Favorite condiments with low calories for lean bulk? Other than hot sauce...

[maKINGwaffles]

I absolutely LOVE hot sauce: Sriracha, Franks, Texas Pete, etc but am tired of everything tasting spicy. I broke my leg 6 months back and had a lot of atrophy, lost about 8-10 lbs. So I'm trying to put that muscle back on and do it leanly, but I can only cover so much food with hot sauce. Need something new.

Mustard is decent but not my favorite meal after meal. Salsa is good on eggs but bit limited what I can put it on.

What's your favorite? I need some new sauce to smother my food in.

[CommitmentRulz]

You are bulking. Why do you think you need low cal options?

If you are eating 200 calories over maintenance a day, it does not matter if 200 of your daily calories come from high-cal sauces.

For me, personally, a little BBQ sauce goes a long way.

[desslok]

One of my favorite sauces on chicken hands down is Chakas Mmm sauce. They also make a sugar free version but i can’t vouch for that.

Also most marinades will flavor your food and burn off on the grill.

Use smoke chips and a smoker box on your grill. Apple wood smoke, mesquite, hickory, etc will all flavor your food with 0 calories.

[air2fakie]

For meats or plant-based substitutes, Worcestershire sauce is pretty good if you just want some flavor and nothing else.

[AdamWW]

Coconut aminos I guess?


But I just use ketchup, mustard, hot sauce, etc most of the time…

I don’t worry about the condiment calories

[paulinkansas]

Tony Chachere's Cajun seasoning is my go to seasoning. So is Montreal steak seasoning.

[Strawng]

Coconut aminos I guess?


But I just use ketchup, mustard, hot sauce, etc most of the time…

I don’t worry about the condiment calories

ALL of this. I love condiments are worth the meager cals imo & Idk if I could ever tire of hot sauce. If you MUST, then coconut aminos are VERY solid. You could also just add low sodium soy sauce and seasoning.

[AdamWW]

ALL of this. I love condiments are worth the meager cals imo & Idk if I could ever tire of hot sauce. If you MUST, then coconut aminos are VERY solid. You could also just add low sodium soy sauce and seasoning.

The Sprouts low sodium/lower sugar ketchup is honestly no different in taste than 'normal' ketchup, and it actually doesn't even have artificial sweeteners which is pretty nuts.


That being said, I probably consume like 80-100 calories from ketchup + mustard + sauce every day.

Now, at the moment I just DGAF about calories in general, so, i'm maybe not the typical use-case, but if I HAD to worry about it, i'd just use the lower sugar ketchup, mustard, and hot sauce really...

[EliKoehn]

Mayonnaise, ranch, bleu cheese dressing and horseradish are all delicious to add IMO if you're bulking and calories aren't so important.

I know you said you're tired of spicy, but non-fat Greek yogurt and hot salsa stirred together makes a delicious sauce if you just want to douse your food.

[Strawng]

The Sprouts low sodium/lower sugar ketchup is honestly no different in taste than 'normal' ketchup, and it actually doesn't even have artificial sweeteners which is pretty nuts.
Now, at the moment I just DGAF about calories in general, so, i'm maybe not the typical use-case, but if I HAD to worry about it, i'd just use the lower sugar ketchup, mustard, and hot sauce really...

Idk, man. I prefer many things without sugar or even with artificial sweeteners cuz I'm weird like that, but I think ketchup's one of those things that just tastes better with sugar. I'll talk your word for it though since you tend to have good taste

Also, for the love of God, please tell me you don't personally use that ketchup. As a card-carrying member of "team ketchup" on a bulk, you'd need a srs kick in the ass for that bullchit.

I know you said you're tired of spicy, but non-fat Greek yogurt and hot salsa stirred together makes a delicious sauce if you just want to douse your food.

For some reason I've never thought of this, but it sounds absolutely amazing! I've gotta try that ASAP.

[EliKoehn]

^^ Yeah, I used to mix it with mayonnaise but compared to the Greek yogurt it's kind of filmy, way higher calorie and doesn't compliment the flavor very well. Thanks to Adam I decided to buy Greek yogurt in the first place and found it's an awesome base for so many things, refreshing and cuts the spice excellently in this case, while being a good addition of protein.

It's awesome mixed with this salsa: https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/00...g?v=1621519512

[ManwittaPlan]

you can make a greek egg lemon sauce which is tangy and works with white meats. it's low cal sans the yolks however eating egg whites only makes you dumber.

[Strawng]

^^ Yeah, I used to mix it with mayonnaise but compared to the Greek yogurt it's kind of filmy, way higher calorie and doesn't compliment the flavor very well. Thanks to Adam I decided to buy Greek yogurt in the first place and found it's an awesome base for so many things, refreshing and cuts the spice excellently in this case, while being a good addition of protein.

