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DittoDan
DittoDan Posts: 1,850 Member
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One thing I really like about the Keto/Lo-carb lifestyle is the ability to eat salt. I am old enough to remember that when the "lo fat" fad diet started, "lo-salt" fad came in with it. They demonized salt with fat. I have always loved salt. I lick it all the time without food (LOL!) I even asked my doctor if there was a disorder that made people crave salt, because I loved it so much.

With that said, I am a collector of seasoned salts. If I go to a store or new store, I always browse the seasoning section. If I see a salt I don't have, I automatically buy it. :) So, I probably have a couple dozen, maybe three, of different rubs and season salts.

You'd think my favorite would be some esoteric rub or salt hand made and purchased from a gourmet food place, but alas its not. Actually the opposite. The number one season salt today is Lawry's Seasoned salt and that's my favorite.

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So, if your tired of just plain salt, try some. I am also interested in hearing your comments on your favorite season salts, how you used them and any other suggestions about salt...

I hope this helps,

Dan the Man from Michigan
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  • snarlingcoyote
    snarlingcoyote Posts: 399 Member
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    My only answer to salt is "yes, please, more." B) And I love that on keto I NEED a lot of salt or my legs and feet start cramping.
  • auntstephie321
    auntstephie321 Posts: 3,586 Member
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    Lol, you sound just like me. I have always salted my lunch meat and everything else. People thought I was nuts. And said I would get high blood pressure, god what a myth, that's been so ingrained in people.

    My bp is usually around 102/68, any new Dr was always concerned at first.

    I prefer kosher sea salt because of the size of the crystals. I'll have to check out that seasoned salt.

    Thanks for sharing!
  • wabmester
    wabmester Posts: 2,748 Member
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    I'm a pepper guy. We had Mongolian BBQ last night, and I used some hot sauce that was mostly pepper, but it had some salt too. Does that count?

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  • lauraesh0384
    lauraesh0384 Posts: 463 Member
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    I don't add salt onto anything except for steak, burgers and chicken. Other than that, my salt intake is from foods it's naturally occurring in. I have to use caution with salt though, since I retain water if I consume too much more than 1,200mg. 1,500 is generally my limit.
  • Dragonwolf
    Dragonwolf Posts: 5,600 Member
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    Have you ever had Red Robin's seasoned salt? It's different from Lowry's, but still really good.

    Also, if you have a Gordon Food Service marketplace around you, they carry big containers of Lowry's. ;)
  • auntstephie321
    auntstephie321 Posts: 3,586 Member
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    wabmester wrote: »
    I'm a pepper guy. We had Mongolian BBQ last night, and I used some hot sauce that was mostly pepper, but it had some salt too. Does that count?

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    Hot sauce counts for me!
  • slimzandra
    slimzandra Posts: 955 Member
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    I went through a phase of finding black salts and white peppers. I tried the Bosari black original seasoned salt- thought it was good. I see that they now have a Citrus flavored and Lavender flavored - that might be interesting!

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  • minties82
    minties82 Posts: 907 Member
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    There is a lemon pepper seasoning I love that is mainly salt. I put it on almost everything.
  • KnitOrMiss
    KnitOrMiss Posts: 10,104 Member
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    I'm dying to try Celtic Grey Sea Salt, but I'm using my Pink Himalayan for the time being. I like seasoning blends, but I like mixing my own combinations, too. My standard combo for anything meat is paprika, garlic powder, onion powder, salt, and pepper. Aldi's has a steak seasoning one that is a grinder with dried herbs in it, too, that I want to try. I am seriously looking forward to having the funds to explore my seasoning habit/addiction.

