Is this salad really 496 calories?

Shane324534645

Thanks for all the suggestions I went and picked up some bolthouse farm yogurt dressings, it seems to work well. I can't use any vinaigrette type of dressings because it takes a toll on my throat.

Shane324534645

RedSquadronLeader wrote: »

Other people are pointing out the dressing and ways to reduce it and whatnot. (I agree that 6 Tbsp sounds like a lot, also I typically put just olive oil and balsamic or rice vinegar on mine and love the flavor it gives).

But also, if you're eating this as a meal, do you really need to reduce the calories? 500 kcal or so seems like a decent meal. Now, if you eat 3 of those in a day and you also tend to snack, I can see where it might be problematic. But my point is, don't go overboard on trying to make everything you eat low-calorie. I think sometimes with counting, people get in the mindset (say) of "750 kcal! That's way too high!" even if it's really nutritious and will fit their goals for the day.

Yeah this is my meal, I'm doing 3 meals of 500 calories each and I eat this for my lunch.

annacole94

If you cut the calories from dressing, add something else to make up for it. Cheese. Chicken. Tuna. Shrimp.

Should be more satisfying and keep you full longer.

sammyliftsandeats

Shane324534645 wrote: »

Thanks for all the suggestions I went and picked up some bolthouse farm yogurt dressings, it seems to work well. I can't use any vinaigrette type of dressings because it takes a toll on my throat.

Bolthouse Farms makes really tasty dressings for low calories! Even if you did use your regular 6 TBSP there...it'd be way less calories than a standard dressing.

I like their Salsa Ranch dressing a lot.

girlwithcurls2

ktekc wrote: »

I use 2 tablespoons and cover it and shake the hell out of it for even coverage.

This. And I make my own using a hand blender which emulsifies it. Dang dressing!

NewTnme

I put my salad in a bowl with the top I pour my salad dressing on it and I shake it up and it's plenty maybe you can try. I use 2 TBS. of Ken's light house Cesar. Good luck

Nevada

I have cut my regular salad dressings from 2 to 1 tablespoon, and I pour it onto a spoon first to measure.
I do like a creamy salad, though. Try this for a dressing:
1/2 to 1 cup of nonfat cottage cheese
1/2 teaspoon of bleu cheese crumbles
Mix it in for a crumble in every bite.
Tastes like 6 tablespoons of fat dressing.

dshalbert

Shane324534645 wrote: »

junodog1 wrote: »

That looks correct. The dressing is a killer.

Yeah, I will slowly ween myself off of it a half a tablespoon a salad probably.

Try using half the dressing and toss it all in a large bowl. The dressing gets distributed more evenly, so you don't need as much.

Shane324534645

dshalbert wrote: »

Shane324534645 wrote: »

junodog1 wrote: »

That looks correct. The dressing is a killer.

Yeah, I will slowly ween myself off of it a half a tablespoon a salad probably.

Try using half the dressing and toss it all in a large bowl. The dressing gets distributed more evenly, so you don't need as much.

That most likely what I'll do tomorrow for lunch, try 2 tbsp of dressing and see how well it coats everything

FreyasRebirth

ktekc wrote: »

I use 2 tablespoons and cover it and shake the hell out of it for even coverage.

I actually discovered this on accident. I couldn't find the bottle in my salad storage thingy so I just dumped the dressing on. After carrying it around for half the day, every nook and cranny was coated in dressing.

ETA: I also love putting some sunflower kernels on my salads.

Sabine_Stroehm

Have you tried mixing full fat dressing with something lower calorie? (Assuming you want to lower the calorie count of the dressing)

toothgal5

I found I ate less dressing if i put a lid over the bowl and shook it to distribute the dressing. That way each piece of lettuce gets some dressing vs adding it to the top of a salad and only the top layer gets the dressing. You'll end up using more dressing to coat the lower half of the salad.

TonyB0588

@Shane324534645 Just noticing you use this as part of your 3500 calorie meal?! Is that correct or is it an error? For my salads I hardly use any dressing, and sometimes none at all.

ccsernica

TonyB0588 wrote: »

@Shane324534645 Just noticing you use this as part of your 3500 calorie meal?! Is that correct or is it an error? For my salads I hardly use any dressing, and sometimes none at all.

He means he eats 3 meals of 500 calories each.

Shane324534645

I used 4 table spoons of dressing today and mixed it up with salad tongs like some suggested and the salad was drenched completely. I can bring it down to 2 table spoons tomorrow and cut a bunch of calories out. Thanks everyone for the help and info!

lionessNV

ktekc wrote: »

I use 2 tablespoons and cover it and shake the hell out of it for even coverage.

This is what I do with my salad dressings. I use a scale, measure out my 2 tbsp (or 30 grams) and shake/stir (depending on container) everything around

Naaer

Two tablespoons of salad dressing should be enough for ANY salad...Just my two cents worth...

maurihart

What about a different dressing? Creamy dressings have more calories than Italian or vinaigrette dressings and I would limit it to 2T max.