We should have less than 2,300 milligrams per day.\u00a0 That’s about 1 tsp of salt per day.\u00a0 If you have high Blood Pressure, this amount should be closer to 1,500 milligrams per day.<\/p>\n
Focus on Fresh Foods<\/strong><\/p>\n Highly processed and ready-to-eat foods are usually high in sodium.\u00a0 Eat these foods occasionally, not on a regular basis.\u00a0 Cheese and cured meats (such as bacon, sausage, hot dogs, luncheon meat) are also high in sodium.\u00a0 Use fresh, lean meats, poultry, fish, dry and fresh beans and peas when possible.<\/p>\n Fresh fruits and vegetables are naturally low in sodium<\/p>\n Cook more often at Home<\/strong><\/p>\n When you cook, you can control the amount of salt.\u00a0 Use little to no salt where possible.\u00a0 When using canned vegetables, absolutely don’t add any more salt.<\/p>\n Try using herbs, spice rubs and fruit juices in cooking, rather than salt.<\/p>\n Taste your food before salting it.\u00a0 Light only as you need it, not as a habit.<\/p>\n Try new flavors<\/strong><\/p>\n Skip the salt and try .\u00a0 Use salt-free seasonings such as herbs, spices, garlic, vinegar, pepper or lemon juice.<\/p>\n Read food labels<\/strong><\/p>\n Compare the amount of sodium listed to other products.\u00a0 Look for foods that say low sodium or no salt added.<\/p>\n Use caution with condiments<\/strong><\/p>\n Soy sauce, ketchup, pickles, olives, salad dressings, etc are usually high sodium.\u00a0 Use only a little bit when you do choose to use it.<\/p>\n Allow your taste buds time to adjust<\/strong><\/p>\n It takes time for your taste buds to desensitize themselves to salt.\u00a0 Food may taste differently at first, but it is possible to acquire a taste for foods with less salt.<\/p>\n Try any of these three salt-free seasoning blends<\/strong><\/p>\n Mix Herb Blend Italian Blend Mexican Blend This information gleaned from the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.\u00a0 Summary presented here with permission.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" We should have less than 2,300 milligrams per day.\u00a0 That’s about 1 tsp of salt per day.\u00a0 If you have high Blood Pressure, this amount should be closer to 1,500 milligrams per day. Focus on Fresh Foods Highly processed and ready-to-eat foods are usually high in sodium.\u00a0 Eat these foods occasionally, not on a regular … Continue reading “TIPS: Cut down on Salt”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[87],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8863","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-tips-tricks-and-tools"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.grandpacooks.com\/recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8863","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.grandpacooks.com\/recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.grandpacooks.com\/recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.grandpacooks.com\/recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.grandpacooks.com\/recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8863"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.grandpacooks.com\/recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8863\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21164,"href":"https:\/\/www.grandpacooks.com\/recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8863\/revisions\/21164"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.grandpacooks.com\/recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8863"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.grandpacooks.com\/recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8863"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.grandpacooks.com\/recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8863"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n– 1\/4 C dried parsley flakes
\n– 2 TBL dried tarragon
\n– 1 TBL dried oregano
\n– 1 TBL dill weed
\n– 1 TBL celery flakes<\/p>\n
\n– 2TBL dried basil
\n– 2 TBL dried marjoram
\n– 1 TBL garlic powder
\n– 1 TBL dried oregano
\n– 2 tsp thyme
\n– 2 tsp crushed dried rosemary
\n– 2 tsp crushed red pepper<\/p>\n
\n– 1\/4 C ground cayenne pepper
\n– 1 TBL ground cumin
\n– 1 TBL ground onion powder
\n– 1 tsp dried oregano
\n– 1 tsp ground garlic
\n– 1 tsp ground red chili pepper
\n– 1\/2 tsp ground cinnamon<\/p>\n