Homemade Taco Seasoning

Keto Taco Seasoning (or anytime Taco Seasoning)

by: Heidi Suydam

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Why make your own taco seasoning when you can buy those handy packs at the store?

The simple answer is anything you make yourself is better for you.

Pre-made packets of seasoning mixtures most often contain preservatives and chemicals.

When you are eating Keto Friendly foods corn starch and potato starch add carbs to your carb count for the day and every carb counts when you want to stay under 30 net carbs per day right?

I made some simple eating changes over 10 years ago that started to change my body and my relationship with food. There were a few very simple 

changes I made at the beginning of that journey. One of those was eliminating chemicals as much as possible.

Last year my family and I started our Keto Journey. I learned a whole lot more about what we unknowingly eat every day and discovered sugar is hidden everywhere!

​Low Carb, sugar free tacos are very satisfying and making our own seasoning is a key component!
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Taco seasoning packets usually contain maltodextrin, silicon dioxide, some contain ethoxyquin and almost all contain a potato or corn starch.

​If you research these common chemicals found in our foods you will find most are FDA approved “in small doses”.

The problem is you will find these in the majority of prepared foods from crackers to cheaper versions of stevia (yes even when you think you are making a “good” or “better” choice if you are serious about reducing chemicals in your food read the labels!).

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Do we really know exactly how much of each of these toxic chemicals we are consuming? No!

The big question everyone is asking - is McCormick Taco Seasoning Keto Friendly?

The answer = it isn't necessarily NOT Keto Friendly but does add potato or corn starch in the basic taco seasoning mix. Inadvertently adding a few extra net carbs to your day. When using Cheesy Taco Seasoning mix or anything other than the basic taco seasoning mix you will find a much larger list of ingredients to consider and possibly more carbs.
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Instead of trying to figure that out I started to avoid them as much as possible.

​Taco Seasoning is super easy to make and keep for a while! The key is to use an air tight container.

I use this easy recipe and usually double it. I keep some made up and seal it in a jar to have on hand and ready.

You could also just mix it up as needed.

Homemade Taco Seasoning

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6 Tsp Chili Powder
5 Tsp Paprika
4 ½ Tsp Cumin
3 Tsp Onion Powder
2 ½ Tsp Garlic Powder
⅛ Tsp Cayenne Pepper

Dump it all in a bowl or jar, mix it up and it is ready to use!

This recipe makes just under 1/2 cup total. General rule of thumb is to use 2 tablespoons per pound of meat.

1/2 Cup = about 8 Tablespoons = 18g net carbs total

If using the general rule (2 Tblsp / pound) = 2.25 net carbs per Tblsp. Sprinkled all over the meat so divide that out even further = barely any carbs and 0 sugar per serving

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Nutritional Information calculated
​using Eat This Much!

Ideas for serving Keto Tacos:

• Serve Meat (ground beef or chicken) over salad.
• Use Large Lettuce Leafs to make Keto Taco Lettuce Wraps
• Mission Low Card Tortillas are ahhhmazing (a family favorite here because they are 5g net carbs per tortilla!) 

Please let me know if you try this low carb, sugar free homemade taco seasoning! I have used it for years and love it so much! ​
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