Stop Buying Expensive Mayo: Here's how to Make it CHEAP

Ingredients:

2 large egg yolks
1 to 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
1/4 teaspoon salt
Pinch of ground pepper
1 cup of avocado oil at room temperature
Up to 1 1/2 teaspoons Dijon mustard (optional)
Salt and ground black pepper to taste

Stop Buying Expensive Mayo: Here's how to Make it CHEAP - Thomas DeLauer

Downside to Commercial Mayo

Commercial mayonnaise is most often made with soybean oil, corn oil or other vegetable oil blends that are high in omega-6’s

Additionally, many types of commercial mayo contain about 1 gram of sugar per tablespoon, which isn’t that high, but the light, low-fat or fat-free mayo has a lot more added sugar, with over 4 grams per tablespoon, which is the equivalent of a full teaspoon of sugar per tablespoon of mayonnaise

Commercial mayo also contains a lot of artificial ingredients and additives like and MSG - while commercially produced mayo can can keep for months in the fridge, homemade mayo can keep for a week

Benefits Overview

Contains Vitamin E from the eggs and avocado oil

Also rich in vitamin K, and choline and potassium, selenium and sodium, vitamin D

Eggs

Choline

Choline is a precursor to the neurotransmitter acetylcholine - specifically, choline is transported into the cell by a transporter protein in the membrane of the presynaptic neuron where it combines with acetyl CoA to synthesize the neurotransmitter acetylcholine

Acetylcholine prompts synaptogenesis, the healthy growth of synapses throughout the brain, which enhances memory encoding, and facilitates the action of all other neurotransmitters as they communicate messages
These communication-friendly conditions are known as “neuroplasticity” and neuroplasticity is correlated with learning and memory

Selenium

This is a nutrient that's a key component of a healthy thyroid gland and it reduces inflammation by inhibiting NF-kB and its activation of interleukin-6 and TNF-alpha production

Selenium is also able to enhance proliferation of cytotoxic precursor cells, which give rise to the crucial T immune cells that fight cancer and viruses within the body

Selenium is also essential to the proper functioning of glutathione peroxidase - glutathione is 100% dependent on having a selenium atom at its core for proper function

In fact, selenium is what gives the enzyme its potency in preventing and cleaning up after destructive oxygen free radicals - as such, decreased selenium in the blood leads to decreased glutathione peroxidase activity

Vitamin D

T cells rely on vitamin D in order to activate and they would remain dormant, 'naïve' to the possibility of threat if vitamin D is lacking in the blood

When a T cell is exposed to a foreign pathogen, it extends a signaling device (vitamin D receptor) with which it searches for vitamin D
This means that the T cell must have vitamin D or activation of the cell will cease
Avocado Oil - 520 degrees F smoke point

Oleic Acid (Omega 9)

Oleic acid regulates the activity of adrenoceptor signaling pathways which direct the adrenergic receptors (α- and β-adrenoceptors) that help regulate blood pressure

Oleic acid replaces other omega fatty acids in cell membranes - since oleic acid is less susceptible to oxidation damage than omega-6 and omega-3 fatty acids, replacing these fatty acids with oleic acid protects your cell membranes from free radicals and other oxidative stressors

Vitamin E

Vitamin E is the shared name for a group of eight compounds which have antioxidant properties

Lemon

Pectin

Lemons contain a soluble fiber known as pectin that increases digestive health - pectin works by binding to fatty substances in the digestive tract, including cholesterol and toxins, and promotes their elimination

Means that pectin benefits the body’s detoxifying capabilities, helps regulate the body’s use of sugars and cholesterol, and improves gut and digestive health

Black Pepper

Consumption of pepper increases the hydrochloric acid secretion in the stomach, thereby facilitating digestion

[coolvideo]

3 Egg Yolks, 1 teaspoon of Dijon mustard, Add slowly 1 cup of avocado oil, pinch of pepper, 1 Tbsp lemon juice, 1-2 tsp Salt and 1/3 Avocado

[alexxander]

6:27 whaaaat?? Salmon and mayo is a really popular combo here in Japan. People who judge before trying are severely missing out. It’s soooo good

[welshdragon]

Maybe you could do a healthy recipe once a week like this? Its so good to see you making something we can eat along with your health knowledge accompanying the video. There is no guilt if you say its good for us.

[intuit]

The quickest and easiest way to make mayo is just put all ingredients into a narrow-ish, tall jar, and whiz it up with an immersion blender...done in SECONDS...and it's already in your jar.
All you need to do is put a lid on the jar and rinse off your stick blender.
It turns out PERFECT each and every time!
You're welcome!

