Critique my salad dressing

Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
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In May and June I live on salad–I grow about 30 heads of various lettuces on my terrace (I’m one of the largest agri-businesses in NYC, I think, at least for those two months) and I try to put a heathy, low cal dressing on it. I’m pretty happy with my standard recipe, but I wonder if there are some items that I think are harmless but are loaded with calories. Here’s the dressing recipe:

healthy dollop of no-fat yogurt, mixed with
balsamic vinegar,
chopped scallion (or red onion)
minced garlic clove
low-fat parmesan cheese (rounded teaspoon)
two microwaved egg whites (sometimes a yolk slips in while I’m separating, but obviously I realize that and count it as an occasional treat)

Usually, I include some caloric treat (strips of anchovy, or croutons)–what I’m trying to figure is what’s the caloric cost of these little treats, or the occasional egg yolk, or the parmesan. I try to tell myself that I can eat all I want of this salad and I do, but since I never bothered to find out what the deal with my somewhat pathetic treats is, maybe I’d be better off stuffing myself with a cheeseburger and fries.

What’s the verdict? Eat all I want, eat only a normal sized portion, or eat a cheeseburger?

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Eat all you want, unless you want too much. :stuck_out_tongue:

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Dried anchovy, ground up fine, will add some fishy goodness without many calories. It’s about 220 calories per 100 g, so a fish or two will only add maybe 10 cal.

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Um, why are you asking strangers on the internet? The labels with the nutrition facts are in your kitchen. Here’s the USDA’s nutrition information database if you want additional information.

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I figure they might have useful links for me.

Thanks.