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Fat-Free Ranch Grainy, Bland

Rick Bonino Food Editor

One thing a real cowpoke can do is spot one of them citified phonies a mile away.

Best Foods’ new fat-free ranch dressing, which we served to the wranglers on The SpokesmanReview’s reader food panel, had a mealy texture and an unpleasant, artificial taste. Near as we can tell, it must have come from a dude ranch.

Best Foods Fat Free Ranch Dressing

Price: $1.39 for 8 ounces.

Nutrition: 45 calories (no fat); 380 milligrams sodium in 2 tablespoons.

Taste: **

Value: ***

Comments: “Grainy … thick and too vinegary … tastes like a powdered mix.” - Meagan Coffey

“Bland, with an afterbite - would drive all the cowboys off the ranch!” - Jim McGinty

, DataTimes MEMO: Products sampled by The Spokesman-Review’s reader food panel are prepared according to package directions. Panelists are not aware of a product’s brand name or price until after they have tasted it. Products are rated from one to five stars for taste and for value, based on quality compared to price.

Products sampled by The Spokesman-Review’s reader food panel are prepared according to package directions. Panelists are not aware of a product’s brand name or price until after they have tasted it. Products are rated from one to five stars for taste and for value, based on quality compared to price.