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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.1 -
Maple Grove Fat Free Greek. 5 calories per tablespoon with ingredients I've heard of: Water, Cider Vinegar, Sugar, Seasoning Blend (Salt, Sugar, Onion and Garlic, Spices, Natural Flavor), Cellulose Gum, Cellulose Gel, Spices, Potato Starch, Xanthan Gum, Potassium Sorbate (to Preserve Freshness)0
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cheyeneinthesprings wrote: »What is your favorite lower calorie salad dressing? I’m trying to get ideas for when I do my grocery shopping. My ranch that I’m currently using is about 150 calories...trying to save calories here.
Usually I reduce calories by only using half a serving and adding cottage cheese to equal the amount of lettuce in grams. (So 80 grams lettuce and 80 grams cottage cheese.)
In the summers I also make 1. The Joy of Cooking Ranch dressing recipe using plain yogurt and 2. JOC Tzatziki sauce, also with yogurt, and with fresh cucumber - it's a lot lighter than what I get with gyros from sub shops. I get the herbs from my garden, mmm, yum!2 -
People find different foods filling.2
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Ken's Steakhouse Lite Northern Italian dressing - seriously so good and 45 calories for 2T. All three of my children LOVE this dressing too!2
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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!)1 -
Bolthouse yoghurt dressings, but I also use tzatziki a lot.0
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Rather than worry about low calorie, I go for what feels more real. Homemade! Nothing beats it.
Homemade ranch:
-equal parts mayonaise and sour cream (experiment with low or reduced fat; honestly, I use nonfat plain greek yogurt in place of the sour cream and use minimal mayo)
-liberal dashes of dill, garlic powder, fresh or dehydrated chives
-s n' p
Homemade balsamic vinegar (this is my favorite, but don't feel you have to use every single ingredient)
-olive oil
-balsamic vinegar
-a bit of red wine vinegar (balsamic ain't that tart)
-crushed garlic
-pinch of brown sugar
-fresh or dried herbs (I love basil)
-s n' p
-squirt of dijon as emulsifier1 -
I really enjoy the Marzetti Apple Cider Vinaigrette for 60 cals per 2 tbsp.0
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For store bought, I like fat free Italian, sun-dried tomato vinaigrette, fat free French, creamy Italian, Caesar, and green goddess.
When making my own:
Honey mustard dressing - plain yellow mustard, raw honey, safflower oil, apple cider vinegar, water
Avocado lime - mashed avocado, lime juice, diluted with water
Cilantro lime - yellow mustard, raw honey, lime juice
Endless possibilities with making your own dressings.0 -
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.0 -
just_Tomek 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.
You seem strangely antagonistic about hummus. No one is forcing anyone to eat it. And personally ten oranges would leave me temporarily full but not necessarily satisfied. Not everyone is a volume eater.2 -
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!0
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Is the Skinny Girl available in grocery stores?0
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just_Tomek 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.0 -
staticsplit wrote: »just_Tomek 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.
You seem strangely antagonistic about hummus. No one is forcing anyone to eat it. And personally ten oranges would leave me temporarily full but not necessarily satisfied. Not everyone is a volume eater.
All...that...fiber...!1 -
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I use different salsas frequently as dressing. Usually they only have about 10 calories per 2 tablespoons. It's a good option at restaurants that don't offer a low Cal options - most have salsa. Another restaurant option is non- butter based wing sauces. I dilute it with lemon juice, water or wine - think Thai Chili, maple chipotle, honey mustard, etc...1
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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.0
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So I like chickpeas but I don’t like hummus. Is that weird?0
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