How to make condiment substitutions and keep the taste

slices of carrots, zucchini, and cherry tomatoes on round white ceramic bowl

It's what you dip the veggies in that you have to watch out for. But you can still have fun dips with the DAOFitLife condiment guide! Photo by Claudio Schwarz

How to make condiment substitutions and keep the taste

Post author:Lili Kazemi
Post published:March 29, 2022
Post category:Diets / Tools
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Condiments may not seem like a big factor, but think of it like a debt. It’s not the principal (the meal) that can drive you deep in debt all of a sudden. You know that amount. It’s the late fees (and the late fees on the late fees) and the interest (and the interest on the interest). So while we could be eating all the “right” foods you may not be seeing results because of this saboteur. The devil, as always, is in the details. Fortunately, readers, I have

I cannot live a life without sauce. That’s just torture. Yet it does not have to be so “costly” to put toppings on our food. Below is a list of common condiment calorie-boms and substitutions. I also cover these in my 3rd DAOFitLive event (you can skip to Chapter 1 on conidements).

Common calorie-dense condiments and substution options

*Common condiment*	*Healthier Substitution*
Ketchup	Salsa, hot sauce
Standard veggie dip	Hummus, greek yogurt
Cream cheese or sour cream	Labneh (Meditteranean soft cheese)
Soy Sauce	Tamari Sauce
Barbeque sauce	Dijon or honey mustard
Sriracha	Chalula or habanero
Olive oil	Vegetable broth
Cooking wine	Rice wine
Half and half	Almond or coconut milk
Pesto	Garlic paste
Mayo	Guacamole spread or fresh avocado

Other info about condiments from DAOFitLife

Here are my previous posst with more detail about conidements that you can look into. First, I uncover the truth about the “calroiebombs” then in the seocnd post I list the top 10 calorie-friendly nutritious condiments I like. Finally I wrap it up with low-calorie salad dressing options.