Help! I love ranch dressing...

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  • flutatious1
    flutatious1 Posts: 120 Member
    I really like the Kens Healthy Options Light Raspberry Walnut. Balsamic Vinegar is always tasty (again Kens has a great one), I also love just red wine vinegar on a salad. If you have a WEGMANS to shop at, try their light Peppercorn Ranch.... I hate the other light ones too and I actually LOVE this ranch better than the "real" ranch dressings.
  • AI1108
    AI1108 Posts: 488 Member
    I used to ALWAYS go with creamy until i realized how many more calories it is :-/ (who wants to lose all their cals from dressing right?) now I just pour vinegar which is so low cal.. and a little bit of olive oil (but not too much because its high in cals but gives you some of your essential fats too) and a few dashes of black pepper. it takes a little getting used to not having a creamy dressing and I can only do it on darker greens but it gives it a little flavor and I've learned to get the flavor from what I put in my salad rather than the dressing.
  • Seventhwave
    Seventhwave Posts: 3
    creamy dressings don't have to be bad for you - what about a homemade mayonnaise - whisk a whole egg with a tsp of mustard and a good squeeze of lemon juice, then add olive oil until you get a thick white mayo, add salt and pepper - then use a teaspoon on your salad and there you go, nice, creamy, healthy dressing :-)
  • DawnOBRN
    DawnOBRN Posts: 290 Member
    Bolthouse Farms makes a really good ranch with yogurt (and sans HFCS) - it's 70 calories for 2 tablespoons, but it goes a long way. I have a habit of dipping baked sweet potato fries in it, which tastes AMAZING.

    BoltHouse Dressings are amazing. and no weird low fat version left over taste. Highly reccommend!!
  • much2gain
    much2gain Posts: 42
    I am a HUGE fan of ranch too but have really been trying to limit it since the non-fat are just nasty. BUT.. if you live near a Trader Joes, go get their Low Fat Parmesan Ranch Dressing. It's in the lettuce/salad refridgerator section. 30 calories per 2 Tbsp serving, 1.5 g fat, 130 mg sodium, 2 carbs. You would NEVER know this stuff is low fat it's soooo good. It a little thinner than a typical ranch too so I a little goes a long way. Enjoy!
  • philOHIO
    philOHIO Posts: 520 Member
    Kaet, there are two things you can try. One, don't put the ranch on the salad, keep it on the side and dip the tines of the fork with each bite, you will use a LOT LESS. The other thing, I posted on your profile page, trying to experiment with your own recipes.
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