It is all going to depend on what the rest of the dressing is made of. Is
this *just* red wine vinegar or an actual salad dressing with other things
mixed in..? If you're still losing fairly steadily, and still eating it
every day, I would tend to think no matter what is in it, it's something you
can eat just fine. We do not all *have* to count every single little carb
that comes along. Some do for various reasons, but for others, we don't feel
it's necessary once you've learned a little about carbs and the major things
to avoid.

Teeb

Richard wrote:
I've been using for two days now the Red Wine Vinegar dressing at my
work cafeteria. It seems tangy like vinegar, but I can't tell if it has
any carb/sugar content. The workers don't know what's in it, it comes in
a carafe that they fill from an even biger carafe ;-)   The Carb
Counter at atkins.com suggests none, but I wonder if anyone has real
world experience with many of the brands out there?
Thanks!
Richard

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I bought a bottle of red wine vinegar just the other day and it has zero
everything. No carbs, calories, fat, sodium or protein.
And as it was posted earlier, mixing it with oil, etc. will change all
that.
Surely there is a label for it somewhere, unless it was "home made"? 
Best of Luck; Marty

Many commercial salad dressings do contain sugar.  As a matter of pure
speculation, a salad dressing formulated for bulk sales to cafeterias
may be even more likely to contain sugar, as it is a cheap ingredient
that adds a flavor - sweetness - that many people find palatable.

That said, I kind of agree with Teeb's post that it is not worth
worrying about too much as long as you feel the way of eating is
working for you.  You are not drinking a glass of the stuff every day
- a tablespoon on your salad is not likely to add more than a gram or
two of carbs to your day.

If it does worry you, though, does the cafeteria have a bottle of oil
and a bottle of vinegar that you can shake over your salad instead?
That is what I do at my office cafeteria.  :-)

carla

"RT" <newsgroupsCARBS@newdiversions.com> wrote in news:40478190$0$77711
$c3e8da3@news.astraweb.com:

I agree with what Teeb said--don't worry too much about it. But since it's
likely a product from a corporate foodservice vendor, it is likely to
contain sugar, and maybe quite a lot of it.

Here's my oil & vinegar dressing recipe that I sometimes take with me when
I eat out. Maybe you could make up a carafe (I use the ones available in
the grocery store intended for mix-it-yourself Good Seasons dressing).

- Fill with red wine vinegar to V line
- Fill with extra virgin olive oil to O line.
- (Ignore W line for water.)
- Add 1 or 2 crushed raw garlic cloves.
- Add dried spices of your choice. Make sure they don't contain sugar. I
like Penzey's Parisienne Bonee Herbes, which has dill, chives, and several
other green bits. <g> Sometimes I also add dried oregano, crushed black
peppercorns, and/or salt. A carafe of this will last me about 7-9 days of
eating salad twice a day. No need to refrigerate it.

People who come over for dinner often prefer it to commercial bottled
dressings that we also offer them.

Cate