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I like to mix a teaspoon of low cal cream(ranch, caesar, creamy cucmber) dressings with 2 tablespoons of cottage cheese, you still get the flavor from the dressing without losing the creamy texture.
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I like Kraft Light Done Right Three Cheese Ranch. I also don't mind Hidden Valley Light Ranch. I can't do fat free, haven't food a single one I like.
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MMM that three cheese ranch sounds good Switzie! I'll keep an eye out for it.
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I love crumbly bleu cheese on a salad, it's actually not that high in fat or cals, and you really only need a small amount because the taste is so strong. Then I have a low-fat bleu cheese dressing, maybe only a tbsp to avoid that "drenched in dressing" taste that I hate so much! (I think Wishbone has a pretty good reduced-fat bleu cheese.)
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I water down my creamy dressings. There is basically no effect on the taste and they spread over the salad nicer when they're thinned out.
I love Lighthouse 1000 Islands, so I thin it out and for a taco salad, mix it 1/2 with FF italian. Yum. |
If you have a la madaline they sell an AMAZING FF Caesar that has 20 calories for 2 TBSP.
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I avoid several additives and specifics sweeteners (hfcs & artificial) in foods, so I make my dressings at home. Add in the bonus that it's just cheaper to make them yourself, so I don't miss store bought.
I make regular vinegarette quite a bit, but I use a 1:1 ratio on the vinegar and oil. I also found this great recipe for a lite version of Amy's Goddess Dressing that I love! I used it so much last year I got sick of it, but I've recently started making it again. The nutritional info is with the recipe. I think it's around 19 cals per serving. http://blog.fatfreevegan.com/2007/01...-dressing.html If for some reason the link goes away, google "susans lite goddess dressing." Also, if you really like full fat dressings you can use the fork trick. When I go out to eat I splurge on blue cheese dressing (on the side) and I just lightly dip the tines of my fork into the dressing before taking a bite. You get the flavor with much less dressing. |
Ooh, I love Trader Joe's Lowfat Parmesan Ranch - it is thinner than a typically creamy dressing so it goes a bit further, but has such great flavor.
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If you love creamy dressing without the calories or fat that comes with it, there is a dressing by "walden farms" that comes in ranch, ceasar, and blue cheese. It has zero calories, zero fat, and zero carbs. It does have 240mg of sodium per serving though. I found it at my local meijers grocery store.
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