Hidden Valley Ranch dressing vs. other dressings as dips

[toddy44]

Hi everyone,
While doing my first low-carb shop today, I found Hidden Valley ranch dip (as suggested by Doug in the book as a dip for vegie snack trays).
I browsed the aisle for a while and the difference in price is amazing.  I checked the labels and eventually came out with two others that were half the price of the Hidden Valley ranch.  One was a PC brand (a grocery store brand here) and the other a Kraft 3 cheese ranch dressing. 

Nutrition facts below:

Per 1 Tbsp (15ml)

Calories 40
Fat 4.0g
Saturated 0.5g 0 trans
Cholesterol 5 mg
Sodium 210mg
Carbohydrates 1g
Fibre 0g
Sugars 1g
Protein 0.3g

Is this ok as a substitute ?    The PC brand one was the same - they appeared exactly the same as the Hidden Valley option.
Thoughts please?
Linda

[katary]

yuppers there are many dressings on the market that are lo-carb:) walden farms makes a nice carbfree ranch dressing:),but i am sure doug will approve your 1 carb per serving ranch..... so long as you're not drinking it!!!!!!!>>>>lol

[toddy44]

LOL Gary, I wasn't planning on doing that!
Great, hopefully I'm on the right track.
I couldn't find any Walden Farms stuff, I did look for the bbq sauce. 
I need to do further investigations here in Canada.
Linda

[Doug Varrieur]

Good choice Linda, make sure to post everything you find low carb in Canada on the board I set up for you guys- http://fattoskinny.net/index.php?topic=837.0

[toddy44]

Morning Doug,
Will do, will copy and paste if that's ok?
Linda