And even the "health food" contains GRAS ingredients. I've become an obsessive label reader. One of my favorite labels is the brand name mayonnaise that blasts across the front of the jar in gigantic letters: "CONTAINS OLIVE OIL." Then you turn the jar around only to find that olive oil is the last ingredient in the list. The first ingre…
And even the "health food" contains GRAS ingredients. I've become an obsessive label reader. One of my favorite labels is the brand name mayonnaise that blasts across the front of the jar in gigantic letters: "CONTAINS OLIVE OIL." Then you turn the jar around only to find that olive oil is the last ingredient in the list. The first ingredient is soy bean oil. I also love boxes of Jell-O claiming to be cholesterol free when there is no way it could ever contain cholesterol in the first place.
Yes the olive oil mayonnaise really pissed me off. Not only does it still have the shit oil in it but it tastes a little off too so what’s the point? Not making any more bodacious broccoli salad until I’ve tested and liked a homemade mayo recipe first. Very sad. The other new marketing gimmick is calling something which should not ever have gluten in it (like corn chips say) “gluten free”. I’d call this ridiculous except you’d be shocked how many products put gluten in them to make it more tasty and addictive. Even “healthy” snacks like nuts will add gluten! It’s insane.
Mayonnaise is the easiest thing in the world to make (egg, avocado oil, lemon juice, mustard, salt) and if you do it in a glass jar with an immersion blender, so satisfying. 😊
My grandmother used to make her own mayonnaise and it was terrific but before you go to all that trouble, there is a brand of mayonnaise that I can buy at Walmart; brand is Better Body Foods out of Lindon, Utah. Here's the ingredient list: avocado oil, egg yolk, water, distilled white vinegar, coconut palm sugar (which for some reason contains zero carbs), lemon juice, salt, ground mustard, garlic power, onion powder, and EDTA (preservative). It tastes really good. They also make a the same thing but using lime juice; also good. And if you're near a Wegman's Grocery Store, they sell their own version of the same thing.
Thank you! My husband does 99% of the cooking but is a simple man. Little salt little pepper don’t f$@& it up. The few recipes I make are more complicated and homemade mayo would add another layer of complexity I’m not willing to jump on due to my role as breadwinner in this house. He’s also the Walmart shopper of the two of us and will happily buy whatever I get a solid name/picture of. Gonna have some in my kitchen by next week since he already went yesterday!
Sorry, but coconut palm sugar will zing your blood glucose. Shame on them for making believe it's benign. I'm with Jenna: too easy to make at home with everything you choose and nothing unintended.
That label is so 1970's! It's frosted me ever since it came out. So many examples of foods that'd never have a smidgen anyway, but are often so full of crap that they'd like you to not notice.
And even the "health food" contains GRAS ingredients. I've become an obsessive label reader. One of my favorite labels is the brand name mayonnaise that blasts across the front of the jar in gigantic letters: "CONTAINS OLIVE OIL." Then you turn the jar around only to find that olive oil is the last ingredient in the list. The first ingredient is soy bean oil. I also love boxes of Jell-O claiming to be cholesterol free when there is no way it could ever contain cholesterol in the first place.
Yes the olive oil mayonnaise really pissed me off. Not only does it still have the shit oil in it but it tastes a little off too so what’s the point? Not making any more bodacious broccoli salad until I’ve tested and liked a homemade mayo recipe first. Very sad. The other new marketing gimmick is calling something which should not ever have gluten in it (like corn chips say) “gluten free”. I’d call this ridiculous except you’d be shocked how many products put gluten in them to make it more tasty and addictive. Even “healthy” snacks like nuts will add gluten! It’s insane.
Mayonnaise is the easiest thing in the world to make (egg, avocado oil, lemon juice, mustard, salt) and if you do it in a glass jar with an immersion blender, so satisfying. 😊
So you're opening a cooking substack too? Where do I sign up?
[late edit: Wait, what? Avocado oil?? I've never heard of it. So I need exotic ingredients to make this stuff? (heading for the exit).]
Avocado oil is fabulous! Tolerates high heat, adds a great texture but little flavor. Delicious!
Avocado oil is the go to oil in my kitchen! 😉
My grandmother used to make her own mayonnaise and it was terrific but before you go to all that trouble, there is a brand of mayonnaise that I can buy at Walmart; brand is Better Body Foods out of Lindon, Utah. Here's the ingredient list: avocado oil, egg yolk, water, distilled white vinegar, coconut palm sugar (which for some reason contains zero carbs), lemon juice, salt, ground mustard, garlic power, onion powder, and EDTA (preservative). It tastes really good. They also make a the same thing but using lime juice; also good. And if you're near a Wegman's Grocery Store, they sell their own version of the same thing.
Thank you! My husband does 99% of the cooking but is a simple man. Little salt little pepper don’t f$@& it up. The few recipes I make are more complicated and homemade mayo would add another layer of complexity I’m not willing to jump on due to my role as breadwinner in this house. He’s also the Walmart shopper of the two of us and will happily buy whatever I get a solid name/picture of. Gonna have some in my kitchen by next week since he already went yesterday!
Sorry, but coconut palm sugar will zing your blood glucose. Shame on them for making believe it's benign. I'm with Jenna: too easy to make at home with everything you choose and nothing unintended.
They have apparently mislabeled the product! I think I’ll go with Jenna and make my own. Thanks for the information.
And the eggs are cage free. Not pasture eggs, however.
That label is so 1970's! It's frosted me ever since it came out. So many examples of foods that'd never have a smidgen anyway, but are often so full of crap that they'd like you to not notice.