[DMNewman]

I LOOOOVE ranch dressing, not fat free either I need to find a low calorie dressing. I don't like Italian and have no idea what the calories are for it. Do you make your own dressing? recipes? calories? Thanks

[dietcokehead98]

I like the salsa ranch..but it's still ranch and therefore has alot of calories. Sometimes I mix some lemon juice with some olive oil, but other than that I'll add the dressing calories because i love salad dressing too!

[kittycat40]

Dawn, here's something ironic:

Everytime I see your forum name I think of Newman's Own salad dressing line (must be the newman in your name ) and here you are actually posting about salad dressing!!

My absolute all time favorite lower fat and calorie dressing is Trader Joe's Cilantro Dressing. You can find it in the refrigerated section. If you like the flavor of cilantro, I am pretty certain you will love this dressing. AND it is 45 cals per serving.

[DMNewman]

Hey I get all excited when I see Newman's dressing too lol I'm going to do the 1TBSP of ranch tonight for dinner. ugh! I'm still within my calories so.....

[edzard]

Actually I was in the exact same boat as you, hated all the low cal dressings and didn't like Italian at all. Then a friend made me some Balsamic Vinegrette, hold on wait! It really was good and my favorite dressing is ranch. You go get a italian seasoning packet and follow the directions using balsamic vinegar, olive oil and water BUT only use half the oil they call for!!!

It has something like 50 calories per tablespoon and its healthy for you, please please try it, I think you will be surprised at how good that is.

[DMNewman]

Edzard- do you have any pics with your progress? You're about the same height as me and I want to see pics lol

[edzard]

Oh boy....no lol! I must say I carry my weight well but I guess I could try to post something. I have always been told I don't look my weight so if I do manage to get a picture up keep that in mind! I am actually 189 today, I had gained from 185 to 193 on vacation to Hawaii and now am losing back so I need to update my sig.

[DMNewman]

I get the same thing... nobody believes that I'm 205 pounds lol This pic was at 211 pounds.

[edzard]

Hmm how did you do that? If this doesn't work then look in my profile, I just threw a pic in there.

Oh guess I got it, cool

[DMNewman]

Oooh I love that dress, where did you get it? lol Wow we went from salad dressing to dresses lol You look great and I say its our height that lets us hide our fat lol

[edzard]

ROFL yep we definitely diverted, I got it at target, but it was so hot in Hawaii right then that I had to hold it up the whole time because I was sweating so bad lol.

[DMNewman]

I looked on Target.com and can't find any in stock GEEZ!!! I'm going to the beach for a week next month and I want that dress!!!

[Tanna Banana]

You guys are sooo pretty!!!

I make a lower fat and Lower cal ranch that actually tastes REALLY good. Here's my secret...

Mix some plain lf or ff yogurt with powdered ranch dressing flavor (the kind designed to make veggie/chip dip). Throw in a dash of milk if you want it thinner. You can eat a ton of it and not wreck your diet.

I have gotten to the point where I can't stand regular ranch dressing anymore because I like this so much better!

Try it out! It's a great veggie dip too.

[Nigelswife]

I make my own ranch dressing from the packets of dried mix. Uncle Dan's makes the best. I mix it w/ low fat mayo and lf milk. Its Yummy and tastes the same as the full fat stuff.

[csu23224]

I use Maple Grove Fat Free Balsamic Vin...and it only has 5 calories per serving. And I think it taste really good, but im sure not as good as ranch.