No salt.
By yaksters
@yaksters (79)
United States
July 3, 2008 10:25am CST
For the last year, I have been cooking without adding salt to anything. I read lables and get either low salt or no salt. Why have I done this? My husband has highblood pressure that is salt senstive. If he gets a good dose of salt, his blood pressure shoots though the roof. The funny thing is, since I have cut the salt out of his diet and mine, I am enjoying the actual taste of the food. The fresher the ingredents the tastier it is. I have a wonderful garden and everyday I gather up greens, peppers, onions and fruits. I feel better, as does my husband. Who needs salt...
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4 responses
@idowrite72 (2213)
• United States
16 Jul 08
It is amazing how you find out that you really don't need it once you do without it. We get so used to doing things a certain way that we keep doing it until we are told to stop..........usually for health reasons.
@yaksters (79)
• United States
16 Jul 08
About 5 years ago I found out I had type II diabetes and I had a lot of trouble regulating my blood glucose levels, then I switched to a Mediterranean diet, which includes olive oil, fish, fresh green vegetables and fruit. One thing I really enjoy and are good for you, but unfortuatly salty are olives, thought the greek black organic olives have lower salt then most. Since I have been eating this way, I haven't had any problems with my glucose levels.
@inia_54 (175)
• Malaysia
16 Jul 08
I am not sure that I can take food totally free of salt. Add in little bit should be ok, if our highblood pressure is not that critical. I wish I can follow your foodstep. But it's difficult when your have different tastebud in the house. Some simply can't eat food without salt at all. They will ask for table salt, food seasoning, or soysauce, just to make the food tasty. Normally if the husband has a serious highblood pressure, the wife is willing to give in by eating saltless food. But if the wife is the one who has highblood pressure, the husband would still want salt in his food...So the wife has to make a separate dish for herself!
@yaksters (79)
• United States
16 Jul 08
I am cooking for my husband and, as you stated, have chosen to go salt free or at the very least low salt. One thing that I love but haven't been able to find in low salt are pickles. In my garden I have cucumbers growing like weeds and have been serching the web and asking all over the place is there a way to make pickles salt free or at the very least very low in salt. So far I haven't had much luck. But it seems to me that it can be done. One thing that I do when I cook is to add natual spice to our meals in the way of fresh herbs and peppers. You never miss the salt. I would love to make some spicy pickles. Yum...
@desertdarlene (8910)
• United States
3 Jul 08
I agree with you. I had to cut down on sodium for health reasons, too. I can eat some, but if I go over a certain amount, I get horrible headaches and can't think straight. I've found that the real flavor of food is pretty good. I can't believe that people put so much salt over everything when most foods don't really need it. I guess people get used to the taste of things with salt. I got over salt within a few days and I'm fine with it. The only problem I have now is that I don't eat enough salt sometimes and that causes other health problems.
@wilsongoddard (7291)
• United States
16 Jul 08
Very true about the freshness of ingredients. Fresh is best; it is the most flavorful. Therefore, fewer (or no) seasoning is needed.