    But @DittoDan, I was raised up on Lawry's, too! :) My dad would call blasphemy at any imitators.
  • GaleHawkins
    GaleHawkins Posts: 8,160 Member
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    I bought 4 oz of that Sea Salt from Mexico that runs $50 a pound. It was white and tasted like salt but too big for a shaker. When I looked at daily min requirements I realized I was under eating salt on LCHF.
  • Kitnthecat
    Kitnthecat Posts: 2,057 Member
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    You have to watch out for sugar and starches in some of those seasoned salts. I really like Herbamare sea salt, which is infused with herbs, and has no carbs. I have all purpose sea salt, and some Celtic sea salt which is much coarser and flaky, and is delicious.
  • GSD_Mama
    GSD_Mama Posts: 629 Member
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    I love salt and garlic so Lawry's Garlic Salt is da bomb!
  • DittoDan
    DittoDan Posts: 1,850 Member
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    Dragonwolf wrote: »
    Have you ever had Red Robin's seasoned salt? It's different from Lowry's, but still really good.

    Also, if you have a Gordon Food Service marketplace around you, they carry big containers of Lowry's. ;)

    Yes and yes. I love Red Robin's! At GFS I bought another Lawry's product that I haven't seen anywhere else, and it is great on microwaved Parmesan. Its called Ranch Flavor:

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    And another good one on steaks is Montreal by McKormick:

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    I hope this helps,

    Dan the Man from Michigan
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  • DittoDan
    DittoDan Posts: 1,850 Member
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    slimzandra wrote: »
    I went through a phase of finding black salts and white peppers. I tried the Bosari black original seasoned salt- thought it was good. I see that they now have a Citrus flavored and Lavender flavored - that might be interesting!

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    I see they have it at Whole Foods. I will get some.

    Thank you!

    Dan the Man from Michigan
  • msmi1970
    msmi1970 Posts: 60 Member
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    Although I salt food liberally (or so i thought), about 3 months into keto, I started getting frequent palpitations. For about 3 weeks thereafter, i supplemented with a small teaspoon of good quality salt in water every morning. Palpitations duly disappeared. I still salt liberally and anytime my heart even dares to skip a beat, I add an extra smidge of salt & all is well. Thus far, even with the increase in salt I consume, my sodium levels in my blood work has always been near the low range of "normal" as my kidneys excrete excess salt as it is suppose to.
  • 35in90
    35in90 Posts: 98 Member
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    Montreal Steak is the bomb. I put it on everything. also, not sure it counts as a salt, but Old Bay makes everything better :)
  • AreteAndWhimsy
    AreteAndWhimsy Posts: 150 Member
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    Omnivore Salt! Seriously tasty stuff.

    I actually like the flavour of the Real Salt. It's distinctively different than standard table salt because of the mineral content.

    There are a bunch of regional flavoured salts here in New Zealand that I've never seen before. Chicken Salt is the big one, but there are quite a few. Morroccan Spiced Salt (quite good), something called Fries Sprinkle, which is pretty much a standard seasoning salt, and some others I haven't tried. A weird Barbecue one that seems to be half sugar and half hickory salt.

    I am a big fan of smoked salts, alder is hands down my favourite, but mesquite and hickory are good too.

    I like rosemary and salt in a grinder.

    I have a porcini salt that I can't get any more of and will be sad when it's used up. I use it in any dish where I am trying to accentuate the mushrooms. I can go back to using powdered porcini, but it's quite different than this particular product; in addition to mushroom pieces it has grey salt that is heavily mushroom flavoured.

    I have a collection of exotic salts from around the world for my own personal mineral museum, so I'm a bit of an afficionado. :)
  • Twibbly
    Twibbly Posts: 1,065 Member
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    Nom Nom Paleo's Magic Mushroom Powder is awesome (and uses porcinis) - http://paleogranny55.blogspot.com/p/magic-mushroom-powder.html
  • bluefish86
    bluefish86 Posts: 842 Member
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    Twibbly wrote: »
    Nom Nom Paleo's Magic Mushroom Powder is awesome (and uses porcinis) - http://paleogranny55.blogspot.com/p/magic-mushroom-powder.html

    YES! I literally use this in/on everything!
  • KnitOrMiss
    KnitOrMiss Posts: 10,104 Member
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    Oh, and I love the Cajun salts, too. Just enough heat to make my food as my guy likes to say "White Girl Spicy." In other words, not really at all! LOL

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