The nutrition facts on the label show that this dressing is not too bad for you. It has no saturated fat or trans fat and only 4g of fat overall. It also has no carbs, cholesterol or sugar but it does contain 40 calories per serving and 35 of these calories coming from fat. But I still can’t figure out why Walden Farms can’t seem to make a dressing with much taste. The only one that does (that I have tried) is the Creamy Bacon Dressing and unfortunately the taste is has is not good. This Balsamic dressing is not offensive and definitely not overpowering but you still have to work to find much taste at all. It does have the characteristic look and color of other balsamic vinaigrettes but little of the taste. It is not good but also it is not bad – just “blah”.

Taste Rating = 3 bottles
Overall Rating = 3 bottles
Style Category = Vinaigrette
Fat Category = low
Calorie Category = low
Nutritional Category = none
Sodium Category = med

The ingredients are mostly the same as their other products and contain “Purified Triple Filtered Water”, white vinegar, cellulose gel, salt, chopped onion, onion powder, natural flavors, natural spices, mustard flour, titanium dioxide, sucralose, lactic acid,  propylene glycol alginate, xanthan gum, and sodium benzoate. The only difference between this dressing and the other is, not surprisingly, the chopped onion.

Just like the other Walden Farms dressings, this has zero of everything including fat, calories, sugars, carbs and also nutritional values. The sodium content of this is medium and not unexpected.  This does have more taste than some of their other dressings and the taste is a little different than some of the more traditional dressings (like Ranch, Thousand Island, French, etc) and for that reason alone might warrant a try.

Taste Rating = 4 bottles

Overall Rating = 5

Style Category = Other

Fat Category = fat free

Calorie Category = no calorie

Nutritional Category = none

Sodium Category = med

The calories in this dressing are not too bad (50) and fat calories = 20 but as I mentioned above I tended to add more than the proper serving size in order to be able to taste the dressing.  The ingredient list is pretty much on par with the other however in the list of leading ingredients are high fructose corn syrup, sugar and honey. These are 3 of the top 6 ingredients and lead to the 6g of sugars and 8g total carbs.

This dressing is a good choice if you like a sweet tasting honey Dijon dressing. It is not as sweet as a Catalina type dressing but more than usual for a Dijon dressing. The sodium of not too bad (250 mg/10%) and if you can stick to the serving size it is fairly good on calories.

Taste Rating = 5 bottles

Overall Rating = 5 bottles

Style Category = Honey Mustard

Fat Category = low fat

Calorie Category = low calorie

Nutritional Category = none

Sodium Category = med low

The ingredients are mostly the same as their other products and contain “Purified Triple Filtered Water”, white vinegar, cellulose gel, salt, buttermilk powder, anchovies, cheese flavor, lactic acid, onion, natural flavors, natural spices, xanthan gum, propylene glycol alginate, sodium benzoate, food color and sucralose. The only surprises here are the buttermilk power, anchovies and cheese flavor. It may be the anchovies that give Caesar dressings their distinctive smell.

Just like the other Walden Farms dressings, this has zero of everything including fat, calories, sugars, carbs and also nutritional values. The sodium content of this is medium and not unexpected.  When you are finished eating this dressing your lips still have a tingle in them caused by the small amount of heat supplied in this dressing. This is not unpleasant and helps to remind you that you have eaten something. This sets it apart from the other Walden Farms dressings I have tried.  This is a better product and has enough taste to make it worth your while trying.

Taste Rating = 4 bottles

Overall Rating = 3

Style Category = Caesar

Fat Category = fat free

Calorie Category = no calorie

Nutritional Category = none

Sodium Category = med

This dressing shares the same calorie amounts as the Kraft but in a couple of other categories it is worse. It has more fat (7g vs. 4.5), fat calories (60 vs. 40), and Sat Fat (1g vs .5) but does fare better on total carbs (2g vs. 7), and also in sodium content (300mg vs. 370). Granted, these differences are not too much for either one, but the biggest question is “what about the taste”? In that I would give the nod to the Kraft Light over the South Beach Ranch. Neither one of them has an overpowering or unpleasant taste and they are very similar in many ways but I just think the Kraft Light has a bit more taste. I guess this can be attributed to the higher sodium content which appears to be the way manufacturers choose to add taste. The South Beach version is not bad just a little too bland to stand out from the others. It pretty much tastes like mayonnaise with a hint of something else it but the list of ingredients doesn’t give it away because there is very little out of the ordinary in it. I found with this dressing I tended to use even more than usual hoping to get some taste.

