How many servings are REALLY in a bottle of salad dressing? (1 Viewer)

[Lutherf]

I just checked my bottle and it says "16 Servings". There's no way I'm getting more than 5 out of it. I mean, maybe if I made my salad out of something like 3 leaves of lettuce that would work.

It's high time we Americans got together and figured out exactly who these serving size idiots are. They're probably a bunch of skinny little midgets that couldn't get a real meal down their gullets even with a plunger.

 

[Anagram]

I just checked my bottle and it says "16 Servings". There's no way I'm getting more than 5 out of it. I mean, maybe if I made my salad out of something like 3 leaves of lettuce that would work.

It's high time we Americans got together and figured out exactly who these serving size idiots are. They're probably a bunch of skinny little midgets that couldn't get a real meal down their gullets even with a plunger.

My understanding is that by law serving sizes are supposed to be determined by how much people typically consume at one time. No idea how they come up with it, but it must be difficult when there are some people like you and me who want a nice healthy amount of dressing on a salad and people like my mom who believes that a drop or two is good enough for the whole salad bowl.

 

[Rexedgar]

**** trying to choke down dry rabbit food!

On a tangent:

Robot or human?

Serving size: 1

 

[samiam5211]

I just checked my bottle and it says "16 Servings". There's no way I'm getting more than 5 out of it. I mean, maybe if I made my salad out of something like 3 leaves of lettuce that would work.

It's high time we Americans got together and figured out exactly who these serving size idiots are. They're probably a bunch of skinny little midgets that couldn't get a real meal down their gullets even with a plunger.

I dunno, it seems like you are using a ton of salad dressing.

It really doesn't take much to put a light coating on the salad if you toss it well.

 

[Mr Person]

If you apparently like leafy greens in a dressing soup, like Lutherf, you can only get 5 servings (!) out of an entire bottle. On the other hand, if you don't have to choke down your leafy greens, you can get way more.

Seriously. Too much dressing is nasty.

 

[Lursa]

**** trying to choke down dry rabbit food!

On a tangent:

Robot or human?

Serving size: 1

Mmmmmmmmmmmm. Smash 'em into crumbs and use them to coat fried chicken instead of breadcrumbs. And, no carbs! (Plenty of fat tho, lol)

 

[Lursa]

I dunno, it seems like you are using a ton of salad dressing.

It really doesn't take much to put a light coating on the salad if you toss it well.

I usually only use or make non-creamy dressing but I do have a few I like. For any commercial creamy dressings, I cut it with the same acid they use in the dressing...lemon juice, red wine vinegar, balsamic vinegar, apple cider vinegar, etc. Thins out the dressing and it coats and mixes much better.

 

[CaughtInThe]

Ranch?

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[Pippi Longstock]

A lot of times I use very little salad dressing and add it on top of some low fat cottage cheese on top of the salad. The cottage cheese adds protein and helps spread the flavor of the salad dressing.

 

[Rexedgar]

Only so much dry roughage is good for you!

While we are here what are some of the favorite OTC dressings?


Caesar (must have anchovies)
Blue Cheese
Italian
In no particular order

 

[Lutherf]

My understanding is that by law serving sizes are supposed to be determined by how much people typically consume at one time. No idea how they come up with it, but it must be difficult when there are some people like you and me who want a nice healthy amount of dressing on a salad and people like my mom who believes that a drop or two is good enough for the whole salad bowl.

I like to taste dressing with every bite but I try not to drown the salad.

I just checked and the bag of salad said "8 servings" but I only got 2 out of it so maybe the "16 servings" on the bottle wasn't that far off but I still really think someone needs to re-evaluate what a "serving size" is.

 

[Lutherf]

Only so much dry roughage is good for you!

While we are here what are some of the favorite OTC dressings?


Caesar (must have anchovies)
Blue Cheese
Italian
In no particular order

I tend to lean toward Italian more than creamy dressings. Newman's has a couple of pretty good ones.

 

[Rexedgar]

I tend to lean toward Italian more than creamy dressings. Newman's has a couple of pretty good ones.

You old enough to remember Andy Rooney’s whiny rants at the close of “60 MInutes?“

 

[Demon]

Only so much dry roughage is good for you!

While we are here what are some of the favorite OTC dressings?


