Any suggestions for low salt diets? Not trying to cut it out completely, just trying to be a bit healthier in general.
But I don't know how to cook without salt being a main ingredient, or foods in the store that have a lot of salt.
MSG
>>7657757
>I don't know how to cook without salt being a main ingredient
What are you, a horse?
>>7657761
Ok like, I stirfry veggies, always cook meat with salt, have dips and stuff similar that I'm slowly cutting out of my diet, I don't know how to order low salt food when I go out with friends to eat, and a lot of the stuff I buy from the store is salty.
why are you fags always trying to live forever
>>7657757
well I know this might sound weird, but don't add salt when cooking
>>7657757
uh, I mean, generally you just don't buy microwave meals, and don't add salt onto your dishes
>>7657774
it's not about living forever, it's about actually being able to live your life without being in constant agony from eating utter shit all the time that causes your organs to start failing, and having tons of fat on your body that makes arthritis cripple you at 50
>>7657816
You will adapt within a week or so to the flavour of food without using much salt. Nowadays, if I eat food with much added salt it tastes horrendously salty to me. Spices are your friend, particularly to begin with, they add plenty of flavour without salt. To begin with, I ended up just putting paprika on everything I ate.
>>7657816
just add salty things like very salty cheese or soy sauce
>>7657888
this, you adapt but you are going to have a horrible time eating anything you dont coock because everything will taste disgusting after
>>7657757
What is the liquid in the picture?
>>7657977
beer
>>7657757
You can offset high sodium with lots of water.
>>7657757
salt isn't unhealthy
>>7657988
You can offset your stupidity by drinking bleach.
>>7658000
it is in the quantity that you find in most food nowadays
>>7657977
probably tomato soup
>>7657977
water
>>7658020
>back in my day food didnt even have salt!
>>7658055
that's literally true, fuckface
the over-consumption of salt is a pretty new phenomenon
>>7658060
Meats that got shipped to the American colonies was salted to hell and back to keep it from rotting in the way
>food didn't have salt
>literally true
>>7658070
yes, because back in those days people were eating high quality meat shipped in from the old world every fucking day.
it's an objective, scientific fact that salt raises blood pressure and puts massive strain on your kidneys, and that your average store bought or fast food meal contains enough salt that with regular consumption you'll be hooked up to a fucking dialysis machine by your 50's if you haven't had a stroke
>>7658083
>objective, scientific fact
I don't think you know what these words mean, and you only repeat them like a parrot because you know that's how you get people to stop telling you you're wrong
but you are wrong. You are dead wrong. If you were right? You'd have a single source to back that ass up, but you don't. I'll bet you think diet soda causes cancer.
>>7658020
protip: drink more water
Learn to use spices, herbs and texture to your advantage. Salty is one of several tastes, unsalted food only tastes bland if nothing remains once you remove the salt.
>>7658083
>puts massive strain on your kidneys
How's that hyperbole treating you, anon?
>>7657757
I've had to do the same for health reasons. It sucks for a little bit, but your palate will start to change. Cook at home more, don't do any microwave meals for awhile, lay off junk food. Try to avoid going back to your favorite recipes, that's where you'll notice the lack of salt more, try learning and cooking some new healthy dishes. Experiment with other herbs and spices to liven things up, it'll help you become a more robust cook in general. Also check your local library, there's bound to be dozens of heart-healthy cookbooks, start with one of those.
>>7658302
I thought flat-earthers were as dumb as it got. I had no idea there were people who denied the link between sodium and blood pressure/heart disease.
>>7658225
>>7658302
we get it, you also think your doctor is trying to fit you with a tracking microchip when he says he needs to give you a vaccination.
you can just hop on over to google for a quick search of "sodium blood pressure kidneys" but I guess the google new world order elites are just trying to stop you from getting the necessary salt crystals you need to fight back their telepathic drones
>>7658323
There were 2 studies done like 1 or 2 years ago that claimed that low-sodium diets (<2300) are just as unhealthy as high-sodium diets (>6000). The science was pretty piss-poor though iirc (literally, because they estimated total dietary sodium intake by measuring sodium excretion in piss at one point in time)
Even then, those studies did not dispute that sodium increases blood pressure, they merely argued that low-sodium diets cause other health problems while still improving blood pressure.
>>7658302
It's putting massive strain on my kidneys
Just use fresh ingredients instead of prepackaged. You'll pretty much be on a low-sodium diet just by doing that alone. At that point it almost doesn't matter how much salt you add because it's hard to add as much as comes in those canned and frozen products.
I mean, you should still moderate the salt you add when you cook, but I wouldn't obsess over it.
