Salad Dressings

[elite78]

Can I have salad dressings during Induction? If so which ones?

[not2late]

Re: Salad Dressings

For salad dressing, use oil and vinegar (but not balsamic vinegar, which contains sugar) or lemon juice and herbs and spices. Prepared salad dressings without added sugar and no more than two carbs per tablespoon serving are also fine.

You'll have to read the labels and ingredients to make sure the dressing you are using is appropriate for Induction.

[jsj0305]

Re: Salad Dressings

you took the words right outta my mouth! LOL

[faith16]

Re: Salad Dressings

Anyone have an example of a salad dressing that is prepared with no added sugar and is ok on induction???
Like a ranch or a blue cheese that i can buy at the store?

[not2late]

Re: Salad Dressings

Anyone have an example of a salad dressing that is prepared with no added sugar and is ok on induction???
Like a ranch or a blue cheese that i can buy at the store?

I'm sure others will be around to give you that info. I typically use olive oil and a little vinegar or lemon juice for my dressings.

But the best thing to do is to read the labels on various store products. I read labels for foods because of the questions asked here and I remember a manufacturer "low carb" salad dressing that was more expensive than its "regular" salad dressing. Both dressings had the same carb count and the same ingredients. I guess you had to pay more for the low carb product because it cost the manufacturer more to print "low carb" on the labels.....

[Elizellen]

Re: Salad Dressings

As has been said you really do need to read the label to see what ingredients are in the dressings before you decide which to buy. Make sure everything on the list is also on the list of allowed foods and you will be fine!

Maybe if it gets too confusing you can say which stores you shop in to see if someone will be able to say what brand of which dressings they buy from the same chain of stores.

[Miss Phode]

Re: Salad Dressings

Marie's Blue Cheese in the refrigerated produce section in the grocery store is OK.

A lot of times I just use olive oil, salt, pepper, and a splash of lemon juice, or red wine vinegar.

[Ms Blue]

Re: Salad Dressings

I also use Marie's in the salad section (Blue Cheese...NOT the light). Other than that I use oil or mayo.

[Miss Phode]

Re: Salad Dressings

Just a note, I have NEVER found a Ranch dressing that didn't contain something illegal. I know lots of people say they use ranch, but even the mix that you make at home with mayo has illegal ingredients. If someone has found ranch dressing that is induction friendly, please tell me! I'm dying to know where to find the stuff.

Thx

[sunflowergrl]

Re: Salad Dressings

I love Ken's Bleu Cheese Dressing. It has 1 carb per 2 tablespoons, and its so yummy. The thing to remember with dressings, is to measure not pour.

[sunflowergrl]

Re: Salad Dressings

Oh, I forgot!! I have Carbwell Ranch, and it has 0 sugar in it. My DH likes it better than normal Ranch, he eats more of it than I do!! Its made by Kraft I believe.

[Kent]

Re: Salad Dressings

Here's what the good doc said:

For salad dressing use oil and vinegar (but not balsamic vinegar, which contains sugar) or lemon juice and herbs and spices. Prepared salad dressings without added sugar and no more than two carbs per tablespoon serving are also fine.

You have to be on the look out for illegal ingredients, but generally if you find one with less than 2g you should be fine. There may minute amounts of sugar in some, and you may have to evaluate the acceptability (such as you may have to do with some mayo). Check yourself for cravings afterwards, but in general, most ranches are fine, but there are certainly notable examples that are not (loaded with high fructose corn syrup like Newmann's Own @ McDonald).

[not2late]

Re: Salad Dressings

Just a note, I have NEVER found a Ranch dressing that didn't contain something illegal. I know lots of people say they use ranch, but even the mix that you make at home with mayo has illegal ingredients. If someone has found ranch dressing that is induction friendly, please tell me! I'm dying to know where to find the stuff.

Thx

We had a big thread about Hidden Valley Ranch dressing a couple of months ago. The point made was that the Ranch dressing had illegal ingredients like high fructose corn syrup, dextrose etc. as the first ingredients listed. Another poster said it didn't. The significance of this order is that the ingredients listed first are the ones in greater proportion.

I looked at the Hidden Valley Ranch products. The dry ranch dressing mix has the corn syrup, dextrose etc as the first ingredients. The dressing in the bottles lists the corn syrup, etc. near the bottom of the list.

[Below 30]

Re: Salad Dressings

South Beach Diet and Kraft Foods have put out a carb free dressing. I know it's hard to find around here, it's only at one store out of 4.