Caesar (must have anchovies)
Blue Cheese
Italian
In no particular order

Kraft's Zesty Italian
Ken's Sweet Onion
Kroger's Private Selection's Fire Roasted Poblano Ranch. So good
Hidden Valley's Ranch

 

[Rexedgar]

Kraft's Zesty Italian
Ken's Sweet Onion
Kroger's Private Selection's Fire Roasted Poblano Ranch. So good
Ranch

Ken’s has some decent offerings, Bleu Cheese and Caesar for example….note the spelling of blue with the nose at the appropriate angle….

 

[Chock Full o Nuts]

.....but I still really think someone needs to re-evaluate what a "serving size" is.

Tell them to have a talk with 'family size' people as well.

 

[Helix]

I will say that in my 15 plus years of doing calories consumed / calories burned, serving sizes have gotten more realistic. When I started, I saw tv dinners that were listed as two servings just to lower the calorie count. These days, the same tv dinners are listed as serving size 1 package.

Granted, when you're trying to lose weight and the serving size is not realistic, that's annoying.

 

[Allan]

I dunno, it seems like you are using a ton of salad dressing.

That's what I was thinking! He's eating Ranch Dressing soup.

 

[Lutherf]

You old enough to remember Andy Rooney’s whiny rants at the close of “60 MInutes?“

I'm old enough but I rarely if ever watched that show. I spent very little time watching political commentary or social commentary and for most of the time Rooney was on I was in the service so TV wasn't really high on my list of priorities.

 

[Rexedgar]

I'm old enough but I rarely if ever watched that show. I spent very little time watching political commentary or social commentary and for most of the time Rooney was on I was in the service so TV wasn't really high on my list of priorities.

We were doing so well, too?????

Salad dressing and spirits are the only intersecting lines?

 

[Lursa]

Only so much dry roughage is good for you!

While we are here what are some of the favorite OTC dressings?


Caesar (must have anchovies)
Blue Cheese
Italian
In no particular order

I tend to make them on the spot with good quality olive oil and sherry vinegar/chardonnay vinegar, shallots, maybe some honey or Dijon, some dried spices, depends what's in the salad. Greek salad dressing is different of course, use red wine vinegar. Dijon can be kind of overpowering so sometimes I'll use spicy brown mustard...it also has turmeric in it which is very healthy but then I add lots of black pepper to salad (or dressing) because the black pepper is what makes turmeric bioavailable.

 

[Rexedgar]

I tend to make them on the spot with good quality olive oil and sherry vinegar/chardonnay vinegar, shallots, maybe some honey or Dijon, some dried spices, depends what's in the salad. Greek salad dressing is different of course, use red wine vinegar. Dijon can be kind of overpowering so sometimes I'll use spicy brown mustard...it also has turmeric in it which is very healthy but then I add lots of black pepper to salad (or dressing) because the black pepper is what makes turmeric bioavailable.

All respect here, but you overthink this, imo…..

 

[Lursa]

All respect here, but you overthink this, imo…..

Mmm, nope. I eat plenty of unhealthy stuff but generally when I cook or prepare food, I do so thoughtfully focusing on flavor/spice and then healthiness. If it's not a sacrifice...why not go with the healthy? The chiccarones arent healthy. Or, I do love and eat red meat, but I also love all kinds of vegs and so eat about a 1:2 ratio, meat:vegs in a meal.

The hamburgers and meatloaf and chili I make, I use 80/20 ground beef because the extra fat adds flavor...rather than 90/10. I also often mix in ground pork for flavor. So...yeah I think things thru but the satisfaction doesnt suffer. I also really got into cooking during lockdown and so it's still really cool to me, learning all that and still learning.

 

[Rexedgar]

Mmm, nope. I eat plenty of unhealthy stuff but generally when I cook or prepare food, I do so thoughtfully focusing on flavor/spice and then healthiness. If it's not a sacrifice...why not go with the healthy? The chiccarones arent healthy. Or, I do love and eat red meat, but I also love all kinds of vegs and so eat about a 1:2 ratio, meat:vegs in a meal.

The hamburgers and meatloaf and chili I make, I use 80/20 ground beef because the extra fat adds flavor...rather than 90/10. I also often mix in ground pork for flavor. So...yeah I think things thru but the satisfaction doesnt suffer. I also really got into cooking during lockdown and so it's still really cool to me, learning all that and still learning.

You’re reinforcing my point.

 

[Lursa]

You’re reinforcing my point.

LOL maybe. But is it overthinking when actual cooks and chefs do it?