Good Food: Salad Dressing

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Choosing salad over laksa, nasi lemak or burgers always makes for a healthier meal, right? Thanks to hefty salad portion sizes (e.g. Toss & Turn) and extravagant toppings, certain brand name salad dressings (e.g. Kraft & Lady’s Choice) often pack up to 200 to 300 calories and 20 grams of fat per serving.

When it comes to choosing a dressing, most people tend to ignore their salad dressing’s recommended serving size, which is usually only two tablespoons or less. If the only way you can enjoy a salad is by drenching it in a cup of dressing, then you may not be getting the healthiest meal you can.

While you should remain wary of supermarket brand salad dressings with high fat and calorie contents, you should not shy away from fat altogether, and low-calorie or low-fat dressings may not always be a healthier option than their full-fat counterparts.

While “light” dressings save on calories and fat, they often more than make up for in sodium and sugar. While they may appear to be healthy alternatives, the sodium level is worth paying attention to. From what I know, “light” and “fat-free” dressings are often the most common places to find high fructose corn syrup, an ingredient which I would personally deem as a very unhealthy.

Good Food: Salad Dressing

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