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In a perfect world, we’d have all the time to make our favorite foods from scratch.

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Take salad dressings, for example.

Buying them from the grocery store is easier, but premadebottled salad dressingsoften pack in many unwanted ingredients.

Consuming too much of this fat can lead tohigh levels of “bad” LDL cholesterol and cardiovascular disease.

Ken’s Steakhouse Country French with Orange Blossom Honey

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To help, we’ve compiled a list of the very unhealthiest salad dressings on grocery shelves.

Adding just one more tablespoon will bring you up to 23% of the AHA’s daily cap.

And for better-for-you options, check out the11 Healthiest Salad Dressings To Buy.

bottle of kraft blue cheese dressing

Walmart

TakeKen’s Creamy Caesar, for example.

With 3 grams of saturated fat per serving, it’s higher for those looking to watch their intake.

bottle of kraft buttermilk ranch

Kraft

hidden valley ranch

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ken’s chunky blue cheese dressing

Courtesy of Walmart

bottle of Marzetti blue cheese dressing

Marzetti

ken’s buttermilk ranch dressing

Ken’s Foods

ken’s creamy caesar

Ken’s

Marie’s Chunky Blue Cheese Dressing + Dip

Marie’s

bottles of marie’s caesar dressing

Marie’s