tomato sauce lover!!!!!

littlelol
littlelol Posts: 539
edited September 22 in Health and Weight Loss
hiya im doing quit well at the mo, but the extra cals that seem to add up with me are tomato sauce! i love the stuff! However it is full of sugar!!!! any alternatives????? I also have far too much salt! im trying to cut down but really struggling. Is soya sauce a better option?:drinker:

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  • rjmalovany
    rjmalovany Posts: 12 Member
    Make your own! Get a big can of crushed tomatoes, add basil, garlic, salt and pepper - anything else that sound yummy.
  • littlelol
    littlelol Posts: 539
    ohh that actually is so simple, why didnt i think of that haha, thanx duse. yummy xx::bigsmile:
  • littlelol
    littlelol Posts: 539
    thanx dude thats meant to say x
  • themetra
    themetra Posts: 174 Member
    I'm with rj, add some crushed garlic, if you want more of a marinara, throw it in the blender before you put it on the stove :smile:
  • SassyStef
    SassyStef Posts: 413
    ya that what I do, I buy can of tomato sauce, one of diced tomatoes sometimes rotel and then a small can of tomato paste. Let it simmer a few hours with what ever seasoning you like a viola yummy pasta sauce. I think hunts even has canned tomato with no salt added goes from 400 g of sodium to like 30.

    Good luck
  • GorillaNJ
    GorillaNJ Posts: 4,024 Member
    I make sauce all the time... here is my favortie recipe

    2 cans of peeled plum tomato (tutoroso is my fav)
    1 large vadalia onion
    3 large cloves garlic
    2 Tablespoons Extra Virgin Olive Oil
    Fresh Thyme
    Fresh Parsley
    Salt
    Pepper

    Slice the onions into 1 inch thick moons and slice the garlic thin.

    Heat up a stainless steel pot and put in the oil. Wait 15 seconds for it to heat then toss in the onions and garlic. a generous pinch of salt and a couple cranks of pepper.

    Cook them until they start to become translucent and toss in about 10 peeled sprigs of thyme leaves. Let it cook 2 minutes.

    Add in the juice from one can of tomatoes and stir, then crush each tomato individually into the pan (This can be messy) the second can I just use the tomatoes and no jucie.

    Bring to a boil then lower to a simmer.. Let it cook for about 45 minutes until the veggies have all broken down.

    When your pasta is ready turn the heat back up on the sauce and throw in a handful of chopped parsley... stir it through and add your pasta right after draining into the sauce.
  • Smile143
    Smile143 Posts: 7
    Have you tried the diced canned tomatoes?Flavored with Garlic?
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