Are you kidding me?!?!

waltbran
waltbran Posts: 19
in Food and Nutrition
Chick-fil-A. has a great new market salad that is pretty awesome but the apple cider vinaigrette dressing that is recommended for it has more grams of fat than a small waffle fry (19 vs 16!) and almost as many calories (230!!).

I heard vinaigrette and assumed that it wasn't going to be too horrible, it wasn't until I was logging it that I realized how bad it was. I nearly cried, that one stupid packet of dressing cancelled out my work out.

Moral of the story, log first then eat!
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  • quiltlovinlisa
    quiltlovinlisa Posts: 1,710 Member
    Salad dressing can be so sneaky. I also reach for the vinaigrette because it USUALLY is lighter. I'm sorry, that just stinks.
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  • daltem
    daltem Posts: 138 Member
    Down right deceiving!
  • jwdieter
    jwdieter Posts: 2,582 Member
    Oil is fatty, and fat has calories.
  • vtmoon
    vtmoon Posts: 3,436 Member
    Before I started counting calories I thought eating salad was the way to go. I would eat salad for weeks with no results. Once I started counting calories and comparing my old habits, I was shocked needless to say. My idea of good salad involved 8oz of fried chicken strips, two ounces of cheese, and 4 packets of dressing. The grand total was like 1300 calories, pretty much as much as a triple whopper from burger king.

    So like you said, always check servings/calories before you send it down the hatch.
  • waltbran
    waltbran Posts: 19
    Oil is fatty, and fat has calories.

    Very insightful, I can't believe such a nugget of wisdom was free!

    My point was that apple cider vinegar has no calories, so the name apple cider vinaigrette was a quite misleading as it was not called "More Soy Bean Oil in a 2oz serving than order of fries dressing"
  • jsd_135
    jsd_135 Posts: 291 Member
    Oil is fatty, and fat has calories.

    Very insightful, I can't believe such a nugget of wisdom was free!

    My point was that apple cider vinegar has no calories, so the name apple cider vinaigrette was a quite misleading as it was not called "More Soy Bean Oil in a 2oz serving than order of fries dressing"

    Vinaigrette is typically a mix of oil and vinegar. The classic ratio, I believe, is 2 parts oil to one part vinegar, but you can obviously lighten it up by reducing the proportion of oil.
  • mcwdvm
    mcwdvm Posts: 54 Member
    Oil is fatty, and fat has calories.

    Very insightful, I can't believe such a nugget of wisdom was free!

    My point was that apple cider vinegar has no calories, so the name apple cider vinaigrette was a quite misleading as it was not called "More Soy Bean Oil in a 2oz serving than order of fries dressing"
    Very funny.
  • Lift_This_
    Lift_This_ Posts: 2,756 Member
    Salad dressing is made from the devils loins.

    i always thought it was made in a test kitchen in some deep dark dungeon...but that location is much more awesome.
  • UsedToBeHusky
    UsedToBeHusky Posts: 15,228 Member
    You know that there are good fats and bad fats right?

    That viniagrette is probably mixed with olive oil... which is a good fat.
  • rassha01
    rassha01 Posts: 534 Member
    Low fat cottage cheese has become my favorite dressing!!
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    Chick-fil-A. has a great new market salad that is pretty awesome but the apple cider vinaigrette dressing that is recommended for it has more grams of fat than a small waffle fry (19 vs 16!) and almost as many calories (230!!).

    I heard vinaigrette and assumed that it wasn't going to be too horrible, it wasn't until I was logging it that I realized how bad it was. I nearly cried, that one stupid packet of dressing cancelled out my work out.

    Moral of the story, log first then eat!

    Keep in mind that it's not necessarily bad. A lot of people (not saying you are) try to cut out way too much fat from their diet because they think fat makes you fat (I blame the '80s). A good, healthy, balanced diet should consist of about 20-30% fat. Fats are essential to absorbing the nutrients from other foods you eat...also brain function, nervous system function, and heart health.
  • jwdieter
    jwdieter Posts: 2,582 Member
    Chick-fil-A dressing cheat code:
    High calorie: Zesty, Spicy, Buttermilk, Honey, Avocado
    Medium calorie: Reduced fat, Fat free
    Low calorie: Light
  • yarwell
    yarwell Posts: 10,477 Member
    My point was that apple cider vinegar has no calories, so the name apple cider vinaigrette was a quite misleading as it was not called "More Soy Bean Oil in a 2oz serving than order of fries dressing"

    "Vinaigrette is an emulsion of vinegar and a form of oil, such as soybean oil, canola oil, olive oil, corn oil, sunflower oil, safflower oil, peanut oil, or grape seed oil" so the oil is kinda implied in the name
  • UsedToBeHusky
    UsedToBeHusky Posts: 15,228 Member
    Chick-fil-A. has a great new market salad that is pretty awesome but the apple cider vinaigrette dressing that is recommended for it has more grams of fat than a small waffle fry (19 vs 16!) and almost as many calories (230!!).

    I heard vinaigrette and assumed that it wasn't going to be too horrible, it wasn't until I was logging it that I realized how bad it was. I nearly cried, that one stupid packet of dressing cancelled out my work out.

    Moral of the story, log first then eat!

    Keep in mind that it's not necessarily bad. A lot of people (not saying you are) try to cut out way too much fat from their diet because they think fat makes you fat (I blame the '80s). A good, healthy, balanced diet should consist of about 20-30% fat. Fats are essential to absorbing the nutrients from other foods you eat...also brain function, nervous system function, and heart health.

    Yep this.

