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What are the best shop bought cooking sauces

Hello and welcome! The main (virtually only) cooking sauce I use is Loyd Grossman's NAS (no added sugar) Tomato and Basil Sauce. It is an ideal base for Spaghetti Bolognese. It is mild enough to use with chicken or you can spice it up with Big Tom tomato juice.
 
Looks like you’ve had confirmation that you have a diagnosis with T2 @Dwermer - did that come from your GP or nurse?

I wonder if browsing the Morrisons website before going to the store might allow you to investigate the relative carb-levels of different sauces in peace and quiet? I always find it a bit stressful poring over the tiny print on packaging when other shoppers just want to grab-and-go from the same shelf.

Most supermarket websites have nutritional information listed for their food products these days, which should allow you to compare and contrast different brands of the same flavours?

Another possibility is the spice pastes - with these you add your own extras to loosen them up (eg unsweetened tinned tomatoes, or coconut milk) so you are a bit more in control of what makes up the sauce?

FWIW I suspect it will be difficult to find a sweet and sour that will work well with T2D, by their nature those tend to need to have pretty high levels of sugars alongside the sharpness/sour
 
Personally I would worry far less about the sauce than the rice or pasta or potato you have with it. Having a sweet and sour sauce with chicken and lots of green veg is going to be less carbs than having a low sugar sauce with chicken and rice. Of course it helps to cut some of the carbs in the sauce as well but the bulk of the carbs will be coming from the beige/brown/white foods made from grains or root veg.
 
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