 Eat more fresh or frozen fruits and vegetables
If you use canned vegetables, buy them sodium reduced. Use fresh potatoes rather than instant, fresh cucumbers instead of pickles. Add spices and herbs instead of salt to the water in which you cook vegetables.Use spices that don't contain sodium, like fresh herbs, garlic powder or fresh garlic, onion flakes ( instead of onion salt ), dry mustard, coriander, lemon, mint, cumin, chilly, curry, rosemary, thyme, basil, bay leaves, ginger, hot peppers, pepper, chives, and parsley.
Make your own salad dressing rather than using the bottles once. use flavored vinegars instead of salt for extra taste.
Eat fresh or frozen fish instead of canned or dried varieties, choose sliced roast beef or chicken instead of bologna, salami or other processed meat.Re- educate your taste buds.Taste food before adding salt. Cook from scratch instead of packages. Adapt your favorite recipes by using half the amount of salt called for.People with high blood pressure are typically advised to cut back on salt.
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Eat more fresh or frozen fruits and vegetables
If you use canned vegetables, buy them sodium reduced. Use fresh potatoes rather than instant, fresh cucumbers instead of pickles. Add spices and herbs instead of salt to the water in which you cook vegetables.
Use spices that don't contain sodium, like fresh herbs, garlic powder or fresh garlic, onion flakes ( instead of onion salt ), dry mustard, coriander, lemon, mint, cumin, chilly, curry, rosemary, thyme, basil, bay leaves, ginger, hot peppers, pepper, chives, and parsley.
Make your own salad dressing rather than using the bottles once. use flavored vinegars instead of salt for extra taste.
Eat fresh or frozen fish instead of canned or dried varieties, choose sliced roast beef or chicken instead of bologna, salami or other processed meat.
Re- educate your taste buds.
Taste food before adding salt. Cook from scratch instead of packages. Adapt your favorite recipes by using half the amount of salt called for.
People with high blood pressure are typically advised to cut back on salt.