Flavours and sauces can help make your meals more enjoyable, can help make plants more tasty and there are heaps of lower calorie options available.
Just be aware of sauces, if not controlling portions we can be adding hundreds of calories to our day, even with small amounts of some sauces:
Just be aware that there is a spectrum, from meals that are too bland and boring, which will be hard to stick to all the way through to foods that are super delicious and hard not to overeat.
Herbs, spices, salt and pepper are all basically zero calorie flavour options. Some spice mixtures do have sugar added so just be aware of the calorie content. Try to build your skills in reading labels, notice how many calories per serve and what a serving size actually is.
You might find that your taco spice mix is actually 20 suggested servings and without awareness, might be something that you add a whole packet when cooking.
