If you eat lots of salads, you consider yourself more outgoing than those who only dabble in the dish. If you eat a salad about once a week, you think you're more trustworthy than those who never eat them. And if you eat salad as a main course for lunch, you see yourself as smarter than those who just eat one on the side, according to a survey conducted by Market Facts Inc. that linked salad habits to personality traits. The survey, based on a nationally projectable sample of 1,000 adults, found that salad-savvy people -- who are more interested in their health than non-salad-eaters -- also have more positive images of themselves.

How you dress your salad reveals a bit about your personality, too. People who dip their salad into the dressing say they're more spontaneous than those who mix their dressing into the greens or pour it on top. "Dippers" also are more likely to be women over 55, well educated, and regular exercisers. Still, they make up only 11 percent of the population; "mixers" comprise nearly half of Americans, and 37 percent are "toppers," the survey found. And about 2 percent of the population don't use dressing at all -- they're known as "nakeds."

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