Showing posts with label healthy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label healthy. Show all posts

7.08.2011

Organicville (Pomegranate) Salad Dressing


Last year for my birthday, CB sent me this amazingly large box full of GF goodies and this salad dressing was the dark horse of all of the contenders. As you can see, there are a ton of other flavors (I've tried sun-dried tomato, herbs de provence, and dijon mustard) but by far this is the best one I've sampled. It's the perfect tart, citrus-y (with some orange juice/essence thrown in) for a summer spinach and feta/mozzarella salad. I'm typically a savory girl when it comes to dressing my greens, but this is sweet without the saccharine overkill. Also, all of their dressings are made with agave nectar, which is less refined than other forms of sweeteners.

9.11.2009

Greek yogurt (various)



My health foodie friend introduced me to this wonderment a few years ago, but it took me a while, probably based on laziness, to adopt it to my regular grocery list. Greek yogurt is very high in protein, quite low in saturated fat, and comes in a myriad of flavors (besides the average, eg. dill, pomegranate, honey) and can be made from cow, goat or other milk sources. I use the 0% as a substitute for sour cream, and the sweeter versions are a lot like creme fraiche. My best votes so far are Fage and Greek Gods (2 g fiber, too), both of which can be found at my local grocery stores. I've been really adventurous and added it as a topping to my butternut curry butternut squash soup and my GF chocolate cake.

Some food reading for thought:
greek yogurt vs. regular yogurt
article about the creators of Greek God