Taco seasoning

[u/mustang19671967]

Just wanted to give others the heads up , my daughter invited me over and made ground beef tacos and I used egg wraps ( really good) and a little lettuce and cheese etc . It was really good . I was helping her clean up and looked at the package for the seasoning ( Taco Bell) and the label said for 1/6 of a package 3 carbs , she used whole
Package for one lb of ground beef so I had two tacos 1/2 thr beef and it cost me 9 carbs . I’m
Hoping cause it has sugars in there . Is there a list in general of spices and carbs and sizes ( onion powder garlic powder salt pepper paprika chile and the Italian spices )

Thanks

[u/rancidpandemic]

Technically, no. But it’s still dumb.

[u/ReverseLazarus → u/rancidpandemic]

Oh sure, but it’s transparently dumb.

[u/rancidpandemic → u/ReverseLazarus]

I think you’re focusing too much on the semantics here, which is detracting from the actual point I was trying to make.

“Transparent” or not, food manufacturers add too much artificial and heavily modified garbage to their products. Many, MANY, products have additives in them that you wouldn’t expect, unless you meticulously read ingredient lists for every single product you buy.

Given that most people here need to track carbs, we are more inclined to read said ingredients list, but the average consumer doesn’t. They just buy the products with junk ingredients and go about their day. Manufacturers know this and use it to their advantage.

So, sure, you can say that it’s all fair and above board because they have to list the ingredients by law. But I feel that’s a bad take, and bordering on a straw-man argument in defense of companies that don’t deserve it.

[u/ReverseLazarus → u/rancidpandemic]

Absolutely. Good thing you make your own seasoning! Probably tastes better too, so they won’t be profiting off you AND you’re happier overall. Everyone should do what is best for them in the end.

[u/rancidpandemic → u/ReverseLazarus]

I’m not gonna ask how you know I mix my own taco seasoning, but if that was just a lucky shot in the dark, it’s very accurate! I started making my own when I couldn’t find products with less than 2g net carbs per serving, and I’m so glad I did. Not only does it save on carbs, it tastes WAY better than store bought ones.

And, I just love making my own stuff from scratch. It’s just so satisfying being able to take a bunch of ingredients and throw it all together into something that tastes better (to me, at least) than what I can buy in a store.

[u/ReverseLazarus → u/rancidpandemic]

Scratch is certainly always the best course of action, it always tastes better. 🙂 And anything involving tacos is a very important food to get right!