Like, seriously. I am a condiment queen. If you were to ask Mike what my favorite food would be he would say either ketchup or peanut butter.
(If you notice- The ketchup is in the middle of my plate. The picture is all about the ketchup. I snapped this pic unconsciously and had to laugh went I scrolled through my pictures because that juicy burger with smoked bacon was not the focal point.)
To me condiments are super tasty. I can find anything to dip into salsa, jelly, ketchup, duck sauce... you name it. However, condiments and my mid-section do not really get along and so I had to get creative. I learned over the years that a little can go a long way- Specifically when it came to peanut butter and duck sauce. Or you can just figure out your own concoction....
Right now I am completely crushing on:
-Sweet and Spicy Peach Salsa from my beloved Trader Joe's.
*Healthy hint- I count out my tortilla chips! If I didn't, the chip bag and salsa jar would be licked clean. Or I buy the baked tortilla chips and eat maybe a serving and a half ;) Truthfully, I think I really just like the "dipping" motion.
-Barney Almond Butter (Barney Butter website), Sunflower Seed Butter (Whole Foods) and White Chocolate Peanut Butter from Peanut Butter and Company (Acme). I can eat peanut butter off a spoon, no problem.
*Healthy hint- I made a "Stay Buff Dip" recipe for my ebook that has almond milk, peanut butter, honey, spices and natural canned pumpkin in it to cut down on the cals a little. Now I can forever dip my banana chips (unsweetened) or carrot sticks in it and still get my peanut butter fill. Mmmm, that dip is so fluffy and scrumptious.
-Creamy Swiss Laughing Cow Cheese Wedges. This is not really a condiment, but the fact that I can find anything and everything to dip it in or smear on kind of makes it fall into that category.
*Healthy hint- Sometimes I smear the creamy cheese onto fruit/veg like pears, mangos or cucumbers. Better for my ticker than slathered on bread all the time.
- Duck sauce. Is that the same sauce they give you at Chinese Restaurants to dip the crunchy noodles in? If it isn't, they kind of taste the same to me and I love it so much I think I could drink it. But... I try not to eat it often because of that very reason.
*Healthy hint- I found that if I mixed soy sauce, honey and concentrated orange juice together, it makes a thinner, but sweet dipping sauce that quenches my taste for that other orangey goodness.
-Mayonnaise. I used to absolutely hate mayo, but now I like it. Looking at the small serving size compared to the high fat content gets me a little alarmed though.
*I use avocado, hummus, greek yogurt, olive oil mayo or horseradish mayonnaise (like 10 cals in a serving) in my tuna fish, egg salad, on sandwiches, etc.
True story...
I started to read health blogs way back in the day. I'd say maybe 7-8 years ago. The pictures some people would post were to die for. They would have melted peanut butter dripping off their morning oatmeal, grilled chicken dunked in vat of barbecue sauce, strawberries drowning in a pool of chocolate sauce... you get the idea. I never really connected the idea that they used these very pictures for props and they really were not going to eat them. Or maybe they would, but just wipe off half the load before they indulged. I thought, "Well they can eat that and still look super fit, so I can too." Oh boy was I wrong! I quickly learned that adding raisins, nuts, flax seed, peanut butter, protein powder, chia seeds, banana, almond milk and honey were waaaaay too many calories for my breakfast. Maybe a little bit of each, but going the distance was not the smartest. I learned to not load up on condiments and "accessory foods" too much...
Till next time, friends.
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