Thursday, March 1, 2012

THEMATIC Thursdays: Not a Sweet Dream--Salad Dressings Full of Sugar

The amount of sugar in prepared sauces used on American tables is astounding.

A great example is a mid-to-high-priced mainstream salad dressing line, Ken's Steak House. To Ken's credit, the company puts its ingredient labels online. I came across a dressing sale at Safeway, and found sugar 'above-the-line' of  "2% or less" in a number of their products, e.g. Caesar Lite Dressing. And, corn syrup in a couple of them, too! Ditto Buttermilk Ranch  A few had sugar 'below-the-line'...still, why?

This goes for mayonnaise and pasta sauces, as well. Read labels...

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