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Sauces/Condiments

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I am looking for sauces and condiments that I can use - if any.

Yesterday I used "Crucial Yoghurt and Mint Sauce" from B & M and it was delicious - it comes in at 6.4g Carbs per 100ml and it did not spike my bloods - I used two Tablespoons

I have also been looking at the Skinny Food Co. range, their Ketchup for example is only 7.4g carbs per 100ml.

What does everyone else use, or are they to be avoided?
 
Personally you should stick to the Crucial yogurt and mint sauce.The sauces from the skinny food company are shockingly full of additives and taste disgusting.
 
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Yesterday I used "Crucial Yoghurt and Mint Sauce" from B & M and it was delicious - it comes in at 6.4g Carbs per 100ml and it did not spike my bloods - I used two Tablespoons
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Two tablespoons is less than 1/3 of 100ml, if my maths is correct, so I wouldn't worry about it and keep using it.
 
Many sauces are incredibly simple to make.
A yoghurt and mint sauce can be made with Greek yoghurt and fresh mint. You can adapt this to include different flavours such as replacing the mint with chopped gherkins (and capers, if you like them) and a dribble of lemon juice for tartare sauce.
A vinaigrette salad dressing is just oil and vinegar to which you can add your own flavours such as mustard or herbs or spices (such as chilli).
If you make them yourself, you can control what goes in them so avoid the additives, things you don't like the taste of and, if you want it slightly sweet, you can add your sweetener of choice.

P.S. If you have fresh mint left over you can make mint tea or add it to your mushy peas.
 
Sometimes the amount of carbs per 100g sound alarming but when you consider the spoonful you might have it is not very much. Another forum I was on people would ask if it was OK to have tomato or brown sauce on their bacon or chip butty when it is the bread or roll which is more of an issue.
I agree with making your own.
Grape Tree do a huge selection of rubs and spices to make food more interesting. They are also good for nuts and seeds.
 
I absolutely love balsamic vinegar and I have that on my salads along with coleslaw.
I also really enjoy sour cream and chive dip on my broccoli.
 
I've used Nando's Quick Marinade on chicken a few times as grilled chicken on it's own can be a bit dull. Hot seemed to have the lowest sugar and salt and where the instructions say to use at least half a bottle you don't need anything like that much - a chicken breast or couple of thighs you can probably get 10+ servings which equates to fractions of a gram for carbs, sugar and salt. There are a few additives but mostly natural ones. However I will be experimenting with my own alternatives after the success of simply lemon and pepper with salmon as I'm confident of doing better.
I've got some Heinz no added salt or sugar ketchup but I'm not keen either on taste or the general idea of the sweeteners used so it's reserved for when needed in recipes.
 
These are all fantastic ideas - thank you.
 
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