    Also, its well-documented that a lack of unsaturated fats, like the fat in olive oil, can cause your body to produce grehlin, the hormone that makes you feel hungry. If you get to a point where you are hungry no matter what you eat, you need to up your fat intake in unsaturated fats.

    This happened to me. Started eating more PB and cooking with olive oil... no more constant hungries!
  • TLWallperson
    TLWallperson Posts: 125
    I had the market salad a couple of weeks ago, but I didn't use the dressing, nuts or granola. I know how many cals are in salad dressing so I never use it when I'm eating out, but the one time I did I about cried as well. I think the dressing had more cals then my whole salad. What a shock that was. That was the last time I used dressing on my salads.
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 49,047 Member
    Chick-fil-A. has a great new market salad that is pretty awesome but the apple cider vinaigrette dressing that is recommended for it has more grams of fat than a small waffle fry (19 vs 16!) and almost as many calories (230!!).

    I heard vinaigrette and assumed that it wasn't going to be too horrible, it wasn't until I was logging it that I realized how bad it was. I nearly cried, that one stupid packet of dressing cancelled out my work out.

    Moral of the story, log first then eat!
    I would have ate a sandwich instead.

    A.C.E. Certified Personal/Group FitnessTrainer
    IDEA Fitness member
    Kickboxing Certified Instructor
    Been in fitness for 30 years and have studied kinesiology and nutrition
  • Curleycue0314
    Curleycue0314 Posts: 245 Member
    MY FAV SALAD OF ALL TIME from them!...I don't eat the extra crap they give you though! Try it with the berry Balsalmic. 70 calories for that one and i think it tastes better than the apple cider one anyway!
  • shellbatronic
    shellbatronic Posts: 193
    Just for fun, here are the ingredients:

    Soybean oil, apple cider vinegar, sugar, water, honey, distilled vinegar, pineapple juice concentrate, lemon juice concentrate, salt, spice, lime juice (water, lime juice concentrate, lime oil), xanthan gum, potassium sorbate and sodium benzoate added as preservatives, natural flavor, garlic*, onion*, propylene glycol alginate, calcium disodium EDTA added to protect flavor. *dehydrated.
  • manderson27
    manderson27 Posts: 3,510 Member
    Try mixing fresh chopped mint with vinegar and a little sweetener. Pretty much nil cals . You can add a little olive oil as well if you can afford a few calories. :drinker:
  • jwdieter
    jwdieter Posts: 2,582 Member
    Just for fun, here are the ingredients:

    Soybean oil, apple cider vinegar, sugar, water, honey, distilled vinegar, pineapple juice concentrate, lemon juice concentrate, salt, spice, lime juice (water, lime juice concentrate, lime oil), xanthan gum, potassium sorbate and sodium benzoate added as preservatives, natural flavor, garlic*, onion*, propylene glycol alginate, calcium disodium EDTA added to protect flavor. *dehydrated.

    Argh. Don't give away the secrets to my zesty home dressings! Sure most people can figure out oil, vinegar, honey, and spices, but slip in a little Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid and SHAZAM. Get people lined up out the door.
  • HotrodsGirl0107
    HotrodsGirl0107 Posts: 243 Member
    Oil is fatty, and fat has calories.

    Very insightful, I can't believe such a nugget of wisdom was free!

    My point was that apple cider vinegar has no calories, so the name apple cider vinaigrette was a quite misleading as it was not called "More Soy Bean Oil in a 2oz serving than order of fries dressing"

    Actually it was named correctly, what did you think a vinaigrette was? It isn't miss leading at all if you know what a vinaigrette is and what it is made of.
  • momzeeee
    momzeeee Posts: 475 Member
    Chick-fil-A. has a great new market salad that is pretty awesome but the apple cider vinaigrette dressing that is recommended for it has more grams of fat than a small waffle fry (19 vs 16!) and almost as many calories (230!!).

    I heard vinaigrette and assumed that it wasn't going to be too horrible, it wasn't until I was logging it that I realized how bad it was. I nearly cried, that one stupid packet of dressing cancelled out my work out.

    Moral of the story, log first then eat!
    I would have ate a sandwich instead.

    A.C.E. Certified Personal/Group FitnessTrainer
    IDEA Fitness member
    Kickboxing Certified Instructor
    Been in fitness for 30 years and have studied kinesiology and nutrition

    I'm with you-if I'm going out to eat I'm definitely not getting a salad :)
  • melindasuefritz
    melindasuefritz Posts: 3,509 Member
    wow.................................
  • melindasuefritz
    melindasuefritz Posts: 3,509 Member
    on e packet of low fat basalmic vinegertte dressing at mcdonalds is 35 calories
  • melindasuefritz
    melindasuefritz Posts: 3,509 Member
    no research your new items u are gonna eat and be prepared before you g o to resturaunt
  • Cheeky_0102
    Cheeky_0102 Posts: 408 Member
    When i can't research my salad dressing in advance. I try to get my hands on a side of salsa. Extra veggies can't hurt you ever. Unless they are killer zombie veggies, but i don't think they have those a chik-a-fil
  • khall86790
    khall86790 Posts: 1,100 Member
    Yeah... I don't put dressing on my salad now unless I made it from scratch myself. It's usually loaded with unexpected calories.
  • Davina_JH
    Davina_JH Posts: 473 Member
    no salad, no dressing, no problem. :glasses:
  • gracetillman
    gracetillman Posts: 190 Member
    I have made a similar mistake. It was more from being put in an unexpected situation and making what I thought was the best choice. Lesson learned.

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