By MACROS | Published on June 11, 2017
Turn your food into tasty, high-octane training fuel while adding flavour to everyday meals thanks to these nutrient-packed condiments.
1. Hummus
Best sauce of new muscle
If you’re looking to build more brawn, try dipping your chips into hummus because its main ingredient is chickpeas, which are packed with protein (23.4%), according to the book Pulse Foods: Processing, Quality and Nutraceutical Applications. Dunk your chips to gain muscle.
2. Mayonnaise
Best sauce of brain power
A lean buffalo burger is like medicine to your muscles, but add a dollop of mayonnaise to wake up your brain. Mayo is high in vitamin E, which reduces the risk of dementia and Alzheimer’s disease, found research in The Journal of the American Medical Association.
3. Chilli
Best sauce for weight loss
Spice up your chicken with chilli if you’re cutting weight. A study in the Journal of Proteome Research found that eating capsaicin (found in chilli) as part of a high-fat diet led to a bodyweight reduction of 8%. Capsaicin causes all the heat you feel after eating hot chillies, and heat is fed by calories.
4. Tomato
Best sauce of cancer beaters
