kenkou no tame ni, sarada ni mayoneezu o kakesuginai you ni shite imasu.

For my health, I try not to put too much mayonnaise on my salad.

Breakdown of kenkou no tame ni, sarada ni mayoneezu o kakesuginai you ni shite imasu.

• に: destination particle
• を: direct object particle
• の: possessive case particle
• 健康けんこう: health

Questions & Answers about kenkou no tame ni, sarada ni mayoneezu o kakesuginai you ni shite imasu.

What does 健康のために mean, and why is の used there?

健康のために means for health or for the sake of health.

• 健康 = health
• ため = sake, benefit, purpose
• の links the noun 健康 to the noun ため
• に marks the phrase as the reason/purpose for what follows

So the whole phrase sets up the motivation: For my health, ...

In English, we often say for my health, but in Japanese the my is usually left unstated if it is obvious.

Why is サラダ marked with に?

Because with かける, the thing you put something onto is often marked with に.

So:

• サラダに = onto the salad
• マヨネーズを = mayonnaise
• かける = to pour on, put on, sprinkle on

So サラダにマヨネーズをかける means to put mayonnaise on a salad.

A useful way to think about it is:

• に = target or surface
• を = thing being applied

Why is マヨネーズ marked with を?