Does anyone else reduce the amount of salt in their cooking?

I don't put the salt in cookie recipes. I just leave it out, and noone seems to notice.

It depends upon the recipe. If there is tomatos or tomato paste/sauce in the recipe I don't add salt as it is likely salty enough with the tomatoes. If there are plenty other spices to give the dish taste I omit salt. I almost always cut the salt that is called for in half! Should a dish make its way to the table that seems to need more salt, one can always add it at the table! The average american gets TRIPLE the amount of salt that they should each day! Too much contributes to high blood pressure, heart disease and stroke.

Salt is supposed to bring out the flavour in things. But I just take it out and add some lemon, vanilla or cinnamon in my baking. I rarely use it in cooking - I just have a little bit on scrambled eggs. I try to avoid it whenever possible because my husband is in a high risk group for heart problems, and so I'm trying to prevent anything bad from happening by cutting back on salts and fats.

i really never add any salt to our food. i think i've had the same blue container of salt for a few years! which reminds me, i should throw it out. so much food has alot of salt in it already!

I only use alittle salt if needed in certain recipes, and its never on the table for dinner, I don't like salty foods that much, always makes me to thirsty, even if there only a little bit of salt in it.

I replace salt with either chicken,beef,or veg stock in my cooking . And I don't put salt on the table when we eat. So for me unless it really necessary for the ingredient I don't use any salt anymore and if I do Iuse the one with low sodium..xx

I know I should reduce the amount of salt I use but I love it. I think it helps bring out flavors of savory and sweet dishes.

me too, i reduce the amount of salt whenever i cook, i just put a lot of spices in my food.

I hardly ever put any extra salt on my food .. or even in the food while it's cooking .. ! What has always amazed me is that when I've been in restaurants I often see folks salting their food before they've even tasted it !! If I was the chef I'd feel a bit insulted that folks felt the need to add extra seasoning without bothering to taste my food .. And when I watch cookery programmes they seem to add so much salt to the food .. I would think it's just tastes of salt ..

I only use salt when I'm cooking porridge, boiling veg or frying meat and in all cases it's just a small amount for seasoning. I bake my own bread, (using a machine) but I don't add salt to that. Salt levels in commercial bread is an issue here in the UK at the moment with some brands of bread containing 2 or 3 times the recommended levels. Nor do I add salt to sweet cake recipes as I think that it's not necessary.

When I am cooking a meal I rarely add extra salt, I only do it to curry as I find it needs it. I dish it out and sometimes add salt to mine afterwards but never to the kids, they get plenty of salt from other sources.

Salt is almost always present in every recipe whether sweet or not unless a person is prihibited by doctor. We use salt to taste the gift of nature. But it should be at a minimum consumption. But there's an additive that my family doesnt use anymore and that's MSG or monosodium glutamate.

I make a conscious decision these days to reduce the salt in everyday foods. I make it a point to put no salt in salads.