A week ago, I started The Paleo Diet with my new gym. The weight loss is going fantastically well, although I’ve had to start thinking differently about food. Condiments are hard to find in healthy formulations, especially when you’re on a diet that doesn’t allow for corn. Do you have any idea how much corn syrup is inside standard ketchup? And sugar? And artificial colors and flavors? In short, bottled ketchup is crap. The Patient Wife did some digging and came up with this recipe for paleo ketchup, which we will be making for eternity. I’m never buying a bottle of ketchup again.

Ingredients: 1 can (6oz) Tomato Paste 2 tablespoons vinegar OR lemon juice 1/4 teaspoon mustard, dry or bottled 1/3 cup water 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon 1/4 teaspoon salt 1 pinch ground cloves 1 pinch ground allspice 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper Hot sauce to taste

All you do is combine them and whisk them with a fork. That’s it. You’d have to be a moron to screw that up. Just stir until it looks like ketchup. Then eat. The cinnamon and allspice are hardly noticeable, they fill your nose with just enough scent to compliment the flavor of the tomatoes, and the vinegar gives it a nice bite. It fits perfectly with sweet potato oven fries and coconut chicken fingers, pictured below. Eating paleo RULES.

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