[Sotospapp]

Keto healthy mayo:

-3 large eggs (free range, organic, pasture raised)
-1 teaspoon of Dijon mustard

As you mixing you add on

-1 cup of avocado oil.
-pinch of black pepper
-1 teaspoon of fresh lemon juice
-1 teaspoon of pinkHimalayan salt
-1/3 of avocado

Thanks thomas!! 😍

[artwithmycoffee]

I’m in Alaska and we make Salmon or Salmon burgers a lot. My favorite thing to put on it is a mix of half homemade mayo and half mustard. Really complements it well 👍

[scootsk]

I’ve tried so many mayo recipes. This is the only one that tells you to add the salt and vinegar last and the only one that doesn’t separate. Thank you Tom

[nickpeterson]

Thank you!
I just gave up on trying to find some quality mayo. Now I'll just make my own!

[jamesmclain]

Hey Thomas, I love your videos and evidence based approach to IF/Keto, but you just made making mayonnaise way more difficult than it actually is. I've been making avocado mayo for a couple of years and use a kitchenaid immersion hand mixer. Adding lemon juice and vinegar will also help to stabilize the yolks. The hand blender allows you to blend everything without slowly pouring the oil in. My typical recipe: 2 yolks, 1/2 lemon (juice) fresh, 1 tbsp white wine vinegar, 1 tsp Dijon mustard, 1 cup avocado oil, 1/2 cup olive oil, and 1/2 tsp Himalayan salt (in that order). Submerse the blender and gently lift as it emulsifies. Thanks for all the information and knowledge! Keep it coming!

[sathoshyhiro]

i’m french and we always use home made mayo. so nice with cold meat or cold fish

[darlenecuker]

I've been making my own mayo for decades to control the oils and ingredients used. You are so right, premium ingredients + a little time and know how can cost the same as inferior processed foods, and you get the benefits of a better tasting and more nutritious product. Win-win!

[EvaMariposa]

I made my mayo this morning with 1 whole egg, 1 cup oil, salt, lemon juice & dijon mustard. It came out great.
I'll have to try this version of 3 yolks +avocado to see how it compares.

[Andre_The_Drek]

I add a little bit of Bragg brand ACV (apple cider vinegar) to my mayo. The amount will vary depending on how much mayo your going to making but usually I add about a tablespoon worth per two eggs worth of mayo, instead of lemon juice. It's tastes amazing and gives it a more savory taste that leans towards Hellmans. I got the idea to add vinegar from reading the ingredients on a jar of Dukes brand (better than Hellmans imo) and figured "Hell why not try ACV" and it works.
White pepper is good too if you don't want lil specks in it.

[lisagalloway-nwqz]

I have seen a lot of ways to make mayo and varying ingredients. Tried different ones. Here is my method that almost never 1 quart wide mouth jar. 1 whole duck egg, 1/2 tsp. salt, 1/4 tsp. garlic powder, 1 tsp. onion powder, 1 Tbs. white vinegar, 1 1/4 cup avocado oil. Put everything in the jar together. I use an immersion blender. Set it at the bottom, once it blends for a few seconds I start moving it up the jar. In like 30 seconds I have mayo. It is fantastic!!! It's great to see you making it yourself too!!

[studywithrichard]

Honestly this is such a valuble YouTube Channel, it's hard to even get my mind around it. Really, thank you so much you have changed my life with Keto and IF and everything that you teach

[jarednordstrom]

Never been more excited to make my own mayo because I frickin LOVE MAYO! Thanks for this video Thomas!

[benmartinez]

Add a few cloves of crushed garlic and you have delicious aioli, I crushed the garlic cloves in a pestel and mortar until its a paste

[psrobert]

Great video. I started making my own mayo a few weeks ago after you mentioned how great it was for Keto. When I became frustrated with the low quality oils found in every single brand of mayo I looked at I knew that the only way I was going to get a better mayo was to make it. Years ago I learned how during a cooking class. It was a pain and I never really got a nice thick mayonnaise. Searching Youtube I came across a recipe where all of the ingredients are placed in a beaker and mixed with an immersion blender. This technique works! I've been making the best Avocado Oil Mayonnaise ever since. Way easier than dribbling the oil into a mixer.

[ztc]

Just made some fresh rosemary, pressed garlic, and avocado mayo. So good!! Thanks for the recipe

[werquantum]

Just whipped up a batch. Fantastic. Did it in my blender. Super smooth and rich. Thanks!