What's your Favorite No fat/ low fat salad dressing??

Why are people so afraid of fat?

I just prefer to get fat from other sources - nuts, fruits, veggies, and meat.

I've never heard of a vegetable that contains fat. :huh:

You'd be surprised that there exists a non-zero amount of fruits and vegetables that contain some fat

http://www.livestrong.com/article/454494-do-fruits-vegetables-contain-fat/

"Fat Content in Vegetables
Typically, the only fat in vegetables is fat added during preparation or cooking. For example, a 5.3-oz. potato has zero grams of fat, but in a 4-oz. serving of french fries, there are 19 g of fat. To minimize the amount of fat in your diet, prepare vegetables using a small amount of fat, such as olive oil, or steam vegetables when possible. When dining out, select baked, steamed, stir-fried or boiled vegetables. Avoid vegetables that have been deep fried, like french fries."

Hence the phrase "fruits and vegetables" besides there are people that think Avacados (and tomatoes for that matter) are vegetables.

Technically, they are. So are seeds and nuts.

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noun
1. any plant whose fruit, seeds, roots, tubers, bulbs, stems, leaves, or flower parts are used as food, as the tomato, bean, beet, potato, onion, asparagus, spinach, or cauliflower.
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So, you're telling me that fruits, nuts, and seeds are all vegetables? :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

Yes

:yawn:

So, you're telling me that fruits, nuts, and seeds are all vegetables? :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

Yes

:yawn:

Sorry to bore you, but you did ask. :ohwell:

Putting salsa on a salad sounds gross to me, is that really a salad dressing substitute?

Putting salsa on a salad sounds gross to me, is that really a salad dressing substitute?

Yes, It's extremely yummy!

I make my own salad dressings. I use juice from 1/2 lemon squeezed, 1 - 2tablespoons olive or flax oil (depending on the size of the salad), salt and pepper. It's really simple and includes only healthy fats (which are our bodies need). I add fresh herbs to my salad to give it more flavor.

I always make my own, ingredients include the following, depending on my mood and the salad:
vinegar (apple cider or balsamic)
mustard (spicy or stone ground)
olive oil
honey (only sometimes, perfect with mustard)
spices (get creative!)
lemon juice (fresh)

I often skip the oil if I've got eggs (the yolk mixes in for a "creamy" dressing) or avocado in my salad already. I actually think salads are a great place to get "good fats" in, and don't go for low/no fat. per se, I just make sure the ratio of fat to acid is what I want it to be for my taste and daily goals. I've found that this is tastier and more satisfying for me.

salt and lemon

Paula Deens Garlic balsamic vinagerette

I also use Good Seasonings packets (just add water, vinegar, and oil) to make my own sometimes.

Call me weird but I like the regular no-fat ranch and I water it down... that way every leaf gets some flavor, I never did like how thick dressing is.

So, you're telling me that fruits, nuts, and seeds are all vegetables? :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

Yes

:yawn:

Sorry to bore you, but you did ask. :ohwell:

You're not boring me in the slightest. I'm just trying to understand why you'd think a fruit, a seed, or a nut would be considered as a vegetable.

I don't think they are "considered" a vegetable. I would imagine many people don't "consider" them vegetables. But they are, nonetheless, vegetables by definition.

Fruit - The sweet and fleshy product of a tree or other plant that contains seed and can be eaten as food.
Nut - hard-shelled dry fruit or seed with a separable rind or shell and interior kernel.
Seed - a plant structure (as a spore or small dry fruit).

Did that help you? :flowerforyou:

The bolthouse yogurt dressing series is simply AMAZING! Its not zero fat grams but it ranges between 1-3 g of fat which is not bad at all. I really like the salsa ranch or ceasar parmaggiano. They both pack a ton of flavor and only cost 45 calories per TBSP as opposed to over 100 cals! Try it! Enjoy!:laugh:

Love Bolthouse when I want Ranch and it is all natural! No sugars added in, which is usually what happens with the low fat dressings...

I second stay away from the Walden Farms! All chemicals and GROSS anyway!

I like to make my own with lemon juice, balsamic vinegar, dijon mustard, minced garlic, and a teensy bit of olive oil. I blend it all up in my Magic Bullet, it is so delicious and low calorie and all natural!

I'm not a fan of bottled dressings, so I used to make my own balsamic vinaigrette (and use a ton of oil) but now I just buy a really good balsamic (like, not from the grocery store, but a place that specializes in oils and vinegars) and use that alone. I know olive oil is not the enemy here, but I feel much better not dressing my salad with so much oil.

I also roast lemons once a week or so (just cut a couple of lemons in half and leave flesh side up and roast with your veggies or chicken or whatever). I squeeze it on roasted potatoes, chicken, and salads. So good!

Fresh lemon and/or lime juice also works.

Skinnytaste has a good Caesar salad dressing recipe using Greek yogurt - I use that when I want something creamy.

If you grate raw beets into your mixed green salad, they almost make kind of a dressing by themselves...then when you add a couple of tablespoons of balsamic vinegar it kind of mixes together really nicely and tastes fab. Top the salad with some goat cheese, whole wheat croutons (I just toast up some diced baguette sprayed with EVOO spray), and dried cranberries and its like salad heaven. I've been eating this salad every day for a long while now and I'm still not sick of it. Add chicken and it keeps me full for hours and hours!

The lowest calorie one I could find was either Kraft's No Fat Ceasar or Italian. Both are pretty good for store bought. I still perfer a rich blue cheese, but I cant have it every day.

I thought I would never find a pre-maid low-cal salad dressing that I'd like, but every Newman's Own lite dressing I've tried I've liked. So far I've tried the caesar lite, honey mustard lite, and low fat sesame ginger. :-)