So earlier this week my wife sent me to Ralphs Grocery Store on Verdugo to pick up some coleslaw. She had planned a great meal of shredded BBQ Chicken Sandwiches and that of course calls for some tasty Coleslaw. Well, wouldn’t you know it I got to the Deli Counter and low and behold they were all out of coleslaw! Whats a intrepid husband to do?
Make my own Coleslaw of course? So I did. Sorta .
You see I went over to the produce section and I was looking at the carrots, cabbage etc when I noticed that Dole was selling Coleslaw Mix in a bag. Yup, thats right. Coleslaw in a bag! In fact they were selling to different types. So I did want any other coleslaw hunting husband would do, i bought both! Crazy? Perhaps but thats how the Dads roll in Glendale!
Coleslaw Wars Creamy Dressing
The first one was the more expensive. It was about $4.50 for the complete mix. It included a large bag of shredded cabbage, carrots and other coleslaw veggie stuff, and it came with a pouch of coleslaw dressing. When I took it home it was pretty easy to assemble. I just emptied the bag of cabbage and veggies into a bowl, tore open the dressing and mixed it together. It took me less then 5 minutes to have it ready and in the fridge chiling (cuz I do like my Cole Slaw chilly).
Dole Coleslaw Wars
The second choice was cheaper. Or was it? So this second bag only had the shredded cabbage, carrots and other “raw materials.” There was only raw veggie type stuff and no pouch of dressing. However there was a recipe on the back of the bag and I decided that I was going to try to make it! So I did!!!
Coleslaw Making Prep
The truth is that I was going to include the recipe here for everyone to try but I forgot and I threw away the bag! Oops! However I can remember most of what was in it (but not the proportions).
It had:
- Sour Cream
- Sugar
- Lemon Juice
- Mustard Stuff
- Celery Stuff
- Salt and Pepper to taste.
While I have to admit that $4.5o seems a lot to me to get shredded cabbage and carrots with some dressing I would be remiss if I didn’t mention that we had enough of both items left over to mix together and thats when everyone fell in love with the coleslaw. Which one is better is hard to say but it was definitly fun to try out both recipes and have a taste test!Cole Slaw Nutrition Benefits
- A Naturally Fat Free Food
- A Naturally Cholesterol Free Food
- A Naturally Very Low Sodium Food
- While many factors affect heart disease, diets low in saturated fat and cholesterol may reduce the risk of this disease
- Development of cancer depends on many factors. A diet low in total fat may reduce the risk of some cancers
- Diets low in sodium may reduce the risk of high blood pressure, a disease associated with many factors
- Excellent Source of Vitamin A
- Excellent Source of Vitamin C
- Excellent Source of Vitamin K