Creamy Avocado Dressing & Weight Loss
Filed Under (Gluten Free, Salad, Tips, Veggies) by maida on 09-07-2011
The other night, I wanted a salad, but didn’t want it with any of the dressings I had in the fridge and I was too lazy to make a vinaigrette. Since Amanda loves avocados so much, I almost always have those around so I thought I could mash it into a yummy, creamy dressing. This was the best salad I have ever eaten in my life and since I’ve been trying to shed a few pounds and have been eating my weight in salads lately, I needed a new spin to keep it interesting.

1 small avocado (these are sometimes sold as “pee wee avocados“)
Juice of 1 lime
A few dashes of Tabasco sauce (optional, I use more like 1/4 tsp)
Salt to taste
In the bottom of a large bowl, mash the avocado with the other ingredients. Toss in salad fixin’s and enjoy!
In my salad pictured above, I had some romaine in there, some baby lettuce mix, carrots, snap peas, green onions, grape tomatoes and about 1/2 cup of black beans. Alongside, I had some leftover oven roasted broccoli. Together with the avocado dressing, the entire meal was about 400 calories. How do I know how many calories this was? Well, from my calorie tracking app, of course! And just because I’m trying to lose weight doesn’t mean I avoid fat and fatty things like avocados. In fact, I eat at least half an avocado every day.
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Have you guys used this? I’ve been using it for about the last 6 weeks and have lost about 6 pounds so far. I sort of fell off the wagon last week and am just now getting back to logging everything. For a free app, it’s really quite impressive. If you’re trying to keep track of what you’re eating for whatever reason (weight loss, weight gain, whatever), I highly recommend it.





























