What kind of salad dressing is good??

DonnaJones7

I love Tastefully Simple's Vidalia Onion Dressing. Anyone know of a lower-calorie dressing like that?? Or any lower calorie salad dressing??

ceruleanmuse

Bolthouse Farms makes a ranch dressing that's 45 calories/2 T. It's the best light dressing I've had. They have a wide variety of different dressings that have been good. I also like Trader Joes light Creamy Peppercorn Ranch that's 30 calories/2 T.

Amber_hanson27

I'm hooked on Kraft sundried tomato.

arlington21

The lowest calorie salad dressing that I've tried is the fat free ranch. In my opinion, I would just rather eat the original thing but just less. However if you're interested, it is 30 calories per tbsp. Hope I helped (:

arditarose

I assume it's creamy? I do not use any creamy dressings but have gotten really used to plain old balsamic vinegar (not vinaigrette). I can now taste my vegetables and have room for dessert at night.

blankiefinder

I love the Bolthouse yogurt ranch

ogmomma2012

Hidden Valley Fat Free Ranch and Fat Free French are pretty good. I seem to crave creamier things and this helps that craving. I dig italian dressing too, but ehhh... not feeling it lately. Also, I love using mustard and salsa as salad dressing. So much flavor!

Crosfitjunkie

none. The trick I learned is to dip the salad into a serving size cup dressing rather than pour it onto the salad. Works for me.

DonnaJones7

Thanks all!

Sued0nim

Olive oil and balsamic and sea salt

happyfeetrebel1

I can't really enjoy the fat free creamy dressings; they're all way too sweet due to the added sugar that replaces the fat.

Kraft has a 'lite' toasted Asian Sesame that's to die for. It's not supposed to be creamy, so the reduced fat isn't as noticeable. I've gotten a bunch of people to try it at work because it smells so good, they all claim to like it

shanapadilla2

Kraft fat free raspberry vinaigrette. Is my favorite 35 cal for 2 tablespoons. Kraft has a line for reduced calorie dressing.

ruggedshutter

Personally my go to dressing is Ken's Raspberry Walnut Vinaigrette

tnwlkr43

Walden Farms Calorie Free Dressing Bacon Ranch is pretty good, i use it or Kraft Fat Free Ranch, occasionally I use Vidalia Onion Vinaigrette by Virginia Brand. I have to keep my sodium under 2000 so it makes it hard for me to find dressing...lol

The bacon ranch is calorie free sugar free and fat free

Sued0nim

but fats are good for you

Liftng4Lis

OPA Greek yogurt bleu cheese..NOM NOM

D_squareG

I make mine. I use the good seasons packets but switch the water and oil, so just two tablespoons of oil in the bottle. It gets thick and tastes great. I also make hidden valley ranch with skim milk and low fat mayo. Also good.

03emily03

My sister uses fat free sour cream with a packet of hidden valley ranch seasoning and she said it's 9 calories per tablespoon. It ends up being like a chip dip consistency, haven't tried it on a salad but it was good for dipping veggies.

kristen6350

Bolthouse Farms and Marzetti Simply Dressed Light. Both are delicious and low calorie. They are both located in the produce section.

Sweets1954

There is a spray dressing, I know Safeway has a line. It's only 10 calories for 10 sprays and comes in various flavors. I have used the trick of dipping my fork into the dressing, it's a great way to cut down the amount used and still get the flavor. Plain lemon juice is another option.

Phrick

The Bolthouse Farms yogurt ranch is ok but really sweet to me. I like the Olive Garden dressing by Marzetti, it's only 80 cal for 2 Tbsp and really nice. Panera's Asian Sesame Vinaigrette is really good too and 60 cal for 2 Tbsp IIRC.

NoSFan

I like Marie's yogurt based salad dressings.

Lounmoun

I generally use regular Hidden Valley Ranch dressing or a balsalmic vinaigrette. The vinaigrette is less calories and I think is easier to use less to cover more salad since it doesn't stick.
I don't buy the reduced fat or fat free stuff.

earlnabby

There is not a lot of love around here for Walden Farms calorie free dressings, but a couple of the flavors are actually pretty good. I like the raspberry vinaigrette, honey dijon, and blue cheese. I also like Newman's Own lite dressings or just a splash of balsamic or wine vinegar and a little olive oil if I have the calories to play with.

jnv7594

I'm surprised at all the recommendations for Bolthouse Farms dressings. I tried a couple varieties of that, and it was just so bad. One of the times I nearly had to throw my salad away, but I choked it down because I hate wasting food. Anyway, I just eat regular dressing. I have one serving of regular Hidden Valley Ranch or half a serving depending on how many calories I have left. I've also found a good tasting feta dressing at Trader Joes, and they have a good balsamic vinegar dressing there as well...I think it's Tuscan Italian Balsamic Vinegar. Actually, I haven't found a dressing at Trader Joe's that I don't like...yet, and the ones I've had are decent on calories. Alternatively, I will put some salsa with a dollop of sour cream or greek yogurt. I get Newman's Own salsa, and I love it. Twenty calories for 32g (2T), and much less sodium than some other brands.

callsitlikeiseeit

i like the kraft raspberry vinegrette. and kraft poppyseed (which is pretty low cal). i get the aldis fat free ranch and its not bad.

curvyniki

I like the Ken's Light options, or I make my own using a light sour cream base instead of mayo, cream or milk.. working up to making my own balsamic based dressings..

jellybeanhed313

I like Newmans Own light balsamic dressing.

I use a big bowl and pour my dressing in first, then add my greens only and toss around in the dressing to coat well. I don't need dressing on my salad toppings, just the greens. I find that I use half or a quarter of the amount this way.

AmandaHugginkiss

I make my own. A dollop of Fage yogurt, a good bit of pear infused white balsamic vinegar, a bit of olive oil, salt, and some herbs from my garden, usually a tiny bit of thyme. Emulsify with a stick blender. It's fantastic on tomatoes.

Don't be afraid of adding fat into your diet, just be careful with how much.

esjones12

Liftng4Lis wrote: »

OPA Greek yogurt bleu cheese..NOM NOM

Oh man that sounds good. I freaking LOVE bleu cheese dressings. I refuse to give them up. You can keep your oily vinegar based dressings (yuck).

257_Lag

Another huge fan of Bolthouse farms here! Caesar Parm and Bleu Cheese Vinaigrette are my favs