Taste Test Tuesday: Marie's Lite Chunky Blue Cheese Dressing

Can we say since it is spring and almost summer that it's officially salad season? I hope so since it gave me a reason to try a lite blue cheese salad dressing that I noticed in my grocery store. It's a brand I've bought before and liked (Marie's). You usually find this brand in the refrigerated section of your produce section.

I have to say it doesn't look as inviting as regular blue cheese dressing - it has that pale, thin but gelatinous look to it. I guess this shouldn't surprise me since the first ingredient is "water." The second is nonfat buttermilk and the third is soybean oil, then polydextrose (an additive made from dextrose that is probably added for its stabilizing and thickening qualities). Then finally the featured ingredient is listed fifth - blue cheese.

It tastes pretty good and my family liked it well enough, it's just the look of it that isn't like regular blue cheese. What do you expect, I guess, for 7 grams of fat per 2 tablespoon serving. You might be better off buying the original blue cheese dressing and blending a tablespoon of it with a tablespoon of low fat milk. I haven't tested this out, but buying the good tasting "lite" option is certainly the easiest option!

Each 2 tablespoon serving contains:
80 calories
7 grams fat
1.5 grams saturated fat
0 grams trans
5 mg cholesterol
4 grams carbohydrate
1 gram protein
1 gram fiber
310 mg sodium

~~Elaine

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