ketchup is evil!!!!!!!!

ambertimmons21

last night for dinner I made grilled chicken tenders and steamed veggies(broccoli,cauliflower,yellow squash and carrots). I thought that I was doing good when I reached for the ketchup as my dipping sauce. Ketchup is harmless right??? Not!!! 1 tablespoon of ketchup has a whopping 20 calories, and who eats only 1 tablespoon of ketchup? I ended up adding like 100 extra calories to my "light" dinner.

ambertimmons21

last night for dinner I made grilled chicken tenders and steamed veggies(broccoli,cauliflower,yellow squash and carrots). I thought that I was doing good when I reached for the ketchup as my dipping sauce. Ketchup is harmless right??? Not!!! 1 tablespoon of ketchup has a whopping 20 calories, and who eats only 1 tablespoon of ketchup? I ended up adding like 100 extra calories to my "light" dinner.

wriglucy

It's BEYOND high in sodium too!

LokiFae

Yeah, I learned that the hard way too. That's why I use mustard for everything now.

Helawat

Exactly. it has too much sugar and salt to be allowed in my household. They have low sodium or low sugar ketchup but it doesn't taste the same.

I just substitute ketchup for spicy mustard. Delicious!

Starlightdusk

I like to use A1, it is still 15 for a tb but the flavor is so much stronger you really can use only that much. I also use chipotle tabasco sauce on my chicken instead, because it has lower cals and more flavor too.

What are some other things people use to spice up their chicken??:flowerforyou:

Jenna423

Heinz Organic Ketchup is really good, although, I'm not sure of the nutritional info of it.. but I do know that it's healthier! So I guess if your gonna eat ketchup it might as well be healthier. lol. :laugh: And I think it tastes better than the regular.

proudmama0118

I really like the KC Masterpiece Light BBQ sauce, I think it is only 10 per serving.

maverickyanda

i will never give up honey bbq sauce.

TamTastic

I love the Sweet Baby Rays Honey Chipotle BBQ sauce! Man, it's GOOOOD!

maverickyanda

Is that store bought or restaurant?

TamTastic

Store bought! Delicious.

MrsSorenson

Mustard really is the way to go! :happy:

maverickyanda

mustard is gross.

AND HORRAY!! STORE BOUGHT!

my life is complete!!

TamTastic

Talking about it actually made me want it! So, guess what I am having with my Trader Joes Chicken Drumettes??? hahaa

shorerider

Get the No-Salt Added Ketchup--much better for you, low in calories, and low in sodium! And still tastes like ketchup (to me anyway).

Heinz - Ketchup (No Salt)
2 tblsp.

Calories 40
Sodium 0 mg
Total Fat 0 g
Potassium 0 mg
Total Carbs10 g
Sugars 8 g

spaul82478

YEAH.. plus its full of High Frutose Corn Suryp...YUCK..

runawaybride

I am a Ketchup Queen and I use alot!!! I rarely eat stuff that involves ketchup so when I do I enjoy. Most of the time when I do eat it I am eating a burger or fries and then it is usually my cheat meal so I don't feel guilty. Mustard is over-rated at my house...my husband loves the stuff and I think we own every possible kind and I still don't find myself using any one of them ...and they kind of smell!!!! I cannot imagine eating salt free ketchup or sugar free but if you must you might get use to it???!!!!

icandoit

I love mustard on chicken!!!

MsLadybug

i've been avoiding ketchup because of the sodium. I want to try the no salt added stuff. Sounds a bit scary though. lol

ali106

I was such a ketchup queen too until I learned the darn sodium/sugar thing....now I will either use mustard or A1 sauce just a bit...or honey bbq sauce...but only in little doses....I use salsa a lot to dip my grilled foods in its better all around! lol....but ketchup I do miss you....please write!! lol

maverickyanda

i bought the KC stuff. it's fifty calories a serving and i only need 1/2 of a serving YUM YUM YUM...the sodium content wasn't so bad, either.

oh LORD wow YUMMY.

i also got the tyson meat (the grilled chicken strips).

woah!

wow!

i've been missing out!

( dont want to think about where it came from though :blushing: )

yeah so i had that + 25 cals worth of topping + handful of spinach + 3 grape tomatoes and i'm on my second glass of crystal light.

uhhhhh mmmmmmm mmmmmm mmmmm mmmmmmmm thats like a less than 200 calorie meal, folks.

i could eat meat all day.

gonezobean

Hoy sauce usually has 0 cals.

Also Heinz has a new product:

Heinz® Reduced Sugar Ketchup
The new Heinz® Reduced Sugar Ketchup offers 75 percent less sugar, two-thirds fewer calories and only one gram of carbohydrates. The latest in the line of lifestyle-oriented products, Heinz Reduced Sugar Ketchup has much of the same great, thick and rich taste of traditional Heinz Ketchup.

Nutrition Facts
Serving Size:
Amount per Serving
Calories 5 Calories from Fat
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 0g 0%
Saturated Fat 0g 0%
Sodium 0mg 0%
Total Carbohydrate 1g 0%
Dietary Fiber 0g 0%
Protein 0%
Est. Percent of Calories from:
Fat 0.0% Carbs 80.0%
Protein 0.0%

flachix

I made my own for years until I found the heinz on sale one day, its low carb, almost no sugar and tastes so much better than the other stuff. there are scads of recipes online on making your own ketchup, you can tweak it to your own tastes and then freeze it into ice cube trays and break them out one at a time as you need them. homemade is the way to go if you have time.