Do you love ranch dressing?

scangel254

Where can you find the Bolthouse? I live in Virginia Beach.

cindys0417

Make your own..easy and very low cal...here ya go: I made this without the freeze dried chives and it was still very good!

2 T Mrs. Dash Original
1 C Light Sour Cream
1/2 C Non Fat Plain Yogurt
1/4 C Light Mayo (I use Miracle Whip Light Salad Dressing)
2 t Sugar
3 t Wine Vinegar
3 T Freeze-Dried Chives

Mix everything in a bowl. It makes 1 3/4 C. I put in that it makes 28 servings of 1 T each. Per tablespoon: Calories 18, Fiber 0, Fat 1, Protein 1, Calcium 2, Sodium 29

tuckyfatbutt

I use Kefir Yogurt Cheese in place of Sour Cream quite a bit. Use it to make Dill Dressing, on baked potatoes, in smoothies and horseradish sauce. If I have Sour Cream I might use just a bit of it to cut calories.

jonicoci

Hate to be a real Debbie Downer but HVR contains MSG (monosodim glutamate) which triggers your taste buds causing them to salivate thereby sending a signal to your brain. Your brain's response is that your mouth is watering so it must be good and you eat more.

There is a book "In Good Taste, the MSG Syndrome" by Dr. Robert Swartz that is quite alarming about the effects of MSG on our bodies.

nineandout

I know a ranch dressing that only has 15 CALORIES per 2 TABLESPOONS!

12 oz (1 package) silken-firm or lite silken-firm tofu (such as Mori-Nu)
3/4 tsp each garlic powder and onion powder
1 tsp dry dill
1/3 cup water, or more or less depending on desired thickness (I use 100g)
scant 2T apple-cider vinegar
1 and 1/2 vegetable broth cubes (I use Rapunzel brand. You can use more or less, depending on desired saltiness.)
2 T low-fat Veganaise (or regular) (If you leave this out, you’ll still have a nice dressing, but it won’t be nearly as yummy!)

Combine all ingredients, and blend until creamy. (I use a Magic Bullet.)

msteresao

bump

ZombieChaser

I love ranch, and I even use it as a salad dressing and as a dip for my veggies.

Capt_Apollo

if you love it so much why don't you marry it??

Mmmmmegan

I've been looking for a substitute for ranch! Trying this tonight.

junerbooner

Thanks! I also perfer Ranch so I will try it.:happy:

sherisse69

For dressing, I use the Hidden Valley Ranch packet, 1 cup skim milk, and 1 cup plain (or even vanilla) greek yogurt. I keep it in one of those plastic squeeze bottles like they have at Subway. With the squeeze bottle you can evenly distribute it across your salad/veggie wrap and easily control the amount used.

Great idea on the squeeze bottle! Thanks

AmbieSweetz

Bump... for all us ranch-o-holics out there!

sherisse69

another idea for you with a ranch packet...My family loves ranch flavor so I add 1/2 pack to 1lb ground turkey and it adds all the flavor of ranch without the added calories! tastes great in a wrap!! yummmy!

Love this idea!

naschulze

Bolthouse Farms actually makes a really good yogurt-based ranch dressing that is only 45 calories a serving. It keeps the great ranch flavor without all the added fat/calories and I recommend it to anyone looking for a substitute. You can usually find it by the veggies (not in the dressings aisle).

this isn't my blog but you can find a picture/consumer description of it here:
http://www.onebravethingaday.com/blog/?p=710

muffy17

I mix Hidden Valley Ranch dressing powder mix into low fat cottage cheese and use it for a dip with cucumber/bell pepper slices when I am craving a dip, and also use the cottage cheese mixture as a salad dressing.