If you feel like it's not enough, you'll just kind of have to retrain your palate a bit. Salt is there not to be a flavor, but to help bring out the flavors of your ingredients. Very few foods should TASTE salty.
>>7658331
trying too hard
>>7658083
>yes, because back in those days people were eating high quality meat shipped in from the old world every fucking day.
whats your point?
>>7658323
pretty ironic that you're calling people dumb when you're being just as single-minded
>salt bad!!! no salt ever!!! bad!!!
>>7658364
You're arguing with strawmen. There's a difference between low sodium and no sodium, and OP specifically asks for low-salt diet tips.
>>7658331
>but I guess the google new world order elites are just trying feed you with the crystalline jew
At least that's what it looks like from the opposing perspective.
>>7657816
Soy sauce and vegeta
Don't eat american food, it's either sugar or salt
>>7657757
Use less salt, more herbs and spices.
Stop eating shitty processed foods, fast food, etc.
>>7658364
Nobody says no salt. It's always low salt, dumbass.
Do you not understand the difference between none and little?
>>7658000
Actually it's not the greatest idea to do that. Your kidneys get overloaded and yes, it does use the water to get rid of the excess salt, but it also gets rid of calcium when you pee. Your kidneys also have to work much harder when you too much salt no matter how much water you drink.
It may not effect you right away, but later in life it sucks, especially if you're already prone to things like osteoporosis.
OP here. Thanks for the info from anons that were trying to help, I'll start trying the suggested.
Any spices in particular that I could use through a variety of foods? Veggies is my biggest problem. I honestly don't know how to cook good veggies.
>>7658793
Start with the MSG suggestion. You get a lot more flavor per mg of sodium that way.
>>7657757
due to a lot of health issues my dad's on a low salt diet. My best advice is learn how to cook without it, check the contents of stuff when shopping and avoid boxed meals. Learn to make your own sauces with spices, vinegar and low sodium Worcestershire.
>>7658793
Depends on the veggie and prep. A little lemon juice can pep up steamed broccoli, parsley and thyme helps roasted carrots, some pepper and a (very tiny amount) of salt can help corn and green beans saute into a side of succotash. There are some charts that have advice for flavoring all different kinds of vegetables, you can do some googling to turn them up.
>>7658793
garlic, spring onion, ginger for asian foods
itt: people who dont drink water or exercise being deathly afraid of salt
>>7660388
You dumb, boy. Not smart at all.
>>7660397
how does that cognitive dissonance feel? gonna keep taking the easy way out for the rest of your short life?
>>7660408
Hmm.
>>7658793
got a stick blender? make yourself some soup from veggies
now, you'll need to add a pinch of salt to the pot because otherwise the soup will taste like shit, but it's very, very little and spreads throughout a minimum of about 4 portions of soup.
some of my favourite veggie soups are leek and potato, pea and mint, spiced carrot and lentil. there's tons you can make, just look up a few highly rated recipes online.
aside from soups, just give vegetables a go, if you start cooking for yourself (ideally) on a daily basis, you're just naturally going to encounter a lot of vegetables and you'll get used to them and discover that actually properly prepared veggies taste good.
here's what's gonna ruin your kidneys: guzzling caffeine, not staying hydrated, and not exercising your body
fretting about food on a level that borders an EATING DISORDER is only going to lead you further down an unhealthy path
>>7660435
>sprinkling less salt in your dish
>eating disorder
>>7660435
it's not an eating disorder when you get told by your doctor to reduce the amount of salt you eat.
>>7657757
instead of dropping salt off your diet or using lots of it, why not use less than you are used to?
don't eat premade, processed food and you won't have to worry about salt
>>7657757
Try using potasium salt anon, the taste is not the same but it does the job (it might be dangerous for you if you have kidney problems)
>>7657757
Stop adding salt to everything.
>>7657757
cut down on sugar fatman
cut out all hfcs
>>7658404
But how does the most successful country have the worst food?
>>7657757
Bland preparation of fresh foods is what is going to help you cut out salt.
Boiling meats in plain water is a good start. Fresh veggies typically arent going to have sodium in them since they arent being preserved. Fruits are low sodium. You can usually buy unsalted nuts.
Canned veggies come in low.no sodium varieties, just read labels anon.
>>7657757
Consult a registered/professional nutritionist/dietician.
>>7657757
don't use salt when cooking? I don't understand this thread
whenever a recipe calls for salt I either omit it completely or add something else (unless it is used in the cooking process like adding salt to boiling pasta).
>>7658793
>>7659311
Also don't forget about vinegar.
>>7663067
Yuck
>>7660508
You do if you're in the habit of adding just as much to your home cooking, as some people are.
