Didnt have buttermilk, used whole milk instead, worked great, with Kraft real mayo. Thankyou.

I can never find this in stock at my grocery store. Was happy to find it on Amazon.
It was packaged so weird, but hey...I'll take it.

After you try this...you will never go back to Hidden Valley Ranch in the bottle at the grocery store.
In fact...I am so confident in saying that...I am willing to bet the pink slip to your car on it. (ha)

I give up. We all know this stuff isn't healthy. It's empty calories and additives and all the things that I told myself that I'd never feed my kids, but darn it tastes good.

I spent years trying to make healthy versions of ranch dressing after I had my first kid. My husband complained, but my darling daughter ate them happily.... Then the school birthday parties started and she discovered "real ranch." Quickly she joined her father's bandwagon, but I was able to convince her that the healthy option was tasty and so good for her. She sweetly continued eating my nutritional-yeast-and-cashew-based substitutes (I know, I know).

The second kid, however, tipped the scales too far. His first words were, "mama," "no," and "why does your ranch taste funny?" I was done.

I admit it!!!! Hidden Valley Ranch is the gold standard. It's smooth and creamy and just the right level of herbs and garlic to make everything taste delicious. We can cut corners on junk food in other areas, but I have to admit defeat on this one. In fact, if you look at the ingredient list, it's not too bad - they are recognizable and pronounceable. MSG gets a bad rap IMHO, so I'm fine with it - it natural develops when you add salt to tomatoes; it's not some evil lab creation.

A small "bad" for the greater good of getting my kids to eat more veggies is OK in my book. A ratio of 1tbsp of ranch per baby carrot is fine, right? ... Right?... Um, right?

Fun tip:
Ranch is a great white base for creative sauces. My kids didn't like beetroot, but a little ranch, and you've got a Barbie-pink veggie! We all have or know that kid who reacts to veggies like a vampire does to garlic. If ranch helps, go for it. Whatever it takes, parents - you've got this!!

Thank you for taking the time to read my review - I hope it helped you! Good luck on your veggie quest!

This was soooo good!!