Ranch Makeover: Fat Free Ranch Dip and Dressing

After the easy oven fries recipe post, I had a request for a creamy ranch dip and dressing to eat with them.  This is a little tip, it can hardly be classified as a recipe.  So listen up: Get a Hidden Valley Ranch seasoning packet and a 16 oz. container of fat free sour cream. Mix. Eat.

Yes, that's really it.  It will have the same consistency as sour cream so if you want to use it as a dressing thin it out with a little water.  All the ranch flavor, none of the ranch dressing fat and calories.  A tub of sour cream is about $1.00 and seasoning packet is about $1.27, so for a little over two dollars you have dressing, dip, topping for potatoes, and more.  This seasoning packet is also an absolutely wonderful addition to the oven fried chicken recipe, for a little twist.  Plus, for the halal eaters out there there is NO GELATIN unlike so many other refrigerated dips and dressings.  Just make sure your sour cream is kosher or halal and it's a win-win my friends!

Better Bitter Greens

Marketside Organic Spring Mix from WalMart

I am not a fan of bitter lettuces. At all. But I've been trying my best to eat them because they're really good for you.  After almost a week of traveling here and there for family things I landed back home, weary from the hectic days of travel. So I found some suitable leftovers, and made a plate of said greens. Then I added some sliced red onions, carrots and the magic ingredient that changed my view of these dark and bitter greens forever : parmesan cheese! Just a sliiiight sprinkle was enough to cut the bitterness in the greens, and my bitterness towards them. So much that I could (and did) eat two plates full on any given day.

Do any of you have the same problem adjusting to new, healthier foods? What are some foods that are acquired tastes for you, and how did you learn to love them?