Thu, Mar-06-03, 13:55
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Cat Sofa
Posts: 2,555
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Plan: PP/Atkins
Stats: 1/1/51
BF:
Progress: 0%
Location: Seattle
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Buttermilk works really well - I think the slight tartness of it improves the taste of the dressing. And there's no real need to pay the outrageous price that Hidden Valley charges for a few spices, either. A bit of salt and pepper, some garlic and onion powder, and a few green onion tops -- you're there.
As for the carb issue -
According to the authors of the GO diet, buttermilk and yogurt are actually 4 grams per cup (as opposed to the 11-13 listed on the labels) because the active cultures digest most of the lactose. But even if you assume the full amount of carbs, your 2-cup batch of dressing should have no more than about 15 grams total. So a very generous 1/4 cup serving would have less than 2 grams of carb at the very worst, and probably much less.
I've used buttermilk and yogurt using the GO diet assumptions, and they've never caused me a problem.
--Ruth
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