Teryaki Sauce

[gymtime]

Think you're eating healthy with a bowl of chicken teryaki? Think you're doing even better by getting brown rice? Think again. Unless you get rid of the sauce, you might as well be eating pancakes with maple syrup.

Three tbspns of teryaki sauce will run you 45gr of sweet, sexy, simple carbs.

 

[Greek Freak]

Exactly, a lot of people dont realize how bad some of that stuff can be. If I had to get chinese food the only thing I would consider was steamed chicken and some vegetables.

 

[CrimsonKing]

how about Soy Sauce instead?

 

[gymtime]

Soy sauce is basically liquid salt. It won't make you fat like sugar will, but it will make you hold water. All depends on whether or not that's an issue for you.

 

[rez]

what about tomato paste/sauce...nothing but tomatoes as ingredients?

 

[gymtime]

Not real sure on that one. Far as I know, they're just dehydrated blended tomatoes, but you'd want to check the label.

 

[Creatureofnight]

Im not sure what terriyaki sauce all you guys use, but the one i have is only 10 cals per tbs. and a whopping 2-3 carbs AND TASTES DAMN GOOD.

 

[gymtime]

Im not sure what terriyaki sauce all you guys use, but the one i have is only 10 cals per tbs. and a whopping 2-3 carbs AND TASTES DAMN GOOD.

Good point. Let me clarify. I'm not talking about the watery stuff you buy in bottles at the store. I'm talking about the thick sauces they use in restaurants, especially the fast food teryaki places.

To make roughly 4 cups of that sauce requires an entire cup of table sugar!

 

[muffbs1]

liquid terriyaki ok?

so the liquid terriyaki mariading sauce from the store is ok?

 

[Creatureofnight]

I see gymtime. Yeah that restaurant stuff can be bad news, but it tastes damn good too.lol

I really dont eat much chinese or get cravings for it often so im usually ok. But i do enjoy the food.

 

[gymtime]

Re: liquid terriyaki ok?

so the liquid terriyaki mariading sauce from the store is ok?

Actually no. It's not as bad as the thick stuff, but it still has a buttload of sugar in it. I'd stay away from it.

 

[gymtime]

I see gymtime. Yeah that restaurant stuff can be bad news, but it tastes damn good too.lol

I really dont eat much chinese or get cravings for it often so im usually ok. But i do enjoy the food.

Oh yeah it does. It's hard to order meals without the sauce there. But if you can just get chicken and brown rice, you're ok.