Yesterday I promised a honey mustard dip that’s good for you, and today I deliver. I’ve become slightly addicted to Greek yogurt lately, and am discovering that it makes a great substitute for mayonnaise in a lot of recipes. This honey mustard dip is perfect for chicken wings, chicken tenders, or even fresh vegetable sticks, and you can eat it guilt free.I’ve started using the Livestrong MyPlate tracker to help me pay attention to exactly what’s going into my body. While I realize that we eat healthier than most people, I also know that there are a lot of areas that we can work on. For instance, I’m a snacker, and keep a lot of healthy snacks at my desk. But even though nuts and dried fruit are healthy, if I don’t keep track of how much I’m eating, I may find that I’ve had 2 cups of pecans by the end of the work day. That’s over 1000 calories!
I’m not obsessing over every calorie, but I am trying to make sure that I really am getting as many vitamins and nutrients as possible, and that my caloric intake averages to a healthy amount each week. Basically, it’s a test to see if my diet is really as balanced as I feel it is.
The good news for you, is that some recipes can now include nutrition information. I can’t do this for every recipe, it takes me 4-8 hours to complete a recipe post, and inputting each one into a recipe calculator would add another thirty minutes I just don’t have! But sometimes I do so to keep track for myself, and when that happens, of course I’m willing to share it with you!
For instance, this lovely dip has three simple ingredients: plain Greek yogurt, deli mustard and honey. The cup of dip is enough for at least eight people, so it’s about 1/8 cup for a serving. Here are the nutrition facts:
- Total Fat 0g
- Saturated Fat 0g
- Cholesterol 0mg
- Sodium 90.63mg
- Total Carbohydrate 7.25g
- Dietary Fiber 0g
- Sugars 6.88g
- Protein 1.88g
But let’s not forget that Greek yogurt is full of calcium, potassium, protein, zinc, and vitamins B6 and B12. It has double the protein of regular yogurt so helps you feel full longer (this means you can eat just a few chicken tenders to feel satisfied!)
Okay, I’ll share the recipe already. But one quick question. How many of you are interested in the nutritional information of the recipes I share? Is this something that’s helpful to include or could you care less? I’d love to hear from you!
Greek Yogurt Honey Mustard Recipe
Prep time: 5 minutes Cook time: 0 minutes Total time: 5 minutes Yield: 1 cup (8 servings)Ingredients
- 3/4 cup
Greek Yogurt - 1/4 cup
deli mustard - 3 TBS
honey
Cooking Directions
- Whisk ingredients together in a bowl until thoroughly mixed. Serve chilled.
Approximate cost/serving: We get our Greek yogurt and mustard at bulk stores like Sam’s Club or Costco. You can get honey there too but we prefer local honey. This cost About $1 to make. With eight servings it’s just 13 cents a serving! At a cost like that you’ll never want to buy premade dip again!
Vegetarian/Gluten Free: There is dairy, but no meat. Naturally gluten free.
I will be thrilled to see nutritional info on your recipes. If you’ve interested to make your own yogurt (I make it 1/2 gallon at a time 1-2 times/week for our family of 5), please let me know!
Of course you know I would love the see nutritional info, since I have asked before, so anytime you have it to share that is a wonderful plus!!!! :>)
hola me gusta tu healthy honey mustatrd dip recipe es mui deliciouso. Me puedes mandar a mi email. muchos gracias.:)
Of course most of us would want the nutritional information! Thank you!!
I’ve never been to this site before, but I love that you put the nutritional information. I’m going to try this recipe right away, and I’ll be back for more recipes!
Thanks so much Jenni!
This is great! I love Greek yogurt and am always looking for ways to get it in my diet instead of nasty things like mayo! Also having a 2.5 year old daughter this sauce seems great! Thanks for sharing!
OMG this sounds like heaven, cannot WAIT to try it