EP 707 – Salt And More Salt

Living on a farm and being the girl of the family meant that I made dinner. Dinner was always a big meal and usually was meat and potatoes based. Salt on the meat. Salt in the water to boil the potatoes. I can remember getting into a load of trouble for not remembering to salt the water.

Today, we salt very little of our food. I have even given it up on my most favourite of foods – corn-on-the-cob. However, there is salt in all most all of the foods that we buy and in most cases way too much.

We take in way more than our allotted 3 grams per day. On average about 3-5 times this amount, and processed foods are the largest culprits.

Here are today’s Hot Tips For Building Resiliency and Celebrating Less Salt Day:

Read the labels and get an idea of how much salt is in the foods that you buy.

True or False? If you’re trying to watch your sodium intake, eating a can of soup at lunch is a good alternative to a hamburger and fries. It may be, but one cup of soup can have up to 1300 milligrams of sodium.

Try more herbs – experiment and see what flavours you can add to your meats and soups

Awareness is the first key to health and wellness. The second is making good choices. Start small by reading and comparing and then choosing the less salt option.

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