Best low cal salad drssing

davidrip1

I would appreciate peoples opinion on the best no guilt, good tasting salad dressing. Store bought or home made. Also, the best salads with protein like tuna.

irisheyez718

If you like creamy dressings, check out Bolthouse or Marie's Yogurt dressings. Both delicious!

Lose_It_Leo

Balsamic vinegar and olive oil with mixed herbs

subylove32

My favorite right now is Litefood OPA Greek Yogurt dressings. The blue cheese is so good. Only 60 calories per 2 Tablespoons. I'm excited to try the other flavors.

I find them near the lettuce section with all the cold dressings in the store.

http://www.litehousefoods.com/content/litehouse®-foods-announces-launch-new-opa-litehouse™-greek-style-yogurt-salad-dressings

EmmieBaby

for dressing: olive oil mixed with apple cider vinegar and sesame oil
salad: baby spinach with egg, avocado, cucumber, baby tomato and maybe chicken if I have some

shannonshay1

Bolthouse dressings are wonderful. I really like the ranch and salsa ranch.

rahlpn

Bolthouse dressings are pretty pricey. I like Old Cape Cod light poppyseed dressing. 80 cals per 2TBS and lower in sodium than some Kraft light dressings. I also like any light rasberry vinegairette. On my salads I like romaine lettuce, baby spinach, a pouch of tuna, sprinkle of feta cheese, one cut up hard boiled egg, a big dallop of cottage cheese, cucumbers and broccoli.

nmncare

I love wedge salads. Avocado, turkey bacon, and tomatoes. I LOVE blue cheese lighthouse dressing with these. 2 tablespoons has 150 cals but I mix it with water so it's thinner and goes further. (I like thinner dressing anyway.) And the whole salad usually comes out less than 350 cals and keeps me full for ages.

19wilson88

Trader Joe's light champagne vinaigrette. 50 cals/2 tbsp. Really tasty.

hfester

The only low cal dressings I like are from Trader Joe's. There's a Champagne Pear Vinegarette that has about 50 cals in two tablespoons and a Light Champagne Vinegarette dressing that has around the same number. They're both really good. I also like the Trader Joe's hummus salad dressing with 80 cals per 2 tblsp.

allison_man

I'm not really a dressing person, but if I want to spice up a salad I just get Bolthouse's Chunky Blue Cheese Vinaigrette or Italian.

Favorite salad is romaine lettuce, spinach, grape tomatoes, red onion, 1/4 cup of blue cheese (love the stuff). Doesn't even need dressing on it, imo.

Howl2013

I just buy the Good Seasons Italian packets and make my own with vinegar and oil - I just reverse the vinegar and oil measurements stated on the packet. I've found the low cal bottled dressings tend to have a lot of sugar.

For the same reason I'll use the Hidden Valley ranch packets too - use your own low cal or fat free sour cream and low cal or fat free milk.

waltcote

i like using salsa on my salad instead of dressing sometimes

mufamuscles

1 cup greek yogurt + 1 clove garlic + handful of dill + green onion to taste + salt to taste in the blender.

akdollie

salsa is awesome and you can get so many varieties now. Also I like to make chicken salad and eat it on a bed of lettuce so it's like built in dressing. I like mine plain just chicken breast, mayo, and relish and maybe some bell peppers.

HappyNewTamera2014

I usually add a full serving of nuts or seeds to my salads for protein since I do not eat meat for lunch. My go to dressing is .5 tbsp oil and 1 tbsp red wine vinegar...unless it is my Orange Peanut salad day then I just squeeze the juice from the orange as my dressing.

Huffdogg

balsamic vinegar and a splash of olive oil.

serindipte

My favorite low cal is the Food Club Italian.. 15 calories for 2 TB. I tried the ranch but if I can't have the real thing, I'd just as soon not have it at all and I don't like giving that many calories to just dressing when I could have ice cream later.

EMTFreakGirl

Others have mentioned the OPA already....I concur! These are also FAB!!! http://www.maplegrove.com/products/dressings/sugar-free-dressings

davidrip1

Great info. Thanks!

krawhitham

I'm very low maintenance, and I make my salad dressings at home with olive oil, balsamic vinegar, small amount of lemon juice, spoonful of mustard and I'll add any spice I might want after that. If I want it spicy, more pepper, sweet, a small amount of honey. I also recently got a "smoked" spice from Trader Joes that makes the dressing taste like smoked meat which is delicious whether or not there is meat on the salad.

I use very little salad dressing though, I don't eat like 5 tablespoons of olive oil in one salad. That wouldn't make it very low calorie

mamma_nee

I sometimes turn my salads into meals by tossing a homemade meat sauce over the top

SandraD1424

I have seen some awesome ideas on pinterest for homemade ranch and avocado dressing with lower calories if you like the creamy dressing.

CallMeCupcakeDammit

If you like creamy dressings, check out Bolthouse or Marie's Yogurt dressings. Both delicious!

Another vote for these.

richardositosanchez

I usually mix lemon or lime juice with a tbsp. of olive oil, sea salt, black pepper and paprika. It gives the salad a zesty zing.

Myhaloslipped

I make my own with 1 packet hidden valley ranch powder, I cup fat-free plain Greek yogurt, 1 cup skim milk and other spices (garlic powder, pepper, curry, etc.). It is low cal and delicious!

mscrystallee

I use just a high quality EVOO or that and some balsamic . I don't use salad dressings

Dottie27

Maple Grove Farms Balsamic Vinaigrette with maple syrup, Cherry Republic Sweet Cherry Balsamic Vinegar. I have to watch my sodium and these dressings are low/no sodium. I like the Cherry Republic salsa on salads, too.

judychicken

I like Good Seasons Cheese Garlic,Ken's Lite Asian Sesame with Ginger & Soy,Ken's Lite Chunky Blue Cheese,and Ken's Lite Creamy Caesar.

booboo68

Another poster recommended Marzetti's Sweet and Sour which is 45 cal for 2T. I bought some the other day and it's great!

jogy

When I use store bought, I usually add water to it. Just enough that it still tastes great but lowers down the calorie intake.