Condiments
Thread in 'General Dieting' Forum started by Jeans, Jan 29th, 2014 at 18:03 PM.
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Jan 29th, 2014, 18:03 PM
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Condiments
You really have to watch how many calories are added to a meal just by the condiments alone. Ketchup, barbecue sauce, mayonnaise, salad dressing. Whew!
I have to stop thinking of all these as free add-ons to the meal and start tracking these better.
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Jan 29th, 2014, 22:11 PM
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I think this is how they sneak extra things in and most people never pay attention to them. I use all of them sparingly now. For a long time I never used any and I which I could get back into that mode sometimes.
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Jan 30th, 2014, 02:15 AM
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Oh, yeah, I totally agree! I try to take it easy on the condiments. I have never used many condiments to begin with, but I still should have been watching better.
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Jan 31st, 2014, 09:46 AM
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I rarely have any condiments, I'll occasionally have ketchup or sweet chilli sauce. It's definitely the way to sneak up your calories without realising! I'm not a big salad dressing fan at all, but it's the worst for it! If I fancy something on a salad, I'll drizzle over olive oil and balsamic vinegar!
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Jan 31st, 2014, 13:22 PM
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I totally agree! I was just explaining this to my daughter the other day. She has been eating really healthy except for all the ketchup she eats. I told her to look at the calories. She was shocked! She doesn't like mustard though.
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Jan 31st, 2014, 15:35 PM
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The amount of sugar in ketchup's shocking too!
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Jan 31st, 2014, 15:55 PM
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It is! And here, they put high fructose corn syrup in everything which is even worse than sugar.
I just checked my bottle in the fridge. One tablespoon of ketchup is 20 calories. That doesn't seem bad, but I know I use a lot more than that. I could easily add 80 calories to my food just by dipping my chips in ketchup. It adds up fast!
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Feb 3rd, 2014, 10:47 AM
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Yes things like mayo can be so high in fat. But then the condiments low in fat can be high in sugar and salt to substitute! I don't really eat many condiments these days.
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Oct 29th, 2014, 14:31 PM
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Do you think there should be way of measuring how much sauce you are using per meal and how many calories it is adding up to?
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