I’ve probably told this story on
here before, but I’m sure it’s new for someone, so I’ll tell it again. When I
was little, my mom used to clean house and do laundry for an older lady in our
town. Sometimes I went along with her when she cleaned, and I loved those
visits. While she worked, I had the privilege of watching The Price is Right
– and sometimes the lady would even invite us to stay for lunch. She caught on
that I didn’t love eating vegetables, so she started serving mine with proper buttermilk
ranch dressing. I had a few beans with my dressing.
Then
she started sending us home with a glass jar full of my very own dressing. I
poured it over my veggies like milk over cereal. It was amazing and probably
the only reason I ever ate vegetables in my childhood.
Unfortunately
I cannot continue to drink buttermilk ranch by the gallon and simultaneously pursue
my health goals, so I have to look for alternative options. I look for the
flavor without all the calories and fat grams.
This
week I had some snacks of fresh veggies, but I struggle (still!) to eat them
without some sort of extra flavor. I had a bottle of SkinnyGirl ranch dressing,
and while I find the taste and texture the be okay, neither are my
absolute favorite. So I hunted on Dashing Dish and found
a recipe for a homemade ranch dip that is high in protein and low in the bad-for-you
stuff!
The
exact recipe on her site is a member recipe, so I won’t share it here, but it
uses cottage cheese and the traditional ranch spices. It couldn’t
possibly be easier to make – everything gets tossed in a blender cup and mixed
until it’s a thick dip consistency. (You
could probably add some almond milk to make it a little thinner if you want more
of a dressing consistency.)
Ryan
was super skeptical about this one and when he took his first bite, he said he
didn’t think it was very flavorful. But he kept eating it and said after a few
bites he really liked it.
For
me, this is worth it because it’s healthier, it’s loaded with protein, and I
almost always have all the ingredients on hand, so I can easily make it!
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