I would suggest to eat a bit more probiotics since you say your stomach is sensitive. I started with Greek yogurt too. But now I eat fermented foods like mentioned above, and drink kombucha. They are good for your digestive system. The thing about buying fermented foods is the USDA or FDA or whatever need to have commercial brands to pasteurize their food, so even like Bubbie's brand saurkraut, though it starts with probiotics, once it's pasteurized all that goodness is gone. Even with kim chi! Unless you can find a korean restaurant that makes their own. Store bought all the good bacteria is killed in the pasteurization process.
I read your post to assume that you use bottled dressings? I don't have any salad dressing here. You would be surprised how much sugar is in your salad dressings. Esp the low/no fat ones. Even at buffets, I use the marinated/pickled veggies as my "dressings" and if I need something creamy, I add greek yogurt or cottage cheese.
A lot of asian food, esp south east asian food is a mix of salty, sweet, tangy, spicy, so it hits all the cravings. The key is balance. Go check out that new market. If you buy one thing, I would suggest to buy a bottle of fish sauce. It's like soy sauce but more complex. You use it as a seasoning, not a condiment. It's mostly salty but a flavor you just can't get with soy sauce. It's essential to make nuoc mam which is the Viet all-round dipping sauce, with vinegar, sugar, chile and lots of garlic, plus usually pickled carrot and daikon. I use that for a lot of my salads too. I make a batch and keep it in my fridge. A bottle of fish sauce is so cheap. Like $1-2 and it lasts for years bc you only use a few drops each time. Viet food is one of the most healthy Asian foods out there. Chinese is like the worst LOL. If you really can't deal with the fish in fish sauce, there is also Maggi sauce. They also sell this at latino markets. It's like soy sauce but better. It's way more pricey than soy sauce though, and if it's from France it's even more. A bottle can go for $12-20. We buy the ones not from France. LOL It's great on fried eggs.
Sorry if I"m rambling. I love talking about food and I"m even more happy if I can get someone to try something new.
