Be Careful Where You Dip

You are at a barbecue or party munching on celery sticks in order to avoid the temptation of the chips setting next to the vegetable tray. There is just no way to get around the fact that a life full of celery sticks is boring so to add a little flavor you dip your celery into the bowl of vegetable dip. After all, it is a vegetable dip, how bad can it be? Unfortunately not all dips are created equal. 

A good rule of thumb is a serving of dip is 2 tablspoons possibly adding 170 calories and 18 grams of fat. For that amount of calories and fat you could have eaten 2ozs. cocktail sausages; not that I am suggesting you eat cocktail sausages rather than celery.

What I strongly recommend is to check how many calories and fat grams there are in a serving. Look for dips with ingredients like fat-free sour cream, yogurt, or salsa, even better create your own dips. 

Category: Label Language, Nutrition