Another Salad Dressing ?

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Registered: 02-05-2004
Another Salad Dressing ?
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Tue, 02-17-2004 - 2:08pm
It states to have 3 grams or less of sugar. I am the same, and sick of vinagrette dressings. On the light dressings, I noticed on some that the fat is decreased, but the sugar is increased. Is a person better off with more fat and less sugar, or less fat with more sugar? Which is it?
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Registered: 10-29-2003
Tue, 02-17-2004 - 2:38pm

Are you in phase 1?

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Registered: 10-01-2003
Tue, 02-17-2004 - 2:51pm
I also make my own salad dressing.

       

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Registered: 11-18-2003
Tue, 02-17-2004 - 3:04pm
if you like ranch there's a brand called walden farms that makes a sugar free one that's good. no artificial sweeteners. also wish bone is marketing a dressing under the "carb options" lable. Paul Newmans dressings are also great -- they tend to not have as much added sugar.

good luck :-)

geri

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Registered: 01-10-2004
Tue, 02-17-2004 - 3:42pm
Carb Options Ranch is Good and it has zero sugar. The BBQ sauce is also pretty tasty.
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Registered: 02-05-2004
Tue, 02-17-2004 - 3:46pm
Thank-you all to your suggestions on different types of dressings, but I am from Canada, and there are no such brands here. It is quite frustrating. The norm here is, Kraft, and generic brands. It sure is amazing how I learnt to read labels now. It is almost like an addiction.
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Registered: 02-07-2004
Tue, 02-17-2004 - 8:48pm
Here is an alternative to salad dressing. I have been doing this for years, but I dont have a recipe so you might have to play around with it. Wash and tear up romaine leaves, don't dry. (If you use bagged lettuce, sprinkle some water on it) Squeeze some lemon juice over lettuce, sprinkle just a little garlic salt, and then grated parmesan cheese. It's really good. Almost like a ceasar salad. Good luck. Sheryl
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Registered: 03-19-2003
Tue, 02-17-2004 - 9:34pm

Just thought I'd post a Daily Dish on Salad Dressings










Safe Salad Dressings







(Published 8/12/03) What makes store-bought salad dressings South Beach Diet-friendly? Any commercial dressing with less than 3 grams of sugar per serving is permitted on the South Beach Diet. Newman's Own, which contains 1 gram of sugar per serving, is a good choice. Caesar and blue cheese dressings are fine, too, as long as no more than 3 grams of sugar have been added.


Be careful of low-fat or non-fat dressings. Many times, low-fat products have more sugar added to enhance flavor that was lost as a result of fat reduction. You should also check the label for hydrogenated or partially hydrogenated oils, which are the "bad" trans-fatty acids that have been found to raise cholesterol levels. Dressings with the "good" fats-particularly olive oil-are fine. Vinegar and oil help to slow digestion and eliminate hunger


Susan :)

 

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Registered: 02-05-2004
Wed, 02-18-2004 - 9:23am
Thank-you Susan!

That is exactly the answer I was looking for. That is why I was so confused. I noticed on the light dressing(I think ranch) had more sugar but less fat. The regular ranch had more fat but the 3 grams of sugar required. I don't use the whole serving, I just put enough just to give it barely a coat. So I know that I am okay with that.

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Registered: 02-06-2004
Wed, 02-18-2004 - 4:07pm
Sarge 140, I just discovered feta cheese! My husband and I have been just sprinkling vinegar and oil in our salad w/oregano and basil. He was crumbling it on. Last night I decided to grate it and WHAT a difference in the flavor! It is sooooo good and tastes like what they use on a Caeser salad.

Isn't it mind boggling to read the labels of all the different dressings--so many of them contain that nasty hydrogenated oil and msg? I have been reading labels for years as my 23 year old daughter is severely allergic to peanuts and beef. I forget how hard it is for her sometimes until she comes to visit and I have to check everything-actually she does, but I try to shop according to what she can eat. Now when we shop it is so much simpler wouldn't you say to just buy the basic things we were meant to eat? I'm in and out of the store in record time. Notice how everything we need to eat is on the outer perimeter of the store? My dh used to manage a grocery store and pointed it out to me years ago.

Well, good luck on your change of eating/life (I don't like to call this a diet because I intend to stay with this for life). "Keeping the faith"...Dawn

Keeping the faith...Dawn