Taste Rating = 4

Overall Rating = 5

Style Category = Ranch

Fat Category = low fat

Calorie Category = medium calorie

Nutritional Category = none

Sodium Category = med

This dressing has more fat, carbs and sugars compared to many other “light” dressing and this is reflected in the starting ingredient, high fructose sugar. That is followed by water, cider vinegar, vegetable oil (contains soy or canola oil), dry buttermilk, Dijon mustard (back mustard seeds, vinegar, white wine, salt spices), honey, salt, mustard (mustard seeds, vinegar, salt, spices), mustard powder, lemon juice concentrate, mustard seed, xanthan gum, potassium sorbate (preservative), caramel color, dry onion and dry garlic. This does indicate that mustard is definitely in this dressing since it is mentioned several times in the list of ingredients but the taste is not as sharp as you would think.

As I mentioned earlier, this dressing is not as “lite” as some others. The total fat is 5g (7%) with 0.5 g of saturated fat (4%) and total carbs = 9g (3%) and 9g of sugar. Also the sodium content is high with 300mg (13%). Apart from this the dressing is pleasant, sweet but not overpowering. If it had fewer fat and calories I would not object to using this dressing frequently. I compares fairly well again the Newman’s Own Light Honey Mustard dressing but is not as tangy or strong-tasting.

Taste Rating = 7

Overall Rating = 6

Style Category = Honey Mustard

Fat Category = low

Calorie Category = med calorie

Nutritional Category = none

Sodium Category = med

- Why do I want to lose the weight

- Do I want to just lose the weight, or do I want to lose only fat and gain muscle mass at the same time

- How much weight do I want to lose

- How committed to losing the weight will I be

- How will I stay motivated

- What things will I do differently in my lifestyle to make this weight loss happen

- When do I want to lose this weight by

These are all great questions to get you started on your weight loss goals.  I started off with the intent to lose 30 pounds and ended up losing 35 lbs, but even after that I have not gotten to my target weight.  I just took a break for a while, but I am going to start losing the weight again.  I want to get down to 175 lbs by September and right now I am at 203 lbs.  This means I have to make a goal of losing at least 2.14 pounds per week for the next 14 weeks.  This is my current goal and will keep you updated on my current goals as well as how I lost the first 35 lbs.

The list of ingredients for this dressing is pretty much what you would expect with tomato puree (water, tomato paste) being the leading ingredient. This is followed by high fructose corn syrup, vinegar, corn syrup, water, salt, and less than 2% of modified food starch, soybean oil, potassium sorbate and calcium disodium EDTA (preservatives), dried onions, phosphoric acid, dried garlic, guargum, xanthan gum, yellow 6, vitamin 3 acetate, red 40, blue 1. This is fat-free and cholesterol-free which is desirable but it is not carb-free because it contains 11g (4%) with 7g of sugar and 350 mg of sodium which causes it to rated high in my list of dressings. The calorie rating is in the low range with 50 calories per serving.

As I stated earlier, this is an offering in the Catalina line with typical tomato smell and taste. It does contain Vitamin E (from the tomatoes) but no other vitamins. Since my preferred taste in dressings is not oriented toward Catalina dressings it is hard for me to rate this one. I would like to hear from someone else’s experience with this and other Catalina dressings.

Taste Rating = 3 bottles

Overall Rating = 3

Style Category = Catalina

Fat Category = fat free

Calorie Category = low

Nutritional Category = low

Sodium Category = high

The calories in this dressing are a little higher than some (70) as is fat calories (45) but is in line with other “light” dressings. Carbs and sugars are in the med range at 6g and 5g respectively. serving size in order to be able to taste the dressing. The ingredient list is pretty much on par with the other but does include a few differences. In addition to the soy sauce and ginger it does contain vinegar from rice wine (distilled), sesame oil and orange juice concentrate.

This dressing is definitely a change-of-pace in a dressing. I don’t see it as being an “every day” type of dressing but only an occasional choice. Since it does have a “Chinese food” taste and since I only want that every now-and-then I wouldn’t want it too soon after eating Chinese food and if you don’t’ like that taste then you probably won’t like this dressing either. I found it to be a refreshing taste after some of the blander tasting dressings.

Taste Rating = 7 bottles

Overall Rating = 6 bottles

Style Category = Vinaigrette

Fat Category = med fat

Calorie Category = med calorie

Nutritional Category = none

Sodium Category = med

The main ingredient of this dressing, like the Honey Vinaigrette dressing I tried previously was water. Once again it is listed as “Purified Triple Filtered Water” (as if this makes a difference!). Next in the list is white vinegar, tomato paste, cellulose gel, natural flavor, natural spices, salt, garlic powder, onion powder, pickle relish, lemon juice, xanthan gum, propylene glycol, alginate, sodium benzoate, food color, sucralose. This is very similar to the Honey Vinaigrette except for the tomato paste and pickle relish (probably not too surprising).

This is another dressing that I won’t be in any hurry to use again because of the vinegary taste of this offering. I guess I have to keep trying to find a good low-calorie Thousand Island dressing.

Taste Rating = 2 bottles.

Overall Rating = 2 bottles

Style Category = 1000 Island

Fat Category = fat free

Calorie Category = no calorie

Nutritional Category = none

Sodium Category = med