anyone a reciept on a SIMPLE "cheese-sauce"-without cheese?

Originally Posted by glpoisson
dash garlic powder
dash onion powder
1 teaspoon ketchup

Originally Posted by pre-dawn

No (natural) dairy, no (natural) butter, but things which are undoubtedly highly processed and full of preservatives are OK?

I would be surprised if ANY of these have preservatives.

My grocery store ketchup (Hunt's) lists no preservatives. It contains vinegar & salt which are natural preservatives. Heinz & Hunts ketchup’s ingredients also don’t contain preservatives. Many brands no longer use high fructose corn syrup in many or all of their ketchups.

Ketchup really isn't all that highly processed. It's pureed, cooked & seasoned tomato.

‘Lycopene is not produced in the body, so you can only obtain its benefits by eating foods rich in lycopene. Cooked or processed tomato products, such as spaghetti sauce, tomato juice, ketchup and pizza sauce are, by far, the major sources of lycopene in the typical American diet.
Lycopene is better absorbed by the body when it is consumed in cooked tomato products, rather than fresh tomatoes. In one study, heat processing released up to 2.5 times the lycopene from tomatoes, making it more available and absorbable in the body.’
http://www.bhia.org/lycopene.htm

Check labels, but my dried chopped onion & garlic powder didn't show any preservatives. Garlic & onion powder are just dried & finely chopped. This is very minimal processing. Not as good for taste as using fresh, but not a health issue.