problem with salad dressing

[Raventhor]

ok heres the prob, i know that in the diet ur supposed to like avoid sugar and high fructose corn syrup but ive noticed that every ranch or blue cheese dressing has either sugar or the syrup, and my prob is that in the book it says blue cheese is ok, and blue cheese is the one with sugar. so i want to know if its ok to eat the blue cheese kind anyway or not since i cant find any other form of salad dressing to use, and quite frankly it doesnt seem like blue cheese tastes good anymore idk y either. also id like to know if citric acid is safe for induction.

[Neecy]

Re: problem with salad dressing

I make this ranch dressing:

• 1 1/2 cup mayonnaise
• 1 1/2 tablespoon dried parmesan cheese
• 1/2 teaspoon dried chives
• 1/2 teaspoon dried parsley
• 1/2 teaspoon dried dill weed
• 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/4 teaspoon onion powder
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper

And to "kick it up a notch" I put in a pinch of chipotle powder. MUCH healthier than the stuff in the stores which always have all these chemical additives, and often even though they say just "1 carb per tablespoon" have SUGAR as an ingredient!!

You actually got me thinking with blue cheese - I bet a piece of blue cheese mixed in with this would be divine!

[Raventhor]

Re: problem with salad dressing

nice thanks for the recipe and by the way blue cheese dressing is the one with sugar in it and ranch is the one with high fructose corn syrup. is it possible to get a list of stuff i shouldnt eat especially on the induction diet, ive almost finished with the 2nd week but unfortunatly i havnt rly lost much if any at all on the second week, which is dissapointing, so i have a feeling im doing sumthing wrong, any tips plz?

[lason]

Re: problem with salad dressing

try walden farms dressing if you can find it. they have a ranch and bleu cheese flavor. no carbs, no calories, no sugar. i got their creamy bacon and it's pretty darn good.

[frankenspine]

Re: problem with salad dressing

I've struggled with the same issue regarding processed and prepackaged salad dressings. I decided to skip it and go Greek, Italian, and/or make my own vinegrette (you can find a simple olive oil, red wine vinegar, water, herb recepie anywhere on line).

Here are some finer points that caused me to stall because I was ignorning them.

1. I had to eliminate coffee for two weeks. Then reintroduce decaf with 1tsp heavy cream, and 1 splenda packet (1g carb). Limit splenda and cream to 3 servings per day.

2. I wasn't counting the carbs in eggs (1 per large egg)

3. I wasn't eating enough FAT. Fat should make up 65% of calories! So I snacked on pork rinds and started cooking my eggs in real butter.

4. Drink water. When you think you've had enough. . .drink more. You should be getting half you body weight in ounces of water each day.