Are you lacking in calcium? Try using yogurt. One cup supplies 30% of your daily needs. I put it in everything, such as pasta salads, mashed potatoes, smoothies, dressings, whipping topping, ice cream & so on. When making the sauce for mixing into your potato, pasta, tossed, fruit or coleslaw salads, don't use mayonnaise(60% fat) or whipped topping (empty calories)as the base, use yogurt.
Here are two delicious basic recipes to bind these salads together reducing fat & adding nutrition. I’m not cheap, just eliminating calories. Plus yogurt is on sale often & healthy for you. I like the 32 ounce containers of vanilla or plain (if you want to cut sugar).
Pasta Yogurt Dressing
1/2 cup plain or vanilla yogurt
1/4 cup mayo or salad dressing
1/4 sour cream
2 T sugar & 2 T milk
2 T vinegar (red wine,plain or apple cider)
1 t salt & pepper to taste
Optional seasonings: onion, garlic, etc
Blend with wire whisk & fold into any pasta.
Potato Salad Yogurt Dressing
Same as above replace vinegar w/pickle juice
Add 2 T each mustard & relish
Delete sugar.
<Fruit Salad Yogurt Dressing
1/2 Cup Yogurt vanilla, strawbry or lemon
1/3 Cup whipped topping
2 T Sour cream
2 T Milk or fruit juice
Opt. 1/2 Cottage cheese
Whip with a wire whisk & fold into fruit.
Or just eat it straight. You don't like it. Neither did I, if you freeze the individual servings, the brain is tricked into thinking it's ice cream. You'll save money not buying the sugary treat & eat better. Boost your calcium & feed your bones by having eight ounces daily. 1/2 cup yogurt, fresh fruit & 3/4 granola makes a delicious breakfast treat.
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