It's summer and you're trying to slim down and eat healthy. Are fat free salad dressings the way to go? Probably not.
Some nutrients in salad ingredients need fat. These nutrients are fat-soluable and need fat to break down properly in your body. This includes lycopene and beta-carotene. If you use a fat free salad dressing, then the nutrients can't get where they need to go.
What about low-fat dressings? They just don't do the job. Fat based dressings substantially increased the absorption of healthy carotenoids.
[color:"green"]These are more good reasons why healthy extra-virgin olive oil should be part of your diet.[/color]
