The Lunch
Today Theodore had red plum slices, raspberries, mayo-free egg salad on Ezeikel bread, popcorn (organic non-gmo), and cheddar cheese roosters. He LOVED the egg salad sandwich which surprised me because sometimes he is weird about eggs.
The Mayo Issue
Let me simply start by saying MAYO IS NASTY. Growing up my mom hated mayo, so it was not something I ate until I was well over 20 years old. Thank You Mom!!! My mom always said she hated it because there are eggs in it? Not sure what that was about but she probably should have hated it because it is highly processed, and it uses genetically modified soy. It also commonly contains “natural flavors” which we have no idea what those are, and contains preservatives that are abbreviated (EDTA). Not to mention, homemade mayo IS NOT WHITE! It is yellow. Therefore, we know there is something Hellman’s isn’t telling us about this product.I can say I’m never consciously touching store bought mayo again, no matter how many fancy slogans Hellman’s uses on their packaging!
I don’t feel the need to make homemade mayo because we don’t use mayo that much and I have found sour cream to be a really easy alternative. Here is the recipe I used for the egg salad. Mix all the ingredients together and you have a great mayo-free egg salad.
- 2 hard boiled eggs
- 1 Tbsp sour cream (yes, I use organic)
- pinch of kosher salt
- fresh cracked black pepper
- kalamata olives (optional)
