Sodium Intake-Help please

joekat9296
joekat9296 Posts: 4 Member
edited November 18 in Food and Nutrition
Hello friends. I absolutely love adding salt to my meals, for example:rice, meat, soup. My sodium intake is to high though so I'm wondering if anybody knows of a good substitute that will still satisfy that salt craving.

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  • ClubSilencio
    ClubSilencio Posts: 2,983 Member
    So long as it's in balance with the other electrolytes, I wouldn't worry about the salt. You could experiment with different types of seaweed though. You may be able to flavor food to your taste with seaweed while consuming a lesser amount of sodium. Check out dulse flakes. Or use a salt that contains trace minerals, such as Real Salt. You might find that you don't need to use as much.
  • cmtigger
    cmtigger Posts: 1,450 Member
    I need to limit it for medical reasons. Acids like vinegar or lemon juice help. So do some herbs, like garlic and chives, or blends. There also are salt substitutes made from potassium, or MSG.
  • psuLemon
    psuLemon Posts: 38,431 MFP Moderator
    ClubSilencio wrote: »
    So long as it's in balance with the other electrolytes, I wouldn't worry about the salt. You could experiment with different types of seaweed though. You may be able to flavor food to your taste with seaweed while consuming a lesser amount of sodium. Check out dulse flakes. Or use a salt that contains trace minerals, such as Real Salt. You might find that you don't need to use as much.

    Pretty much... I'd just make sure you focus on potassium and magnesium as well.
  • rheddmobile
    rheddmobile Posts: 6,840 Member
    Has a doctor told you to limit salt, or are you just basing this on MFP's warnings? Because their setting is the usda recommendation, which research seems to indicate is far too low. In fact a sodium intake as low as the one currently recommended was associated with higher risks of death than higher intake.
  • cmtigger
    cmtigger Posts: 1,450 Member
    rheddmobile wrote: »
    Has a doctor told you to limit salt, or are you just basing this on MFP's warnings? Because their setting is the usda recommendation, which research seems to indicate is far too low. In fact a sodium intake as low as the one currently recommended was associated with higher risks of death than higher intake.

    The research is not complete on that.
  • psuLemon
    psuLemon Posts: 38,431 MFP Moderator
    cmtigger wrote: »
    rheddmobile wrote: »
    Has a doctor told you to limit salt, or are you just basing this on MFP's warnings? Because their setting is the usda recommendation, which research seems to indicate is far too low. In fact a sodium intake as low as the one currently recommended was associated with higher risks of death than higher intake.

    The research is not complete on that.

    And it should be noted that foods typically high in salt, are also generally ultra processed. But people who are active need more salt, and salt isn't a cause of many diseases. But limiting is part of a treatment.
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    joekat9296 wrote: »
    Hello friends. I absolutely love adding salt to my meals, for example:rice, meat, soup. My sodium intake is to high though so I'm wondering if anybody knows of a good substitute that will still satisfy that salt craving.

    Generally speaking excess sodium issues aren't really a matter of salting your food but rather eating a lot of processed foods and restaurant food.

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