Salad dressing, caesar, fat-free

Fun Facts

1. Eyeball any salad-dressing label, and oil is one of the top ingredients. Unfortunately, the bulk of oils used in non organic salad dressings today come from genetically engineered soy or canola, crops that have never been tested for their impact on human health. These crops are grown using massive amounts of pesticides, which can wind up inside of the food, too.
2. Trans fats are dangerous industrialized fats that your taste buds love but your body hates, thanks to the ingredient’s tendency to promote heart disease. Used to help extend a product’s shelf life, trans fats are required to be labeled, but there’s a loophole, and food manufacturers are capitalizing on it.
3. Monosodium glutamate, or MSG, is an amino acid that helps intensify the flavor of foods. By adding it to things like soups and salad dressings, companies are able to reduce the amount of real ingredients in their foods, according to the Center for Science in the Public Interest. The problem is, animal studies link the food additive to nerve-cell damage in the brain, and many humans report MSG-induced migraines.