madwaysmom's Journal, 03 August 2015

Trader Joe's has a lot to choose from. 2 of my faves "Chamagne Pear Vinaigrete" (50 cal./ 2 tbsp) and "Cilantro" ( 45 cal./ 2Tbsp, both 3.5 g of fat.  

I agree with dipping the fork into the dressing. You get the taste with each bite, and the container is almost full when you are done. 

GLEN- Thats a fantastic idea!  

TUTE75-Ooooh! The cilantro one sounds amazing. They're supposed to be putting a trader joes here soon. Not soon enough though. haha! 

HELENDAKOTA- I am definitely going to try that method. Blue cheese is my favorite so I will have to try hard not to eat the crumbles. haha  

We get sugar free Walden Farms and Maple Grove Farms dressings. They come I a wide variety of flavors and have zero sugars, fats, and calories and surprisingly taste good! I can use plenty of dressing without feeling guilty. I like a little salad with my dressings. 

SKinny girl makes a raspberry vinegrette that is good and walden's farms are decent too. 

There also are some yogurt-based dressings that people say are delicious and low calorie too. You can get lower calories bleu cheese, too. 

When I eat a veggies-only salad I like to squeeze fresh lemon juice on top and then sprinkle Truvia on top of that. It has an awesome fresh flavor! When I have salad with meat or cheese involved I usually use the fork-dip method. Both ways save tons of calories! 

OPA Greek Yogurt Dressings. Feta and dill are awesome. Bolthouse does a blue cheese yogurt which is very good.  

I love the Bolthouse brand. 

Buffy Bear got us all hooked on it.  

I use Maple Grove, either the Raspberry or Balsamic Vinaigrette both are equally delicious. Recently I bought Bolthouse Salsa Ranch. I haven't had ranch in over a year. But it's made with yogurt and it's really good.  

I have a dressing container with recipes and measures right on it and mix my own dressing every day depending on what I feel like. I cant do dairy so I lean heavily on vinaigrettes. But really I just eat most of my veggies raw. I don't really like lettuce much so I just slice up cukes tomatoes, peppers and celery and eat them that way. 

I'm a huge fan of the Bolthouse Farms Yogurt based dressings. My faves are the Blue Cheese, Ranch, 1000 Island and Parmesan Caesar... all under 50 cal per 2 TB serving... and they taste great.  

THANK YOU FOR ALL OF THE INPUT!!!I'M LEANING TOWARDS TRYING BOLTHOUSE FIRST. DOES THE GREEK YOGURT TASTE BETTER OR THE REGULAR YOGURT ONES? 

Apple cider vinegarette, its great!! 1 c. olive oil, extra virgin, unrefined and unfiltered, organic 1/2 c. vinegar, apple cider, organic, unfiltered, raw 1 tsp. onion powder, organic 2 tbs. dijon mustard, organic 2 garlic, fresh, organic 1/2 tsp. thyme, dried, organic 1/2 tsp. basil, ground, organic 1 tsp. sea salt, unrefined and pure  

Bolthouse Ranch Yogurt dressing!!  

MADELYNE-I love homemade oil based dressing. Im just looking to cut the fat out of that unfortunately. haha. 

Im getting some Bolthouse dressing tonight. haha