Condiments

Many of us know what that word means Condiments....... Ketchup, mustard and mayo.. but if you are cleaning up your sugars and your diet... You may not use ketchup or mayo anymore. I know know your saying...but what would I use? well you would use...a wide variety of new words and condiments... that you might never have heard before....

I am sure many of you use basil, garlic and oregano but do you use ginger or cumin or tumeric?

I am sure that you also use pepper, like black pepper in a grinder or cayenne and chili flakes or chili powder but have you use white pepper or black salt?

 

Have you ever heard of Gomasio? it comes in a shaker jar... and it has sea salt and ground sesame seeds in it and I even have a seaweeds and sesame seed Gomasio. I use it on asian dishes or stir fry.

 

Have you heard of Herbamare...it's a healthier alternative to table salt.

NOW let's talk peanut butter or nut butters.... I don't use Peanut butter anymore..I use almond butter ( it doesn't spread smooth on bread- but sunflower butter does) I also use sunbutter. I use a lot of raw pumpking sees which should be green and raw sunflower seeds to make energy balls ( snacks for the car) and I also put the seeds in my salad or on my steel cut oatmeal or my quinoa.

 

Sweetners can be controversial- I don't use anything but the following:

Raw agave nectar

barley malt

brown rice syrup

honey

maple syrup

stevia

 

 

 

 

What do you use?

 Oils can also be very controversial... ENGINE 2 diet believes in NO oils... and there reasons are very sound. I do use a little coconut oil and sesame oil - very little olive oil .

 

Vinegars

many people don't use vinegar enough and if they do it's usually white vinegar.

I use apple cider vinegar

Balsamic vinegar

red wine vinegar

and my favorite umeboshi (plum) vinegar

 

 

 

 

My favorite sauces are:

Bragg's amino acid ( like a soy sauce)

olive paste

miso paste

pesto

tamari soy sauce

tahini which looks like a thick peanut butter but can be put on noodles like a peanut sauce or be used on veggies like broccoli and or red peppers during detox.

Sea vegetables

a condiment that most people never use or have ever heard of. Great for smoothies and soups.

Dulse flakes

Nori flakes

Other condiments you may not have heard of

chutney

coconut milk

almond milk

grated daikon radish

nutritional yeast to sprinkle on pasta and to make no cheese macaroni and cheese

sauerkraut

sprouts, sunflower, mung, clover, pea.

pickles

 

So what new condiment will you be picking up at the store that you never heard of???

Sunbutter made from sunflower seeds is a great way to get your kids hooked on a better protein than peanut butter and better for mom too.