You have lots of choices when it comes to dressing your salad.

Here’s how to find options that are both nutritious and full of flavor.

Salad dressing can do wonders in turning a bland and boring bowl of greens into something delicious and craveworthy.

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Here’s how to find salad dressings that are both nutritious and full of flavor.

Fall for Fat

Fat is not the enemy!

When you look at fat on the Nutrition Facts label, focus on saturated fat rather than total fat.

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Limiting saturated fat may help lower your risk for heart disease.

Check the Nutrition Facts label to see how many grams of sugar and carbs are in each serving.

Mind Your Serving

A typicalportionof salad dressing is 2 tablespoons.

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Vinaigrette

Newman’s Own Organic Oil & Vinegar Dressing

Serving size:2 Tbsp.

Per serving:140 calories, 1 g carbohydrates, 2.5 g saturated fat, 135 mg sodium

Bonus!

This dressing is sugar free.

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And then top with 1 to 2 tablespoons of our healthy salad dressing picks.

you could reserve the remaining hard-boiled egg half for a snack.

Total:296 calories, 27 grams carbs

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