Dressing

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  • ThatGirl_1968
    ThatGirl_1968 Posts: 47 Member
    I learned a trick when I went to Weight Watchers back in the day and it totally works (more so for creamier dressings). Put the dressing on the side, dip the fork tines into the dressing first then into the salad for each bite. You get the flavor of the dressing every time and use far less dressing than if you pour it directly onto the salad. I typically only use 1 Tbs rather than 2 -although guess that depends on the size of the salad.
  • lemurcat12
    lemurcat12 Posts: 30,886 Member
    edited February 2016
    Balsamic vinegar with or without a little olive oil.

    Red wine vinegar with a spicy mustard or dijon, with or without a little olive oil.

    For the appropriate salad, low sodium soy sauce plus lime juice plus sriracha, with a tiny bit of fish sauce.
  • cbelc2
    cbelc2 Posts: 762 Member
    Balsamic vinegar. It tastes amazing with a few blue cheese crumbles on a salad. Mouth watering.....
  • emmycantbemeeko
    emmycantbemeeko Posts: 303 Member
    There are tons of good low-cal suggestions here, and after eating homemade lower cal options for a while you'll probably find commercial dressings taste gross, like sickly sweet. But in situations where you have no control over the dressing options, try just dipping your fork in the dressing before you take a bite. You get the same flavor, with a fraction of the actual dressing. Also keeps the greens from getting soggy.
  • chandanista
    chandanista Posts: 986 Member
    ThatGirl_1968 wrote: »
    I learned a trick when I went to Weight Watchers back in the day and it totally works (more so for creamier dressings). Put the dressing on the side, dip the fork tines into the dressing first then into the salad for each bite. You get the flavor of the dressing every time and use far less dressing than if you pour it directly onto the salad. I typically only use 1 Tbs rather than 2 -although guess that depends on the size of the salad.

    This is exactly what I was going to suggest.
  • daw0518
    daw0518 Posts: 459 Member
    I love OPA greek yogurt ranch for dipping veggies in or using on baked potatoes, but I love raspberry vinaigrette for my salads.

    I also agree with others who have recommended dipping the fork in the dressing before each bite rather than pouring it over - this is what I do at restaurants so I can better control how much dressing is on my salad.
  • skbrodie
    skbrodie Posts: 81 Member
    I just had a "taco salad" at McAlister's Deli that had vegetarian chili on top. It was prettttty delicious.
  • kshama2001
    kshama2001 Posts: 28,052 Member
    Cottage cheese as a base. Might add 1 t of olive oil, some vinegar - depends on what else is going in the salad. No salads this time of year. Brrrr.
  • BABetter1
    BABetter1 Posts: 618 Member
    I do "the fork trick" and eat whatever kind I want. I heard about this from a co-worker who heard it from their MIL who heard it from her dietician. If you like creamy dressings, but are trying to cut calories, get your dressing on the side. Dip the tines of your fork about half way (dip, don't scoop) in the creamy dressing before you stab up a bite of your salad.

    The way it works is: as you take your bite, the dressing is at the front of your mouth and lips where the taste buds attuned to that sort of thing reside. It tastes like you got a lot of dressing, when you actually haven't had that much. I have done this many times, and it does work. I usually end up with most of the dressing still in the little dressing cup after I've finished my entire salad. It does work best with creamy dressings, although I have used it with other types. The runnier types just don't cling to the tines enough.
  • halfninja2
    halfninja2 Posts: 35 Member
    I think it really depends on how much dressing you want/need on your salad. If you need a lot, then by all means search for low calorie ones you like. Most of the time I can use any salad dressing, I just limit it. My favorite is honey mustard dressing, and the ones I use are less than 100 cal per 2 tablespoon serving. Ranch was my old favorite but since losing weight I've found it just has too many calories and too much fat for me. Rather eat more stuff in my salad than get all the calories from the dressing!
  • sherbear702
    sherbear702 Posts: 650 Member
    Ranch Dressing: 1 cup light mayonnaise, 1 cup fat free milk & 1 packet of Hidden Valley Ranch Mix.

    1 cup light mayonnaise = 560 calories (16 Tbsp) 1 cup skim milk = 90ish calories (16 Tbsp) 1 packet ranch mix = 80 calories

    Total calories = 730

    730/32 Tbsp (1 serving) = 23 calories per serving.
  • biggsterjackster
    biggsterjackster Posts: 419 Member
    low cal mayonnaise, mustard, lime juice, salt and pepper.
  • kmg3614
    kmg3614 Posts: 83 Member
    Bolthouse farms Avocado Cilantro 45 Cal in 2 T.... Or Ortega taco sauce on taco salad. :)
  • smcrimmon84
    smcrimmon84 Posts: 135 Member
    Light Olive Garden Italian and Bolthouse Greek Caeser are my fav right now! I also just use salsa sometimes!
  • janiceclark08
    janiceclark08 Posts: 1,341 Member
    I like Kraft fat free Thousand Island or lite, the same with the Ranch, and 3 Cheese Ranch lite are low in calories. There are several out there that are good. Kroger has a lite Southwest Ranch dressing that is also good. I have used salsa on a taco salad.
  • SoulOfRusalka
    SoulOfRusalka Posts: 1,201 Member
    lemon juice with salt and pepper, soy sauce, vinaigrettes
  • CaitlinW19
    CaitlinW19 Posts: 431 Member
    dmcb24 wrote: »
    Bolthouse farms dressings are delicious and low calorie! 45 caps for 2 tbs serving. In the veggie section with the Marie's dressings.

    Agree! I love bolthouse dressings. They are super creamy and don't taste healthy at all!
  • peaceout_aly
    peaceout_aly Posts: 2,018 Member
    Mandi98U wrote: »
    What do you guys put on salad for dressing that isn't very high calories?

    Avocado, tomato and salt/pepper!
  • callsitlikeiseeit
    callsitlikeiseeit Posts: 8,626 Member
    edited February 2016
    i use the bolthouse farms dressings LOT (yogurt based) and also just got a couple of the amys light dressings to try.... i think a raspberry vinaigrette and poppyseed
  • I_Will_End_You
    I_Will_End_You Posts: 4,397 Member
    My favorite dressing ever just happens to be zero calorie. It's a red wine vinaigrette made by a local company.
  • thunderthighsandlightning
    thunderthighsandlightning Posts: 27 Member
    I just dip my lettuce into a bit of ranch. I honestly maybe use half a teaspoon of ranch max.
  • ZeroDelta
    ZeroDelta Posts: 242 Member
    Ken's Steakhouse Greek Dressing 100 calories per 30g serving. I usually take a bag of salad mix plop it in a bowl with 28g of feta cheese and 30g of dressing. Sometimes I add chicken or shrimp for protein.

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