<p id=”par-1_75″><a href=”http://cheatsheet.com/tag/jennifer-garner”>Jennifer Garner</a> might be best known for her acting roles, but the world fell in love with her thanks to her social media presence. Garner’s Instagram series, “Pretend Cooking Show,” captures her personality and has made her relatable to new generations. While she likes to cook up plenty of interesting dishes for the social media series, she actually has a go-to lunch inspired by an iconic sitcom. Garner enjoys the “big salad” of <em><a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/tag/seinfeld/?swcfpc=1″>Seinfeld</a> </em>fame.</p>
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<p id=”par-2_44″>Jennifer Garner is a pretty busy woman. She has a successful acting career, three children, a relationship, and a growing social media empire to look after. To make things simple and streamlined, Garner has the same lunch every single day — inspired by<em> Seinfeld</em>.</p>
<p id=”par-3_51″>During a chat with <a href=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HF6PjOvmjho&t=103s” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>Women’s Health</a>, Garner revealed that she eats a “big salad” like Elaine Benes daily for lunch. The contents of each lunch might be slightly different, but the actor said she makes sure she has some hearty vegetables, a dark leafy green, nuts, and cheese in every salad.</p>
<p id=”par-4_83″>Fans of <em>Seinfeld</em> will remember that Elaine’s “big salad” was featured heavily in the storyline for a season 6 episode. While Elaine ordered and ate big salads regularly on the show, the season 6 episode is the first time the “big salad” was so heavily addressed. <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/seinfeld-secret-elaines-big-salad-finally-revealed.html/”>Elaine’s big salad</a> probably looked much different from Garner’s, though. Elaine’s salad likely included olives, tomatoes, and cucumbers since it was purchased from a coffee shop. Arugula and sweet potatoes weren’t nearly as accessible in the ’90s.</p>
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<h2 class=”wp-block-heading” id=”h-did-jennifer-garner-ever-appear-on-seinfeld”>Did Jennifer Garner ever appear on ‘Seinfeld’?</h2>
<p id=”par-5_100″><em>Seinfeld</em> might have focused on Jerry Seinfeld and his friends, but guest stars were a regular part of the series. In fact, several very famous faces appeared on<em> Seinfeld </em>in guest roles before they went on to play lead roles in other series. Lauren Graham and Scott Patterson appeared in the series <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/2-gilmore-girls-stars-appeared-in-seinfeld-before-scoring-their-breakout-roles.html/”>as love interests</a> before starring in <em>Gilmore Girls</em>. Graham’s character dated Jerry, while Patterson famously dated Elaine. Kristin Davis, who took on a lead role in <em>Sex and the City</em>, also appeared as one of Jerry’s girlfriends. Teri Hatcher, Debra Messing, and Courteney Cox took on roles, too.</p>
<p id=”par-6_78″>So, did Jennifer Garner ever appear in the show? The answer is no. While Garner was actively acting during the latter years of <em>Seinfeld</em>‘s run, she never appeared in a guest role. Her breakout role as Sydney Bristow in <em>Alias</em> did not come until 2001, three years after <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/how-did-seinfeld-end.html/”>the famed sitcom ended</a>. Despite that, she’s clearly a fan and has taken inspiration from the series for her own life, at least when it comes to her food choices.</p>