question for the cooks

I need ideas on things I can sub for the oil in salad dressing - I can do a resonable low fat low cal ranch but really wanted my homemade french today - made it ATE it then discovered I had added170 cals to my 250 cal lunch - Opps

or I 'll take suggestions on low cal french dressings you have purchased or made - eating a lot of salads to help kick the carb bad habits I'd picked up

I don't know what your recipe calls for, but I've seen several recipes on line for French dressing that just omits the oil....

* French Dressing (Without Oil) *

* Makes 3 tbsp *

2 tbsp lemon juice
2 tsp white wine vinegar
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp sugar
1/8 tsp made-up mild mustard
freshly-ground black pepper to taste

Put it all in a screw-top jar and shake well. Keep it in the fridge
and shake before serving.

hmm mine is balsomic viniger, ketchup, splenda, worshi sauce, garlic and oil -  guess I'll try just skipping the oil and yours and see what I like

Totally OT for your question...well, sorta anyway...
in relation to your menu planning question for last week....

Anyway, FlyLady just sent me an email about a menu planning thing they have you might be able to work with.  I haven't looked yet.  Might be worthless.

http://www.flylady.net/pages/cc_mm.asp

Kris if it's the same one she had a few years ago it was a good deal - we discovered quite a few things my kids still eat that I wouldn't have thought of - inside out lassona is still a fav at our house - you pick the "kind" of diet you want, reg, low fat, low carb,budget, for 2, kosier, veggie . Then you get a menu for 6 days a week plus recipes and side suggestions (when serving the inside out lassona add frozen brocolli and a quick green salad, serve with the whole wheat hoggie buns made into garlic toast)  You also get a grocery list - it may seem pricey to do the meals but they really aren't bad, they even give you portion sizes - I always need that :)

lately I am using clickfit and adapting foods I like to fit my specifications

I'm in love with the Salad Spritzer - Ranch Vinegrette - not homemade, but really yummy and nearly 0 calories.  Never thought I would enjoy something like this on a salad, but it has the flavor of ranch dressing with the kick of a vinegrette which I love.    Just a thought, but you might want to give it a try.

I guess I should try those again - my MIL used to get them n I never really got into them

As I type, I'm eating some right now on a salad :)   I add a splash of herb seasoning too, but overall the flavor is pretty good, especially with bell peppers.  I'll eat red/yellow BP's by themselves with some of the Ranch/Vinegrette spritz'd on top.   I've also been experimenting with salads and have been making salads with drained/rinsed black beans, raw sliced bell peppers, cucumbers and a little bit of white corn - then put your salad spritzer or balsamic vinegar over it - yummy and not bad on protein with the beans added.  You can also chop/add fresh cilantro and alvocado for a good fat.   Just thought I'd share!

Hey Danni,

I just got a new magazine that I am totally LOVING!! It is called Clean Eating. And I just noticed that the French Dressing recipe that I was about to pass on is Creamy Fresh... not French. So nevermind!!