Salad Dressing Suggestions

JordanGirl5
JordanGirl5 Posts: 56 Member
edited September 24 in Food and Nutrition
Can anyone give me a good LOW CAL Salad Dressing?

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  • DJmom44
    DJmom44 Posts: 91
    Wishbone brand salad spritzers only have 10 cal for 10 squirts. My fav is balsamic vinaigrette.
  • georgiebear
    georgiebear Posts: 2
    I personally like vinegar and olive oil. You can get different flavors of olive oil and vinegar. My personal favorite is Olive oil and Blood Orange vinegar.
  • dthompson17
    dthompson17 Posts: 24
    There is a fat free poppy seed dressing that is called Vermont something. Can't remember the exact name. It is so good! I have been craving it for days. If you type it in, it will pop up.
  • courtneykrueger
    courtneykrueger Posts: 51
    I love the Kraft Zesty Italian Light... its like 15 cals for 2 tbsp and made with Olivia Oil! DELICIOUS!
  • bikerbiz
    bikerbiz Posts: 179 Member
    Bolthouse farms yogurt dressing are pretty good. Even a serving of "ranch" only has 70 cals.
  • amymeenieminymo
    amymeenieminymo Posts: 2,394 Member
    Ken's Steakhouse northern Italian. So good! I think it's 50 cals/2 tablespoons and maybe 7 grams of fat.
  • ObviousIndigo
    ObviousIndigo Posts: 382 Member
    I like one part lemon juice to 2 parts olive oil. Then I add salt and pepper or oregano or really any spice you like!
    I put it in a little jar and shake it up...it stays in my fridge:)
  • kiwi1855
    kiwi1855 Posts: 218 Member
    I LOVE creamy salad dressings, so that was one of my big issues when starting this. However, I have found yogurt based dressings (ceasar, cucumber dill, etc) in the produce section of my grocery store. Brand name is Renee's... don't know if it's a local thing or not. However, I would look for those, or buy the powder mixes for dressings and sub in low cal/low fat yogurt instead of sour cream.

    EDIT: the ceaser is about 45 cal/tbsp, the cucumber dill is about 40 cal/tbsp... however the flavor is pretty strong, so I usually use half!
  • TariPie
    TariPie Posts: 3 Member
    I, too, like the Bolthouse Yogurt dressings. The bleu cheese is very tasty, so is the ceaser. I like to use them as sandwich spreads, too. The honey mustard works well for that.
  • Daisygurl7
    Daisygurl7 Posts: 129 Member
    Paul Newman's Sesame Ginger Light is YUMMY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! or I like Black bean and white corn Salsa as Salad dressing also!
  • callipygianchronicle
    callipygianchronicle Posts: 811 Member
    Some great options in this article: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/07/health/nutrition/07recipehealth.html?

    I simply use a drizzle of olive oil and lemon juice or balsamic vinegar.
  • gehlerc
    gehlerc Posts: 651 Member
    I've gotta put in a recommendation for Trader Joe's Champagne Pear Vinaigrette. Fabulous! Found in the refrigerated section of a Trader Joe's store. Oh, and 45 calories / 2 Tbsp.
  • tinboy
    tinboy Posts: 121 Member
    I like one part lemon juice to 2 parts olive oil. Then I add salt and pepper or oregano or really any spice you like!
    I put it in a little jar and shake it up...it stays in my fridge:)

    Thanks for the suggestion, I do like lemon based salad dressing, this will probably work for me, too!
  • tinboy
    tinboy Posts: 121 Member
    Sometimes we just put fresh salsa on our salad, it is very low-cal and flavorful, of course you have to want that flavor!
  • mrsjcmyles
    mrsjcmyles Posts: 119 Member
    Wishbone has great low cal dressings, I particularly like the catalina. If you have an Aldi's nearby, they have some really good ones.
  • Tennessee2019
    Tennessee2019 Posts: 676 Member
    Kraft makes some good Fat Free ones. I LOVE the FF Catalina dressing & even prefer it to the regular Catalina dressing.
  • mrsjcmyles
    mrsjcmyles Posts: 119 Member
    Sometimes we just put fresh salsa on our salad, it is very low-cal and flavorful, of course you have to want that flavor!

