Salad Dressings: 3 Dressings That Are Actually Healthy

In most cases, you should avoid store-bought salad dressings.

Simply put, the salad dressings you find on grocery store shelves are almost always loaded with fatty and unhealthy ingredients:

Denatured and trans fats

Most store-bought salad dressings are made from cheap, denatured and highly processed fats, says Yulia Arkhipova .

If you see vegetable oil, canola oil, or soybean oil on the ingredient list, stay away! These low-quality fats can wreak havoc on your health and your waistline.

Additional sugar

Store-bought salad dressings are notorious for adding sugar, including the worst form of sugar, artificial high fructose corn syrup.

Artificial ingredients, colors, preservatives and sweeteners

These artificial, unnatural ingredients are found in almost every dressing, especially "light" or "low calorie" dressings.

These ingredients, often promoted as healthy or a good choice for those looking to lose weight, will not get you any closer to your fat loss goals and may actually have negative effects on your health.

Instead, try these 3 homemade, natural and delicious fat burning salad dressing recipes for a flat belly.

Sweet and Creamy Avocado Maple Dressing

Ingredients

1 avocado
cups organic greek yogurt
1 tbsp. spoon of maple syrup
1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
Juice of 1 lime
Salt and pepper (to taste)

Preparation

Combine all ingredients in a food processor or blender and process until creamy.

Delicious dressing made from green onions and cilantro

Ingredients

cups white wine vinegar
cups fresh lime juice
1 cup extra virgin olive oil
teaspoon of mustard
1 cup chopped green onions
cups of cilantro
Salt and pepper (to taste)

Preparation

Combine all ingredients in a bowl and stir until smooth.

Fresh and light raspberry dressing

Ingredients:
cups of apple cider vinegar
1 tsp sea salt
2 tbsp honey
3 tbsp water
cups of raspberries
cups extra virgin olive oil

Preparation

Combine all ingredients in a blender on low speed until smooth.

By swapping out what's in your fridge for these easy, quick, and healthy salad dressings, you won't sabotage your healthy eating efforts.

Enjoy and lose weight!

Earlier we wrote about what you need to drink in the morning to keep your skin clear.