We all try to cook healthy, but when making a meal a lot of times
We top it off with its sauce
But something you should know when reaching for a canned product it may not be as healthy as you think
Today I'm with chef and author Kendra Peterson from drizzle kitchen
And she's gonna break down what we need to avoid when it comes to our sauces now Kendra. I
Think the biggest culprits are salt sugar and preservatives in our sauces you're absolutely right absolutely right?
but there's a big difference between adding salt and sugar at home when you're cooking and when it's
Already packaged in a jar or a bottle you don't be it so when you make it yourself
You're really avoiding all that taste better, and it's healthier in most of these you have about eight grams of sugar per serving
Which you'll see that little bowl. That's right in front of you
That's what you're eating
not to mention the
Preservatives they put in to keep it shelf safe right right exactly and those are things that you wouldn't add if you're making it on
Your own right exactly and the things that are added in here already. I would guess would cause some major health concerns
They can well you know with all the sugars in the food you see a lot of these feet how about diabetes there can be
Headaches you can be super tired. You know if you get that afternoon slump
It's not because it's because you're eating things that aren't sustaining your body
You say make the sauces yourself, so let's start with one which would be our salad dressings
We're reaching for the salad dressings for the shelf because they're easy but you say making it yourself is easy to the base of it
Is three parts of olive oil? This is a white balsamic vinegar that I like I like to add garlic
It's super good for you, so what's that pinch of salt?
This is some sea salt that I use I like to use it for finishing
It's so easy and so much better for you
There's another sauce that we all love it's a staple in our diet and that is marinara
Sauce which is a tomato sauce I've had tomatoes are good for you tomatoes are good for you
But if we look at any of those jars you'll see if there's a lot of junk. There's a lot of
Preservatives additives to prevent the color from turning
Kendra's recipe starts with tomatoes followed by a carrot we're using for natural sweetness
So I'm just gonna pop that right in there next up an onion
So you just cut that little nubbin off the very end, but it will still stay intact it's kind of like the core
That's why you're doing that you just throw that whole thing in okay, and then I always add some dried oregano
You can add dried basil
You've had fresh basil if you want
But I wanted to show these are all things that I have in my kitchen all the time right easy um
I like a big chunk of butter
That helps kind of cut any sort of acidity with again without adding sugar
And it was Bunder nice grass-fed butter finally garlic and a pinch of salt
Adding salt like this is a pretty big three-finger pinch we're gonna put that in but that's not as much as you're gonna get
Nothing compared to what you would get in a sauce, and then we're just gonna cook this about 3045 minutes
Well this is off the stove it looks amazing I can't wait to try everything so Kendra
I think the biggest takeaway for us is knowing that making our own
sauces can be a
Simple change to make our diets a lot more healthier absolutely we over complicate cooking and these are two ways to show you that it
Can be easy and if you just have some basics under your belt
Then you can use really fresh ingredients very few ingredients to make them taste better
You don't need to add the salt the sugar the preservatives
Because you're making it with great stuff to begin with so simple big change
Thank you so much for Kendra's recipe and more healthy eating tips head to our website living healthy
tv.com
Okay, sweet Riley. Yes, okay good. I'm gonna dip this in here. I could literally just dip kale into this guy could
Mmm. Russian ice and the olive oil teal perfect