This guide will show you how to use your salad dressings wisely without sabotaging your cholesterol-lowering diet.
They are typically thick and uniform inconsistency.
Cream-based dressings include bleu cheese, Thousand Island, ranch and Russian dressings.
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Examples of vinaigrettes include Italian dressing and ginger dressing.
Vinaigrettes do not have a creamy base, so they may contain less saturated fat.
If you really want to cut the number of calories added to your salad omit the salad dressing altogether.
There are other ways to dress up your salad and add extra flavor to it without adding the dressing.
For example, try a Greek lemon-garlic salad dressing.
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