Ranch Veggie Dip

Crudités [kroo-di-tey]: an appetizer consisting of a variety of raw vegetables, usually cut into strips or bite-size pieces, and served with a dip.

This is my favorite dip to serve with vegetables cut into strips or bite-size pieces.  Everyone has had Ranch dip of some kind.  At least, I would think everyone had.  It is hard to avoid.  A perennial party favorite to pair with chips or vegetables, Ranch dip has been around for a long while.  I doubt many of you have had it lightened up the way my mom and I do it.  There are only 2 ingredients, and the serving size is huge for a small number of calories.  In fact, if you are watching your weight (hint, hint), you can eat a whopping quarter cup of the dip with a whole plateful of veggies for 1 measly point!!!  What?!  That is amazing!  We always used Dannon plain, non-fat yogurt in the past, but with the availability of Greek style yogurts on the market now, we use Greek style because it is thicker.  It is still very important to get Plain yogurt that has 0% fat content.  Otherwise, it is not going to be quite so healthy.

Ranch Veggie Dip

16 oz Greek style fat-free, plain yogurt - I used Fage (or Dannon plain, nonfat yogurt)
1oz packet Hidden Valley Ranch dip mix

1.  Mix dip packet into yogurt.
2.  Refrigerate.
3.  Serve with a variety of cut-up vegetables.