   salad
  is oil and vinegar salad dressing good for you, or better than regualr salad dressing.someone settle this, im having a shouting fight with someone over it, and things are going to get ugly 
  Well, it has oil in it. Regular salad dressing has oil in it. So it''s a tie there.The thing with oil-and-vinegar, tho, is that you can choose exactly what the oil is. A nice olive oil is a heck of a lot better for you than partially hydrogenated soybean oil, and tastes better too.If you want to make a salad healthy, load it up with veggies other than lettuce. Tomatoes, carrots, sprouts, cucumbers, baby corn, jicama, celery, red onion... the list goes on and on. If the flavor comes from the veggies rather than the dressing, the salad will be that much better for you.   "Sneftel is correct, if rather vulgar." --Flarelocke ;  I don''t eat salad.  "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." -- Benjamin Franklin ;  Why do people, espcially chefs, put so much olive oil on everything?  On Food network, all of them smother most of the foods with a last second olive oil shower.Maybe its just me, but it does not have any taste, and is just oil. ;  Good olive oil has flavor. I like it. Crappy olive tastes like vegetable oil to me. You need a good extra virgin olive oil to get a good flavor. Of course, sometimes you don''t want the olive oil to overpower a dish, so you might use only virgin oil.Oh, and sesame oil rocks! ;quote:Original post by Taulin  Why do people, espcially chefs, put so much olive oil on everything?  On Food network, all of them smother most of the foods with a last second olive oil shower.For one thing, olive oil is one of the healthiest oils, but like anything else, too much of it is not a good nor healthy thing.  Why is there so much needless fat in fast food?  Why do they add salt to milkshakes at fast food places?  Why do they add chemicals to processed foods when they have nothing to do with preservation?  There are SO many questions!quote:is oil and vinegar salad dressing good for you, or better than regualr salad dressingIt all depends on how much you put on.  Generally, it should be healthier as far as external ingredients go, because you know exactly what is going into your dressing (for the most part) and you aren''t adding additives.  This of course is talking about an olive or canola oil, not coconut or palm oil.   ;  Just the good ol'' ranch stuff is good enough for me. ;quote:Original post by Taulin  Maybe its just me, but it does not have any taste, and is just oil.   Then you have not had good olive oil.Go to the store. Get a loaf of french bread, a bottle of the least expensive olive oil they have, and a bottle of the most expensive olive oil they have. Go home. Eat a slice of the bread with a bit of salt and a light dip in one olive oil, then the other. I GUARANTEE you will be able to tell the difference.   "Sneftel is correct, if rather vulgar." --Flarelocke ;  Better yet, make your own focaccia (with *good* olive oil)!  That's truly the best smell - olive oil over baking bread.   [edited by - Fuzztrek on February 11, 2004 9:46:25 PM];  What''s up with people putting disgusting shit like craisins and oranges in salad?   ___________________________________________________________Click this intense image to go to my site!  (Updated Feb 10, 2004) 