Not only is this dressing organic, it also contains absolutely no additives or preservatives. The ingredient list is only six items long, all of which are healthy and recognizable. Pair Tessamae’s dressing with a protein-packed salad for a complete meal. Also, explore this list of delicious diabetic salad recipes.
Nutrition Facts
1 tablespoon: 90 calories, 11g fat (1g saturated fat), 0g carbohydrate, 55g sodium.
Bragg vinaigrette is a salad dressing—but it’s also an awesome marinade for meat and veggies. Coconut aminos provide that satisfying salty flavor with a measly 35 grams of sodium per serving. Honey adds a touch of sweetness without any added refined sugar, while keeping the total carb count down to only 4 grams.
Nutrition Facts
2 tablespoons: 90 calories, 9g fat (1.5g saturated fat), 4g carbohydrate, 35g sodium.
Organic Girl makes a delicious creamy diabetic-friendly dressing that you won’t even realize is a vinaigrette, due in part to the avocado it contains. This product also uses agave nectar, a low glycemic index alternative to sugar that still delivers on flavor.
Nutrition Facts
2 tablespoons: 120 calories, 13g fat (1.5g saturated fat), 2g carbohydrate, 80g sodium.
This sugar-free balsamic dressing is super low in calories, fat and carbs. The natural sweetness of this dressing comes from an artificial sweetener, sucralose. While artificial sweeteners aren’t a great choice for some as they may cause stomach upset, they can be helpful to those with diabetes.
Nutrition Facts
2 tablespoons: 10 calories, 0g fat (0g saturated fat), 1g carbohydrate, 90g sodium.
Take a break from your go-to vinaigrette with this ginger carrot dressing from Wafu. It can even be used as a dipping sauce for dumplings or spring rolls. This diabetic-friendly does contain sugar, but the amount is so small that each serving only provides 3 grams of carbohydrates, affecting your blood sugars the same as most other dressings on this list.
Nutrition Facts
2 tablespoons: 70 calories, 7g fat (0.5g saturated fat), 3g carbohydrate, 170g sodium.
Brianna’s Champagne Caper Vinaigrette packs a lot of punch into a lower sodium package. This is partly due to the capers it contains—the flower buds of the caper bush that provide delicious savory flavor. You can even buy capers at the store to make a healthy homemade salad dressing, too.
Nutrition Facts
2 tablespoons: 120 calories, 10g fat (0.5g saturated fat), 6g carbohydrate, 140g sodium.
This dressing combines healthy fats from avocado, hemp seed oil and grapeseed oil to achieve a creamy texture with hardly any saturated fat. Pair a salad topped with this vinaigrette with any of these diabetic-friendly Mexican recipes.
Nutrition Facts
1 tablespoon: 50 calories, 5g fat (0.5g saturated fat), 3g carbohydrate, 30g sodium.