In article om>,
"-L." > wrote:

> cybercat wrote:
> >
> > It is more hydrating than fritos! Even if it is bagged, I know I am doing
> > good for myself by choosing a salad for a snack instead of the usual
> > high-carb, high-fat junk food. (That said, I do have to make sure I am
> > careful about the dressing and other additions. I have seen people at salad
> > bars pile on more saturated fat and refined sugar and salt than a Big Mac
> > would have given them!)
>
> Boy isn't that the truth! My niece though she was being so healthy
> eating a big salad with all this cheese and Ranch dressing on it evey
> day. Then I pointed out that she ate about 40 grams of fat in that one
> salad....
>
> I wish someone made a tastier non-fat ranch. Hidden Valley is about
> the best I have been able to find.
>
> -L.

Try making your own...
I find most of the non-fat dressings to be too sweet and/or too vinegary.

Pick up some non-fat sour cream and add the powdered Hidden Valley mix
to it. :-)

Works for me anyway.

BTW, Hellman's makes a decent reduced fat mayo. Most of those are pretty
disgusting but this one is not bad at all imho.
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Peace!
Om

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