Healthier Salad dressing?

Wishbone light Parmesan peppercorn ranch is my favorite and a close second is kraft light three cheese. Very tasty!!

This is a recipe I use all the time: 1/3c. balsamic vinegar
1/3c. shallot or red onion diced
2Tbsp. honey
1Tbsp. olive oil
1Tbsp. dijon mustard
1/3c. chopped or dried basil
a little garlic, salt, pepper
Then add water to make 1 cup of dressing
This is about 22 calories for a Tablespoon and around 1 gram of fat. Not thick and creamy but it tastes great and saves loads of fat and calories. I suggest letting it refrigerate overnight to get the best flavor. Hope it helps.

Ranch is the devil! Fat free ranch has a nasty aftertaste (IMO). You can try using dry ranch seasoning mix & use low fat greek yogurt and (a little milk) instead of mayo.

I like Paul Newman's Light Sesame Ginger dressing, as well as Light Balsamic Vinaigrette, and Orange Ginger. The orange ginger is NOT light but it has a fairly strong flavor, a little goes a long way.

I use a coffee scoop to measure dressing - it's 2 TLBs - I keep an extra scoop in my desk drawer, so I don't get carried away.

My favs are Newman's Own. Light Honey Mustard, Low Fat Sesame Ginger, Lite Balsamic Vinaigrette.

ranch is worth every last calorie!!!

but!! Maple Grove Farms of Vermont has a wonderful line of all natural, low cal dressings. I am in love with their all natural chemical free Asiago and Garlic Dressing and at 40 calories for 2 tablespoons I can afford to drench my salad with its yummy goodness.

WOW - GOOD NEWS!! Thanks!! I'm in love with their Sugar-Free Syrup

Bolthouse salad dressings are awesome! They are in the refrigerated section at the grocery store by the produce. Most of their dressings are only 60 calories and they have flavors like blue cheese and ranch. My favorite is the parmesan! Yummy!

I try and make my own salad dressing or you could go without like my two boys do ever sense they were little they never put it on their salads and if they go somewhere and it comes with it on they will eat every piece that doesn’t contain dressing. But if you are someone who doesn’t have the time to make their own or can't stand to eat a salad without dressing read the labels close and compare them. It is a pain but it is something one must do if they are watching what they do. Going out request it on the side and dip never pour onto your salad, if you can try and only use 2 tablespoons of dressing that is why a little saucer comes in handy you can pour just the right amount and dip your salad. Good Luck to you.

I personally like the salad spritzers from Wishbone, for 2 reasons: 1) I like that's it's low cal & low fat & 2) I don't use alot of dressing on my salads cuz I like the tastes of the veggies & whatever else I put on it like chicken, so the spritzers is just enough to make my salads "wet".

I have no clue where I should be posting this but what are some yummy salad dressings that are low cal? I love ranch but its very high calorie. Any suggestions are welcome.

The Ranch spritzer is supper yummy. It is only a calorie per spritz! I find it at Wal-Mart

Balsamic Vinaigrette. I also love love love Annie's Raspberry Vinaigrette! It's like 40 calories for 2 tbsp and I only usually need one. I have also tried just squezzed lemon and that was pretty good as well!

someone mentioned walden farms. they make a good zero calorie ranch. also bolthouse has a yogurt based ranch dressing that i prefer b/c it doesn't use eggs.

i normally make my own dressing with 3/4 olive oil and 1/4 balsamic vinagrette with added seasonings. i make just a little and shake everything up in a container so that the dressing covers everything.

I love Marie's Yogurt dressings; they have just a fraction of the calories of a regular dressing.

My favorite is the Yogurt Feta Cheese!

I am a creamier dressing person... I can do olive oil/vinegar sometimes, but I love Newman's own Honey Mustard that is light. It is so good on salad or to dip veggies or chicken in!!

Newman's Own light sesame ginger!