Salad Dressing Taste Off

Sheila Rodriguez, CHES, Del Sol LifeCare Center in Texas had a "Salad Dressing Taste-Off" recently. She purchased about 10 commercial low-fat and nonfat salad dressings.

The contents were poured into numbered anonymous containers. Throughout the day, a huge bowl of mixed salad greens was available along with containers of raw vegetables. Everything was kept properly chilled. Ballots were available where individuals could rank their first, second, and third choices. Sheila then tallied the ballots at the end of the day and made a poster announcing the winners. It was displayed, along with the empty bottles, so people could see the labels. Sheila also had handouts with healthy homemade salad dressing recipes and ideas for healthy salads.