Salad Dressing

rosiecotton24
rosiecotton24 Posts: 81 Member
in Food and Nutrition
Was looking for a salad dressing last night at the grocery. Normally I get Ranch, but decided to go for something with less calories. I chose Italian.
However, in looking at the ingredients, I wasn't very happy with some of what I saw.
So, what do you use for salad dressing? I've thought about just making my own, but not sure what kind.
Any suggestions?
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  • afl0405
    afl0405 Posts: 36 Member
    I like to make my own. Olive oil, balsamic vinegar, dijon mustard and some italian seasoning.
  • jgic2009
    jgic2009 Posts: 531 Member
    My new favorite is about 2 parts chipotle salsa to 1 part FF greek yogurt. :love:
  • pholbert
    pholbert Posts: 575 Member
    Will be watching this too. I would like a dressing with low sodium.
  • TexanThom
    TexanThom Posts: 778
    I skip the oil and just use a good balsamic.
  • misskerouac
    misskerouac Posts: 2,242 Member
    I usually just use balsamic vinegar and olive oil.
  • eyeforinfo
    eyeforinfo Posts: 7
    Check out Gina's salad dressing recipes at skinnytaste.com and make your own. Sooo good!
  • faefaith
    faefaith Posts: 433 Member
    Pretty much anything by Organicville or Annie's is good.
  • babykell19
    babykell19 Posts: 72
    best dressing ever is kraft light toasted asian sesame. it is sooo delish and low cal/low fat etc.. and you can use it to cook with as well. i used it to make lettuce wraps. sautee some lean ground turkey with veggies, add a splash of the dressing, wrap in lettuce and voila! i would highly recommend it!
  • MrsHyland
    MrsHyland Posts: 87 Member
    I have been using Ken's Steakhouse lite balsamic vinaigrette. It is really good and only 60 cal for 2 Tbsp.
  • Living4Liz2012
    Living4Liz2012 Posts: 312
    I eat ranch:)

    Walmart sells individual packs of low fat ranch dressing which is like 90 calories...yummy:)
  • benich3043
    benich3043 Posts: 252 Member
    Raspberry Vinaigrette Fat Free Dressing. No fat, 30 calories per 2 tbsp serving. I am not sure what you didnt like about the Italian Dressing ingredients so they may be close to the same, but I love this stuff.
  • alfpalmer
    alfpalmer Posts: 150 Member
    White corn and black bean salsa from walmart is a a good change for salad dressing and its awesome on a baked potato.
  • EliseVanca
    EliseVanca Posts: 28 Member
    A zero calorie dressing i make is vinegar with lemon juice. Nice and tangy with 0 calories, 0 sodium, 0 fat!
  • Moxie42
    Moxie42 Posts: 1,400 Member
    I usually do balsamic and olive oil or sometimes just balsamic. Another good one: olive oil, fresh lemon juice, garlic, and dried mustard (optional).

    I also like getting herb salads (the packaged kind from Trader Joes or Fresh & Easy) and/or greens like arugula because they have soooo much flavor (compared to plain lettuce or even spinach, though I like spinach too) that you only need a very small amount of dressing.
  • rosiecotton24
    rosiecotton24 Posts: 81 Member
    I usually just use balsamic vinegar and olive oil.

    I have wondered about this, but wasn't sure. I have never tasted it!! Do you mix them together? And how much?
  • rosiecotton24
    rosiecotton24 Posts: 81 Member
    Raspberry Vinaigrette Fat Free Dressing. No fat, 30 calories per 2 tbsp serving. I am not sure what you didnt like about the Italian Dressing ingredients so they may be close to the same, but I love this stuff.

    The Italian that I bought wasn't too bad. I can't remember what the others had in them- maybe corn syrup?
  • rosiecotton24
    rosiecotton24 Posts: 81 Member
    I eat ranch:)

    Walmart sells individual packs of low fat ranch dressing which is like 90 calories...yummy:)

    I LOVE ranch! I was trying to find a lower calorie dressing. I haven't cared too much for the low fat ranch dressings, but I may have to get some if I want to continue eating it. :smile:
  • JoolieW68
    JoolieW68 Posts: 1,879 Member
    I'm a big fan of Paul Newman's 'Lite' dressings. They can be high in sodium, though.
  • rosiecotton24
    rosiecotton24 Posts: 81 Member
    I usually do balsamic and olive oil or sometimes just balsamic. Another good one: olive oil, fresh lemon juice, garlic, and dried mustard (optional).

