A Dip that Won't Kill You

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Have you noticed how many calories a sour cream and onion dip has? We can fool ourselves into believing we are eating healthily by dipping veggies in these dips. Alas, they taste good but they are killing our waistlines.

Everyone loves vegetables when you start adding fat, salt, and sugar. And this is a good thing – but how much fat, salt, and sugar do you need to have a yummy snack?

This question has been answered by our first snack bag winner, Sarah! Sarah sent in a yogurt and dill dip that is truly tasty and has very little calories. The secret is a substitute of the fat filled sour cream that goes into regular dip – Greek Yogurt.

This is a great makeover because you are not only using a low calorie substitute for sour cream but you are adding vegetables to the dip! So you get twice the veggies out of your snack.

Greek yogurt has a thicker consistency than regular yogurt which makes it feel and taste more luxurious than regular yogurts. There is a zero fat version which Sarah uses for her recipe.

Dill-Yogurt Dip

Fat-Free Greek Yogurt (6 ounces or so)
One half cucumber
2 tsp. fresh dill
Red wine vinegar to taste (splash or two)
Salt and Pepper to taste
Mince cucumber and dill. Mix together with yogurt, vinegar, and salt and pepper. Serve with sliced carrots, broccoli, celery, sugar snap peas, etc.

The vinegar makes the yogurt sour (like sour cream) and the salt and pepper give it the saltiness that tastes great with raw vegetables.

Thanks for sharing, Sarah. Hope you enjoy the snack bag!

Please share YOUR favorite death-free dip!

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9 Comments:

YES! I used to get Cedar's Spinach dip and add my own (unmarinated) chopped artichoke hearts, but I have since switched to Tzatziki (Greek Yogurt Cucumber Dip). Less calories and great with Black Olives, sliced cucumber, baked tostidos, etc.

Katherine on November 2, 2009

love dips. My son, not so much. I should try this recipe and see what he thinks.

damaris on November 2, 2009

My 5 yo only liked the cucumber. With most kids I would just stir in some jam - it depends on whether they like sour.

Snack Snoop Lisa on November 2, 2009

Great idea! I love subbing greek yogurt into things :)

stephchows on November 2, 2009

This sounds delish! We drip our own yogurt - use a rubber band to secure some cheese cloth to a bowl, put the yogurt on top and let it sit over night. It's a bit cheaper. I use it as a mayonaise substitute in sandwiches.

Deb on December 13, 2009

In defense of sour cream (not going to be popular) it is filling, and eating sour cream can often be a replacement for eating other (worse) things.

James on May 13, 2010

For a great easy dip I mix a tablespoon of Krema (natural, unsalted) peanut butter and a splash of San-J Szechuan sauce. It's especially great on baby carrots and celery hearts.

chakrateeze on May 28, 2010