low-FODMAP9.0
- Zone5.0
- Anti-Inflammatory2.0
- DASH2.0
- GLP-1 Friendly4.0
Corn~12% of the plate6.1▾
- Keto1.0
- Vegan9.0
- Paleo1.0
- Carnivore1.0
- Whole301.0
- Low-FODMAP8.0
- DASH5.0
- Zone2.0
- Anti-Inflammatory5.0
- GLP-1 Friendly4.0
- Mediterranean5.0
Hard boiled egg~8% of the plate5.5▾
- Keto9.0
- Vegan1.0
- Paleo10.0
- Mediterranean8.0
- Carnivore9.0
- Whole3010.0
- Low-FODMAP9.0
- DASH6.0
- Zone6.0
- Anti-Inflammatory7.0
- GLP-1 Friendly9.0
Romaine lettuce~25% of the plate5.3▾
- Keto9.0
- Vegan9.0
- Paleo9.0
- Mediterranean9.0
- Carnivore1.0
- Whole3010.0
- Low-FODMAP9.0
- DASH9.0
- Zone10.0
- Anti-Inflammatory8.0
- GLP-1 Friendly9.0
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