I don't do this at home but at work, I have at least a pound of condiments hoarded from many take-out lunches as well as a lot of napkins and plastic cutlery.

I've never considered the nutrition of these but now that you think about it, the mind boggles at the possibilities

  • Honey - Sweetener/First Aid
  • Ketchup - Sugar/Salt/Calories (though not as many as you'd think)
  • Soya Sauce - Salt/Electrolytes
  • Hot Sauce - Flavor (most hot sauces don't have much of any nutritional value)
  • BBQ Sauce - Sugar/Calories
  • Mustard - Fiber/Vitamins


Unfortunately you'd need to eat a lot if you happened to be trapped in your office with nothing but a big bag of Arby's Sauce packets. They're only 15 calories each and really have no nutritional value beyond containing Iron. The thought of downing 100-150 a day to meet my BMR makes me feel ill.