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♪ music ♪ [Meal Makeovers] Eating more vegetables is a great goal when you're trying to live a healthier lifestyle and having a healthy and delicious dip at the ready can make that goal a whole lot easier. When it comes to dips, however, the trick is finding a recipe that doesn't break the bank on calories. Hi, I'm Liz Weiss and for my dip makeover I ditch the sour cream and use low-fat Greek yogurt and fresh herbs instead. Here’s how you make it, super easy. We’re going to begin with a cup of Greek yogurt. Now this is plain yogurt. You can use low-fat yogurt. That's what I use in this recipe. And to that we're going to add a little bit of mayonnaise. This is just a quarter cup of mayonnaise. Now, getting back to that Greek yogurt, I like to use it instead of sour cream because it's got more calcium, it's got more protein. It's so easy to find at the market nowadays; it’s more wholesome. So, go with the Greek yogurt, go the light mayonnaise and this is 2 teaspoons of honey mustard. I always have honey mustard in my fridge. I use it for sandwiches all the time. You get a nice big pop of flavor from this and believe it or not we're almost done. Fresh herbs—fresh dill is a great ingredient in this dip. If you don't have dill you can use parsley, you can use mint, you can use basil. It’s one of those very flexible recipes. So I’m just going to chop up that dill. You want to add anywhere from 2 to 4 tablespoons. And I think it’s okay to taste as you go and adjust the amount of herbs that you add. All right. Let's go ahead and add those fresh herbs. And then you can stir this together. You can whisk; whatever you want to do. There's no rules when it comes to making your dip other than using nutritious ingredients. Look at these gorgeous vegetables. I always think about the rainbow when I'm serving vegetables. That way you're going to get a variety of colors, flavors, and also different nutrients. I love this recipe for when the kids get home from school. You can serve it when you're having friends over, if you're having a party. It's delicious. It's healthy, and it's not fat free. There's a little bit of fat in our dip, but fat's important when you're serving veggies because a little bit of fat actually helps your body to absorb many of the nutrients in those vegetables. Traditional dips made with sour cream and salty seasoning packets have double the calories compared to my dip filled with natural flavor from fresh herbs. Easy, delicious, and a rainbow of colors. What more could a veggie lover ask for. Mmm! So good! From Meal Makeovers, I'm Liz Weiss.