Ranch Salad Dressing is Killing my calories :-( Help!

I was really off to a great start this morning (sort of). I had a cup of tea for breakfast...really got too busy & didn't get a snack in before lunch.

I work downtown, so if I don't bring my lunch I walk & look for something to eat (mostly salads). So I go to a salad bar with lots of variety. Lettuce, tomatoes, cucumber, a little chow mien noodles & a little shredded cheddar cheese...

Here comes the thunder! I can't seem to stay away from the RANCH dressing (not fat free)!

So now I am eating this salad and at the same time, on here adding up my lunch. The ranch alone killed all the other great things on my plate. But I did eat some mixed fruit from the bar as well.

Here the thing. I really do not particularly like "other dressings" except for the oil & vinegar thing at restaurants...

Help! :-)

Hey....you know what i LOVE RANCH dressing also..i think its the best...so what i do is if im eating a salad i usually get a little cup or bowl and pour the ranch dressing in it and dip my fork into it and then into the salad , it is much better to do that because its not alot of ranch in your salad and your still getting the taste, it may sound weird only because i found it weird when i first heard it but once you try it, you will realize that it is good......but try it and let me know what you think...:-)

I too love ranch salad dressing..I really like Hidden Valley Light Ranch..it isn't as unhealthy as the regular and to me it tastes about just as good.  Granted it may not be part of the salad bar, something you might keep in mind for at home though.