Which dips are more fattening?

Page last modified on: October 21, 2009

Question from Cyn: How do you know which dips are the most fattening? For example, is spinach dip more fattening than hummus? What about guacamole?: Answers —Larissa Korde, M.D., M.P.H.: It's going to depend on the ingredients in the dip, so if you're eating at a restaurant you might not know that necessarily.; Diana Dyer, M.S., R.D.: I consider all dips to be a source of extra calories, simply because people tend to eat them unthinkingly. So, there's nothing wrong with eating a couple tablespoons, which is probably 100% fat, as long as you stop at that and don't eat the whole bowl — which is easy to do because it's so good.

On Tuesday, October 13, 2009, our Ask-the-Expert Online Conference was called Nutrition Through the Holidays. Diana Dyer, M.S., R.D. and Larissa Korde, M.D., M.P.H. answered your questions about what and how much to eat when holiday treats abound.

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Diana Dyer, M.S., R.D. is a registered dietitian in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and a two-time breast cancer survivor.

Larissa Korde, M.D., M.P.H. is an assistant professor in the Division of Medical Oncology at the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance of the University of Washington. She specializes in the care of breast cancer patients.