Salad dressing

just_Tomek wrote: »

staticsplit wrote: »

I like using houmous, though it's not exactly low cal. Filling, though!

Olive oil & balsamic, but light on the oil.

Just lemon juice and black pepper.

Little bit of sesame oil goes a long way as it's so flavourful, with rice wine vinegar.

Cottage cheese and hot sauce.

Yoghurt and Skyr with a bit of vinegar, dried chives, onion powder, garlic powder, black pepper. Sort of like ranch.

Satay sauce with peanut butter or tahini, soy sauce, lemon or lime juice, water, cayenne pepper.

Please do explain how hummus is filling? Come on......... proper hummus rivals peanutbutter in the calorie department. Is that also filling?

Hummus and peanut butter are regular staples for me. The fats help keep me satisfied. As my satay dressing is cut with soy, lemon juice etc it tends to be a bit lower in calories than when I just use hummus as a dressing.

My favorite salad “dressing” is fresh squeezed lime juice with Trader Joe’s chili lime seasoning sprinkled all over! But I love very tart salads!

just_Tomek wrote: »

lemurcat2 wrote: »

Chickpeas are.

For that matter, I think a small serving of nuts can be.

(I don't actually like hummus, always go for baba ganoush and don't consider it especially filling, but some might!)

Eat 10 oranges or drink one cup of juice. Which one will be filling? Same thing applies here.

Different things are filling for different people. I think it's really rare to find juice more filling than the equivalent fruit, obv, but things like fat or mixed macros can be more significant than macros, and individual foods can just be different for different people.

speekee wrote: »

Is the Skinny Girl available in grocery stores?

Yes. Walmart carries it.

I enjoy The Ginger People Ginger Peanut Sauce as a salad dressing. 25 calories for two tablespoons. I like to add a couple of drops of sesame oil. Also Rachael Ray Balsamic Glaze. 20 calories per tablespoon. Both full of flavor for much fewer calories than traditional salad dressings.

just_Tomek wrote: »

staticsplit wrote: »

I like using houmous, though it's not exactly low cal. Filling, though!

Olive oil & balsamic, but light on the oil.

Just lemon juice and black pepper.

Little bit of sesame oil goes a long way as it's so flavourful, with rice wine vinegar.

Cottage cheese and hot sauce.

Yoghurt and Skyr with a bit of vinegar, dried chives, onion powder, garlic powder, black pepper. Sort of like ranch.

Satay sauce with peanut butter or tahini, soy sauce, lemon or lime juice, water, cayenne pepper.

Please do explain how hummus is filling? Come on......... proper hummus rivals peanutbutter in the calorie department. Is that also filling?

I find houmous and peanut butter both filling, they're full of protein and fat. I use them as toppings on ryvita in the morning for my breakfast, very calorie dense

I'm in the homemade group too. My favorite is Ranch made with Greek yogurt and light hellman's mayo. I add Salt, Pepper, Dried Parsley, Granulated Garlic, Granulated Onion and the most important ingredient is Fresh Garlic. If it's too thick you can add a little milk. The only downside is the fresh garlic will eventually make the dressing watery so it doesn't last long in the fridge. Outside of that I love Bernstein's light cheese fantastico. To this one I always add a couple tablespoons of balsamic vinegar and a couple cloves of fresh garlic. Keep in mind when I say fresh garlic I really mean FRESH. Not dried or canned. There's no comparison.

I make my own dressing with penzeys spices ranch mix (you can order online if there's no store available). I started doing it about 6 years ago and love it. I use olive oil mayo and buttermilk and sometimes add my own extra spices like paprika or chili powder. 2 tbsp for 57 or so calories! You can also decrease the mayo and use some sour cream. Doesn't change the taste or texture a ton and loses some calories