Choose a Healthier Dip for Your Crudités Platter
How to keep calories and sodium low
A cool, creamy dip can make crunching your way through a virtuous plate of sliced-up vegetables seem a lot less boring. But don’t let the dip you pick cancel out your healthy intentions.
We reviewed the nutritional information of more than 20 store-bought dips you might place at the center of your veggie platter and found that many of the typical ranch and French onion options have 60 to 100 calories or more in a measly 2-tablespoon serving.
Hidden Valley Thick & Creamy Dip, Classic Ranch (2 Tbsp.)
- Calories 100
- Fat 11 g
- Saturated fat 1.5 g
- Carbohydrates 2 g
- Calcium 9 mg
- Protein 0 g
- Sodium 270 mg
Esti Authentic Greek
Tzatziki (2 Tbsp.)
Tzatziki (2 Tbsp.)
- Calories 29
- Fat 2 g
- Saturated fat 2.5 g
- Carbohydrates 1 g
- Calcium 27 mg
- Protein 1 g
- Sodium 85 mg
Editor’s Note: This article also appeared in the June 2021 issue of Consumer Reports magazine.
