Do you salt your food?

[Ronni]

It's very seldom I use salt in cooking, no matter what it is I'm preparing. Sometimes if a new recipe calls for salt, and I might add half of what it recommends, just to get a sense of how much is really needed, and then next time I make it I won't add any at all.

I don't ever salt my food. I prefer the taste of vegetables just the way they are though sometimes I might sprinkle some cheese on them, or nutritional yeast.

I use pepper as a seasoning. I pepper my eggs, steak, chicken. Use lemon on fish. Don't eat grains anymore, but when I did I enjoyed the taste without any accompaniment.

What about you?

 

[charry]

I am salt mad........
I Have Food on my Salt.........
I eat Lo Salt.....

 

[retiredtraveler]

"....I don't ever salt my food. I prefer the taste of vegetables just the way they are though sometimes I might sprinkle some cheese on them, or nutritional yeast.....What about you?

We cook with a bit of salt, but never have it on the table. But we cook a lot of Thai and Indian which contains a multitude of spices so little need for salt. And yes, black pepper is my fave condiment and I do put that on virtually everything.

 

[hollydolly]

Yes I salt my food, I use 66% Lo sodium salt to cook with and Pure Maldon sea salt at the table. I use the table salt sparsely , except if I'm eating chips (fries)... but I like to have some salt ..

 

[Aunt Bea]

I use iodized salt or products that contain sodium when cooking and also use it on fried foods like fish & chips.

 

[Capt Lightning]

I use the minimum of salt in my cooking and never have it at the table. I'm a bit wary of these Lo Salt products as potassium salts can be damaging to the kidneys.

 

[hollydolly]

I use the minimum of salt in my cooking and never have it at the table. I'm a bit wary of these Lo Salt products as potassium salts can be damaging to the kidneys.

yes but if that's the case, and I don't know if it is having not researched it, , then surely it would only be damaging if used in large doses, and I don't....

 

[hollydolly]

http://www.bloodpressureuk.org/microsites/salt/Home/Howtoeatlesssalt/Alternatives

http://www.losalt.com/uk/product/faqs/

http://www.losalt.com/uk/when-is-a-reduced-sodium-salt-not-right-for-me/

 

[Lvstotrvl]

The only time I cook with salt is adding it to pasta water, then I use salt sense. I never use it at the table.

 

[Ken N Tx]

Very little salt for me...

 

[StarSong]

In my youth I had a love affair with salt, but left it because it's so unhealthy for older bodies.

I virtually never cook with salt. On the table, I've found Aldi's popcorn seasonings to be pretty good substitutes. Low sodium but they add salty flavors. Agree with @Ronni that nutritional yeast is also a good sub.

 

[ClassicRockr]

Some salt, but not a whole lot. Have tasted too salty of foods before, yuk!

 

[rkunsaw]

I use very little salt when cooking or at the table. I use no salt at all when canning vegetables from the garden, except pickles. Pickles need salt. I even make Tabasco sauce with no salt.

 

[JustBonee]

Very little salt for me. I don't cook with it ... moderation in both salt and sugar.

 

[Wren]

I always used salt on my meals but never in cooking now, for health reasons, I only have it on chips or eggs, there’s no way I could eat either without some salt, I use black pepper on most meals

 

[RadishRose]

I use salt in cooking, rarely at the table except for fries, tomatoes and cucumbers.

I cannot enjoy pasta that hasn't been cooked with enough salt.

 

[Duster]

Years ago my husband developed high blood pressure and was told to cut the salt. I started cooking with minimal sea salt. We got used to it. When people came over for dinner, they would always salt everything heavily.
Salt is one of those things that the more you eat, the more you need for it to taste salty enough {sugar is this way, too}. When you dial back on the amount, your body doesn't need as much for it to taste the same.
I now make sure that my sea salt is iodized. Several people in our circle have goiter problems.
I add salt when cooking, but prefer to go lightly.

 

[charry]

I use the minimum of salt in my cooking and never have it at the table. I'm a bit wary of these Lo Salt products as potassium salts can be damaging to the kidneys.

what will be , will be , at the end of the day capt.....we all have to die of something!

 

[charry]

I always used salt on my meals but never in cooking now, for health reasons, I only have it on chips or eggs, there’s no way I could eat either without some salt, I use black pepper on most meals

yes .....i've started eating black pepper now, as well wren....... i ll most likely get addicted to that next ..

 

[charry]

Very little salt for me. I don't cook with it ... moderation in both salt and sugar.

I never touch sugar in anything bonnie.......apart from natural sugar in apples etc etc.......

 

[Judycat]

I love salt. Don't tell my doctor.
My son made a meat dish and claimed it was too salty. It was delicious.

 

[charry]

I love salt. Don't tell my doctor.
My son made a meat dish and claimed it was too salty. It was delicious.

Your secret is safe with me judy ..

 

[fmdog44]

I use NoSalt (no sodium) I hate it when I sit down and get ready to enjoy a meal only to discover I used too much. There is nothing you can do to food that is too salty. I use Lawry's Seasoned Salt on most everything except meat.

 

[toffee]

like salt -on nuts..crisps and of course my dinner not excessive but just enough.

 

[Gary O']

I don't ever salt my food. I prefer the taste of vegetables just the way they are though sometimes I might sprinkle some cheese on them, or nutritional yeast.

Nutritional yeast rocks

Since I've used less and less salt, I've found I don't care to use salt, any
...with the exception of steak, but just a light sprinkle

Now, pepper...whoa.....I'm a pepper slut
...but no pepper on my steak