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AlexandraNK
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Ok so we all know dressing is a killer on calories.... Any suggestions? I need a good low cal recipe or bottled.
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My favs are the newman's own liten up, all of them are really good with 40 cals or less for 2 tablespoons, but my very fav is Free zesty Itailin dressing by kraft. I even cook with it instead of oil (veggies, eggs) and it has 15 for 2 tablespoons0
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oh and I forgot.... i also use cottage cheese (fat free) and mix a packet of ranch seasoning with it and use about a 1/4 cup of the mixture for about 45 cals0
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oh and I forgot.... i also use cottage cheese (fat free) and mix a packet of ranch seasoning with it and use about a 1/4 cup of the mixture for about 45 cals
That sounds really good! I am going to have to try that as a dip for carrots, etc.
I also use the Fat free Italian. It is the lowest calorie dressing I have found in the store.0 -
Buy the ranch dry packets and make the dressing recipe on the back with fat free mayo and skim milk!0
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I like organic raspberry vinaigrette0
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I like organic raspberry vinaigrette
DITTO this.....very yummy!0 -
I usually just drizzle my salad with balsamic vinegar, or balsamic vinegar and olive oil.0
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Trader Joes has a Champagne Pear vinegarette that is amazing! Its 55 calories for a serving and a little goes a long way. I bring it the cafeteria at work and use it instead of the salad dressing that they have there. Trader Joes has a few good ones that are yummy and low in calories, I remember seeing a raspberry one.0
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Maple Grove Farms Fat Free Raspberry Vinaigrette has 30 calories in 2 tablespoons, and I agree that the Newman's Own Lighten Up Basalmic Vinaigrette has tons of flavor as well. Two tablespoons goes A LONG ways on a healthy-sized salad.0
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Maple Grove Farms Fat Free Raspberry Vinaigrette has 30 calories in 2 tablespoons,
this one is yummy too!!0 -
Honey mustard vinagerette spray.....1 calorie per spray.0
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i never use low cal dressings, I do not like the taste and I think that they use a lot of chemical fillers. So I have two tricks. The first one sounds dumb but really works for me. I put the dressing on the side, dip my fork tines into the dressing before i take a bite of salad so that with each bite I get a bit of dressing. Dressing goes far this way! The other method was taught to me by a personal trainer: Take your favourite creamy dressing, place into bowl, In a food processor put equal amount of cottage cheese and blitz to smooth finish. Combine both well in a bowl. You can use this as a dip or dressing. You can add back some of the dressing to bring the taste up to your personal taste. This method cuts the calories, trims the fat, does not jeopardize rich taste and adds healthy calcium and a protein to your daily diet!0
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I only like Ranch dressing...so I knew I would have a problem. I was looking through the store and near the veggie section I found Bolthouse Farms Yogurt Ranch dressing. I was surprised that it's really good and if you watch your portions it's not too bad for you.
2 tbsp
calories 70
total fat 6 grams
and It comes in a variety of flavors !0 -
I can usually tolerate the lower fat/calorie dressings (I like Kraft's Greek dressing the best), or sometimes I dice up pickles and toss them in the salad for seasoning. I've also recently discovered that a little lemon juice is sometimes good enough...0
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I only like Ranch dressing...so I knew I would have a problem. I was looking through the store and near the veggie section I found Bolthouse Farms Yogurt Ranch dressing. I was surprised that it's really good and if you watch your portions it's not too bad for you.
2 tbsp
calories 70
total fat 6 grams
and It comes in a variety of flavors !0 -
I had no idea Bolthouse Farms made dressing! Now, thanks to you, I am SO excited to go to the store tomorrow0
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Maple grove balsamic vinigraitte. 5 calories for 2 TBSP.
Gonna hafta try the rasberry - haven't seen it yet0 -
I've personally found that if the salad contains high quality fresh ingredients I don't really need a dressing at all. On occasion, I will dole out a teaspoon of dressing onto a plate or in a cup and use my fork to dip and sneak some flavor. There are so many amazing dressing out there. I'm personally a fan of honey mustard and raspberry vinaigrette.0
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A few different popular flavors of dressing (ranch, blue cheese, etc) are now being offered as a yogurt-based dressing which has reduced calories. But the absolute best thing to do is use a vinaigrette. Light zesty italian dressing is only a couple of calories per tsp as opposed to ranch which can be about 40 per tsp, depending on brand, etc.
The thing about "lite" dressing is that when the manufacturer takes out some of the fat, they put in sugar instead. So it's really not as good for you as they would have you believe.
I looove ranch, on chicken, sandwiches, salads, etc... But if you're serious about cutting calories then go for the balsamic vinegar and the like.0 -
A few different popular flavors of dressing (ranch, blue cheese, etc) are now being offered as a yogurt-based dressing which has reduced calories. But the absolute best thing to do is use a vinaigrette. Light zesty italian dressing is only a couple of calories per tsp as opposed to ranch which can be about 40 per tsp, depending on brand, etc.
The thing about "lite" dressing is that when the manufacturer takes out some of the fat, they put in sugar instead. So it's really not as good for you as they would have you believe.
I looove ranch, on chicken, sandwiches, salads, etc... But if you're serious about cutting calories then go for the balsamic vinegar and the like.0
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