Homemade Paleo Condiments

I can't tell you how many times I pick up a condiment, turn it over to look at the ingredients and then just as quickly put it back because it is full of chemicals and sugar.  I recently came across a great post by Paleo Diet Lifestyle that has homemade versions of all your favorite summertime condiments.  Take a look! 

The following post is an excerpt from Paleo Diet Lifestyle.  

Often times the things we miss the most from our previous diets are not so much the bread, pastries or breakfast cereals, but rather the small and flavorful additions that we know of as condiments. I’m talking here of the most popular mayonnaise, ketchup, mustard, pickled cucumber relish, horseradish, barbecue sauce and Worcestershire sauce. I already dedicated a post on making homemade mayonnaise, but the other condiments deserve their place as well and can be perfectly healthy paleo additions, as long as no nasty ingredients are added. After all, condiments like mustard and tomato based sauces like ketchup have been around for a long time, back when traditional food was all that was available. Traditionally prepared relish and horseradish, for their part, are probably even healthier additions because they are naturally fermented, thus are a good source of probiotics.

Of course, one of the learned pleasures of the Paleo diet is to appreciate food on its own, without a gazillion sugary flavors, but healthy condiments can still bring about the appreciated tangy and spicy tastes to your meals, without much, if any, drawbacks.

Jump to:

• Simple ketchup;
• Rich and deep-flavored ketchup;
• Simple mustard;
• Whole-grain mustard;
• Lacto-fermented cucumber relish;
• Simple horseradish;
• Beet horseradish;
• Traditionally fermented horseradish;
• Barbecue sauce;
• Worcestershire sauce;

Enjoy!!!