Calories and fat contents of dressings vary by brand, so make sure you read the nutrition label to know what you're buying. Due to consumers' interest in lightening up their diets, food companies have greatly improved the quality of lower-fat products. In mayonnaise-based pasta salads, you could also cut fat and add calcium by using plain yogurt in place of the mayonnaise. Or try a 50-50 mixture of yogurt and mayonnaise or salad dressing. A serving of this recipe also provides one-third of the recommended daily iron from the shrimp, pasta and beans, a full day's supply of vitamin C from the peppers, and 6 grams of fiber from the vegetables and garbanzo beans.
Pasta salads are a summer favorite.
And we won't need the recipe for that one, Dean.