    That's a great idea! Never thought of that. Thanks.
  • NanRunsOnPaleo
    NanRunsOnPaleo Posts: 55 Member
    I've been enjoying making my own lately. Makes my salad taste light and refreshing.

    Juice of one lemon or lime + EVOO + Agave nectar.. I usually do a tsp of each [evoo and agave nectar]. I sometimes add black pepper. I like the tangy and slightly sweet taste of it.
  • brityn
    brityn Posts: 443 Member
    I've gotta put in a recommendation for Trader Joe's Champagne Pear Vinaigrette. Fabulous! Found in the refrigerated section of a Trader Joe's store. Oh, and 45 calories / 2 Tbsp.

    This may be my absolute favorite dressing! I just discovered it three weeks ago. I mix it with a little balsamic vinegar to make it go a little farther!
  • bikerbiz
    bikerbiz Posts: 179 Member
    I, too, like the Bolthouse Yogurt dressings. The bleu cheese is very tasty, so is the ceaser. I like to use them as sandwich spreads, too. The honey mustard works well for that.
    Me too! Great minds think alike... :wink:

    As far as salsa on salad, if you're on the mid-Atlantic US, Herr's makes an awesome Southwestern Blackbean and Corn Salsa (15 cals/serving). Sometimes I put that on salad and add cottage cheese, if I need more protein for the day. Yummmm
  • rebrafe
    rebrafe Posts: 64
    I just bought a bottle of Walden Farms - it is 0 calories, 0 carbs, 0 fat - how can that be right? Well the label says it is. It does lack greatly on any taste at all that resembles salad dressing LOL! I only tried the Ceasar Dressing and the funny thing is not a couple hrs after I tried it and was not impressed, by son went to open the fridge door, and out it fell, onto our ceramic tile and broke. SO - I guess I will just have to eat my nummy Greggs Ranch Dressing with ALL the calories and skimp someplace else on my diet :tongue:
  • brityn
    brityn Posts: 443 Member
    I make one from scratch. 1/4 c. balsamic vinegar, 1/4 c. olive oil, 2 tbls. dijon mustard, 2 packets of splenda OR 2 tsp agave nectar, salt and pepper to taste. Shake it up in a jar and keep it in the fridge
  • Purplebunnysarah
    Purplebunnysarah Posts: 3,252 Member
    I LOVE creamy salad dressings, so that was one of my big issues when starting this. However, I have found yogurt based dressings (ceasar, cucumber dill, etc) in the produce section of my grocery store. Brand name is Renee's... don't know if it's a local thing or not. However, I would look for those, or buy the powder mixes for dressings and sub in low cal/low fat yogurt instead of sour cream.

    EDIT: the ceaser is about 45 cal/tbsp, the cucumber dill is about 40 cal/tbsp... however the flavor is pretty strong, so I usually use half!
    I gotta second Renee's. Love that brand-I like the various vinaigrettes. My current favourite is tomato/ black olive vinaigrette. 'serving = 25 calories; not too shabby!
  • jerseyshorenurse
    jerseyshorenurse Posts: 47 Member
    My favorite dressing...Hidden Valley Light Ranch, 7g fat per 2 TBS. I use a little less than I would really want on a salad, then splash on some red wine vinegar and toss it all together, it really makes a little dressing "go" further, or I mix it with some salsa if I'm craving a little Mex flavor. I really love grilled chicken salads, but only if I can have yummy dressing with it, and this fits the bill for me.
  • Jill_newimprovedversion
    Jill_newimprovedversion Posts: 988 Member
    I make my own Catalina using Hunt's 100% natural ketchup ( no high fructose corn syrup) and sunflower oil- but you can sub your own oil.

    1 TBSP = 31 Cal, 5 Carbs, 2 gr. Fat, 4 gr. Sugar and I have to admit- it's VERY good.

    Anyone interested, I'll send you the recipe.
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