    I also like getting herb salads (the packaged kind from Trader Joes or Fresh & Easy) and/or greens like arugula because they have soooo much flavor (compared to plain lettuce or even spinach, though I like spinach too) that you only need a very small amount of dressing.

    The olive oil, lemon juice and garlic sound good! Do you mix a certain amount of each , or just taste it as you make it?
  • tlc12078
    tlc12078 Posts: 334 Member
    I use kraft fat free italian dressing. Only 15 cals per 2 tablespoons. Olive oil is extremely high in cals. 200 per 2 tablespoons I think. Everything I use is fat free. Great value Walmart sour cream only 15 cals per 2 tablespoons, fresh salsa sauce, only 5 cals per 2 tablespoons, egg beaters 35 cals per egg, um fat free mayo only 10 cals per tablespoon. Lost 41 pounds, been on here since the end of March. Canola oil spray I use is 0 cals and so is olivio spray.
  • FinallyFindingLisa
    FinallyFindingLisa Posts: 222 Member
    Bolthouse makes wonderful yogurt based dressings. They have a great raspberry vinaigrette too, low in calories & lower in sodium. I find them in the produce section of my grocery store in the refrigeration section. You can check the nutritional facts out on their website. http://bolthouse.com/our-products/dressings
  • davisjillian30
    davisjillian30 Posts: 7 Member
    Bolthouse Farms Classic Ranch yogurt dressing. The caesar dressing is good too. If you like ranch, this is the lowest calorie one I have seen and it actually tastes good. 45 cals per 2 Tbsp. and only 3g of fat.
  • jaxbeck
    jaxbeck Posts: 537 Member
    I LOVE Maries's Greek dressing
  • Serenitytoo
    Serenitytoo Posts: 449 Member
    I have been using Bolthouse Dressing. The creamy ones are yogurt based and fewer calories. They are in the refridgerated section in the store. The ranch they have is good, but so are the honey mustard, ceasar, raspberry vinigrette... there are quite a few choices. :tongue:
  • mizzleslie7
    mizzleslie7 Posts: 79
    I usually use light olive oil and vinegar with some lime/lemon also i use the sprays of italian or balslamic vin. thats 1 calorie a spray
  • LinaBo
    LinaBo Posts: 342 Member
    Bolthouse Farms, all the way. All of their creamy salad dressings are yogurt based and taste amazing, but the ingredients are far more natural than Kraft and Kraft-alikes. The creamy dressings range in the 45-50 cal area for 2 Tbsp. Their vinaigrettes are even lower in calories. I haven't really tried the vinaigrettes, but I haven't met a creamy dressing of theirs that I didn't like (my favourites are Honey Mustard and Salsa Ranch. I also use the Honey Mustard as a dipping sauce for meats, like chicken, sausages, etc). http://bolthouse.com/

    A good sign is that they're kept in a refrigerated section in stores, and they have a significantly shorter shelf-life than the suspiciously long-lived (and cloyingly acidic) Kraft dressings in the dry food aisles.
  • stonerdude
    stonerdude Posts: 103
    Just make sure the first ingredient isn't high fructose corn syrup!
  • dancinrascal
    dancinrascal Posts: 204 Member
    use cindy's i think its organic
  • misskerouac
    misskerouac Posts: 2,242 Member
    I don't mix them, i just drizzle each one over my salad, the amount depends on your taste, i put barely any oil but quite a bit of a good balsamic vinegar on, but i love me some vinegar.
  • rosiecotton24
    rosiecotton24 Posts: 81 Member
    Bolthouse Farms, all the way. All of their creamy salad dressings are yogurt based and taste amazing, but the ingredients are far more natural than Kraft and Kraft-alikes. The creamy dressings range in the 45-50 cal area for 2 Tbsp. Their vinaigrettes are even lower in calories. I haven't really tried the vinaigrettes, but I haven't met a creamy dressing of theirs that I didn't like (my favourites are Honey Mustard and Salsa Ranch. I also use the Honey Mustard as a dipping sauce for meats, like chicken, sausages, etc). http://bolthouse.com/

    A good sign is that they're kept in a refrigerated section in stores, and they have a significantly shorter shelf-life than the suspiciously long-lived (and cloyingly acidic) Kraft dressings in the dry food aisles.

    I'll have to look for those! I kind of looked at the ones that were with the packages of lettuce, but not sure if they had that brand.
    Good thing is- I really don't use much dressing at all- I don't like my lettuce drowning.

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