[ryan-richt]

Also watch out for "sugar by another name" ... pineapple puree, white grape juice/concentrate, apple juice/concentrate are very common commercial dressing ingredients to load up on sugar.

Sure always ask for the vinaigrette eating out, but at home make your own salad dressing:

* get a mixing bowl big enough to toss salad in, and a whisk * add 1T dijon mustard, 1T not-balsamic vinegar (balsamic is high sugar! I like sherry or beer vinegar), salt & pepper * drizzle in 1T olive oil while rapidly whisking. * Add 3 oz or more salad, toss, done for 2 servings

[Scoundreller]

I just use old dijon bottles with a bit left in it to get the rest out and shake the heck out of it but I go through a lot of mustard.

The lengths I’ve seen brands go To avoid having sugar as their 1st or 2nd ingredient…

after that you have invert sugar, corn syrup, molasses, brown rice syrup etc. as following ingredients…

[sgerenser]

A few years ago organic/natural products were marketed as containing "Evaporated Cane Juice" (aka Cane Sugar) but my understanding is the FDA put an end to that one.

[reubenswartz]

Making your own salad dressing is really easy and let's you have a salad you really like in a couple of minutes.

My recipe is basically what you have here, although I usually mix some balsamic and other vinegars, and add a bit lemon juice.

I went from feeling sorry for people who were "forced" to eat salads to craving them. (Side benefit of not having the afternoon urge to sleep.)