Best low cal salad drssing

davidrip1
davidrip1 Posts: 70 Member
in Food and Nutrition
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.
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  • irisheyez718
    irisheyez718 Posts: 677 Member
    If you like creamy dressings, check out Bolthouse or Marie's Yogurt dressings. Both delicious!
  • Lose_It_Leo
    Lose_It_Leo Posts: 91 Member
    Balsamic vinegar and olive oil with mixed herbs
  • subylove32
    subylove32 Posts: 8 Member
    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
    EmmieBaby Posts: 1,235 Member
    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
    shannonshay1 Posts: 69 Member
    Bolthouse dressings are wonderful. I really like the ranch and salsa ranch.
  • rahlpn
    rahlpn Posts: 551 Member
    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
    nmncare Posts: 168 Member
    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
    19wilson88 Posts: 30 Member
    Trader Joe's light champagne vinaigrette. 50 cals/2 tbsp. Really tasty.
  • hfester
    hfester Posts: 114 Member
    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
    allison_man Posts: 1
    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
    Howl2013 Posts: 32 Member
    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
    waltcote Posts: 372 Member
    i like using salsa on my salad instead of dressing sometimes
  • mufamuscles
    mufamuscles Posts: 57
    1 cup greek yogurt + 1 clove garlic + handful of dill + green onion to taste + salt to taste in the blender.
  • akdollie
    akdollie Posts: 69 Member
    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
    HappyNewTamera2014 Posts: 91
    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
    Huffdogg Posts: 1,934 Member
    balsamic vinegar and a splash of olive oil.
  • serindipte
    serindipte Posts: 1,557 Member
    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
    EMTFreakGirl Posts: 597 Member
    Others have mentioned the OPA already....I concur! These are also FAB!!! http://www.maplegrove.com/products/dressings/sugar-free-dressings
  • davidrip1
    davidrip1 Posts: 70 Member
    Great info. Thanks!
  • krawhitham
    krawhitham Posts: 831 Member
    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
    mamma_nee Posts: 809 Member
    I sometimes turn my salads into meals by tossing a homemade meat sauce over the top
  • SandraD1424
    SandraD1424 Posts: 81 Member
    I have seen some awesome ideas on pinterest for homemade ranch and avocado dressing with lower calories if you like the creamy dressing.
  • CallMeCupcakeDammit
    CallMeCupcakeDammit Posts: 9,377 Member
    If you like creamy dressings, check out Bolthouse or Marie's Yogurt dressings. Both delicious!

    Another vote for these.
  • richardositosanchez
    richardositosanchez Posts: 260 Member
    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
    Myhaloslipped Posts: 4,317 Member
    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
    mscrystallee Posts: 62 Member
    I use just a high quality EVOO or that and some balsamic . I don't use salad dressings
  • Dottie27
    Dottie27 Posts: 159 Member
    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
    judychicken Posts: 937 Member
    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
    booboo68 Posts: 302 Member
    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
    jogy Posts: 77 Member
    When I use store bought, I usually add water to it. Just enough that it still tastes great but lowers down the calorie intake.

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