It's awesome mixed with this salsa: https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/00...g?v=1621519512

So weird...my gf just bought that salsa! That sounds so perfect. I actually abhor mayo but I love Greek yogurt.

it's low cal sans the yolks however eating egg whites only makes you dumber.

Is it the chicken or the egg white? Of course it's dumb to go with the choice that doesn't precurse any hormones

[troyparsons]

All of G Hughes sugar free sauces are the best. BBQ, Ketchup, Chili Sauce, Teryiaki etc. most grocery stores have them especially Walmart

[EliKoehn]

So weird...my gf just bought that salsa! That sounds so perfect. I actually abhor mayo but I love Greek yogurt.

Lmk if you like it!

[desslok]

Lmk if you like it!

Idk man, those ghost peppers tend to hurt coming out the next day. Is that sauce really hot? I can’t do hot like when I was younger

[EliKoehn]

Idk man, those ghost peppers tend to hurt coming out the next day. Is that sauce really hot? I can’t do hot like when I was younger

Despite the label and selling point it's mostly tomatoes and jalapenos. (The ingredient list puts the ghost chili after both of those and also green peppers.) It is really hot though. For a white guy my spice tolerance is probably above average but someone accustomed to really spicy food may not find it ridiculously hot. I don't tend to have any digestive issues from it and I eat this stuff regularly, but could just be me...

All spiciness aside, the flavor is incredible.

[snailsrus]

-Italian dry dressing seasoning mix plus a good quality balsamic literally can put on so many things

-non fat Greek yogurt plus ranch dry seasoning mix

-Heinz 57 sauce

-hummus /garlic hummus

-tzatziki

-Baba Ganoush, egg plant dip 25 cals per 1/4 cup

-miso paste

-nutritional yeast

-many marinates work well and are very low

-enchilada sauce

-fat free sour cream with onion soup seasoning

-kimchi /gochujang paste

- Chutney (many different types mint-cilantro is my fav)

-Chimichurri

-Raspberry Chipotle sauce Fischer and Wieser

-gravy can work well too for fries, veggies, meats and rice. I use a mushroom one but 1/4 cup of Heinz Homestyle Gravy, Country Style Sausage, is 35 cals. Reminds me of Dairy Queen.

Oh BTW Sriracha has more calories and sugar than ketchup

[Strawng]

Oh BTW Sriracha has more calories and sugar than ketchup

Sure, but the vast majority of people use A LOT more ketchup than Sriracha…

[snailsrus]

Sure, but the vast majority of people use A LOT more ketchup than Sriracha…

not me heehee I use sriracha like ketchup lol.

I am soooo glad restaurants are giving back bottles of condiments rather than packets. Same with salt and pepper shakers vs packets

Brb here is 2 ketchup packets and 1 mustard packet, 1 salt and 1 pepper packet for your veggie burger and fries. I almost died

[ManwittaPlan]

Is it the chicken or the egg white? Of course it's dumb to go with the choice that doesn't precurse any hormones

That’s where the choline is, brain likes choline

[paulinkansas]

--tzatziki

That sounds like a brand of motorcycle. Like Yamaha, Honda and Kawasaki.

[snailsrus]

That sounds like a brand of motorcycle. Like Yamaha, Honda and Kawasaki.

youve never had tzatziki? It’s not Japanese. It is Greek

[Strawng]

not me heehee I use sriracha like ketchup lol.

I am soooo glad restaurants are giving back bottles of condiments rather than packets. Same with salt and pepper shakers vs packets

Brb here is 2 ketchup packets and 1 mustard packet, 1 salt and 1 pepper packet for your veggie burger and fries. I almost died

Oh, I’m with you 100%. I use my Sriracha exactly as much as I use my ketchup, & I use my Sriracha & ketchup like soup. As an aside, “Sriracha Ketchup” is absolutely vile. It’s WAY too sweet. They’re 2 great tastes that REALLY don’t go well together.

I’m also happy about the change with restaurants. I always used to have to tell restaurants to bring me the whole bottle of hot sauce.

[EliKoehn]

That sounds like a brand of motorcycle. Like Yamaha, Honda and Kawasaki.

Variants are measured in CC for cucumber, not cubic centimeter displacement.

[desslok]

That sounds like a brand of motorcycle. Like Yamaha, Honda and Kawasaki.

That reminds me of the comedian who did a whole skit in the early 90d on how motorcycle exhaust sounds all sound like their name, and then impersonated each brand.

[air2fakie]

That sounds like a brand of motorcycle. Like Yamaha, Honda and Kawasaki.

tzatziki is that stuff in your gyro.

[desslok]

tzatziki is that stuff in your gyro.

Not in that one the 11 pipe-fitters served that one girl.

[air2fakie]

Not in that one the 11 pipe-fitters served that one girl.

Well based on a few news reports every year about something amiss in a pizzeria or free sample at a supermarket, maybe not in PinK's gyro either.

[paulinkansas]

youve never had tzatziki? It’s not Japanese. It is Greek

Tzatziki is all Greek to me.