By Kerry McLeod
The Big Three condiments are founded on all-natural ingredients like tomatoes, mustard seeds and pickles. When you see all kinds of chemical additives you can be certain these varieties have been highly processed. This means most of the nutrition has been replaced by cheap chemical taste-a-likes needed to boost flavor.
Read on for BrandAid’s Condiment Guidelines, and our Best Brands list of Safe Condiments.
- Bypass the regular condiment aisle and go directly to the “healthy food” section of your local grocery store. This is where most of the Best Brands hang out. (Note: Mustard is the exception. You’ll find our Best Brands in both the regular and healthy food sections.)
- Look for the all-natural organic varieties. They may cost a few more pennies but the health benefits make them priceless. Our kids are the major consumers of ketchup, mustard and relish; buying the healthier brands curbs their intake of food additives!
- Avoid label claims like “reduced sugar,” “low sugar,” or “low carb!” These are often code words for added artificial sweeteners.
- Always avoid the junk ingredients high fructose corn syrup, corn syrup, yellow dye #5, polysorbate 80, and sucralose.
Kerry McLeod is the chief Brand Doctor at www.ebrandaid.com. Kerry's mission in life is to teach food shoppers how to cut through the clutter at the grocery store in order to find the truly healthy brand-name foods. If smart food shopping appeals to you, you'll want to click here and subscribe to eBrandAid.com's free newsletters.
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