Help! Need recommendations for beating the salt craving!
ChristineCain
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I'm a former chronic chip eater. I like to consider myself a chip expert. However, I have been walking the straight and narrow and staying away from them. The afternoons/evening are killing me now with the cravings for salty food. I will munch on white cheddar rice cakes as an alternative. I don't want too much salt. Any suggestions?
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Roasted asparagus!
Coat the stalks in a little olive oil, add salt and pepper and broil for about 5-10 minutes (depending on size) until they're crispy, but not burnt.0 -
I don't want too much salt.
Just curious, but what is "too much?" And how did you arrive at that figure?
I believe the negative impacts of sodium are grossly overstated by some health "experts."0 -
MSG0
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Sooooo, you're saying my salt lick isn't healthy?0
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I'm trying to cut back from my salt lick
I'm not a person that generally coats everything in excess salt. For example, even when cooking, I rarely add it to a meal. But chips are my vice. I don't know if my craving for salt could be a sign of something I'm lacking? Or just me detoxing from chips. 0 -
Salt doesn't need to be that much of concern unless one has high BP, hypertension or some adverse reaction to it. The biggest issue with people and salt on a weight loss program is excess salt causes water retention in the body. But water retention weight doesn't equal fat weight.
Personally myself, I'm sure I exceed the the 2500 mg per day guide. I'm betting I'm in the 4000 range on a daily basis. Cause soy sauce you know.
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I drink a fruit smoothie every night. Most of the time when I don't have it, I crave it. This is because it's part of a routine and something I'm used to and so my brain misses it. I assume that's what's happening. You're used to those nightly chips.I'm trying to cut back from my salt lick I'm not a person that generally coats everything in excess salt. For example, even when cooking, I rarely add it to a meal. But chips are my vice. I don't know if my craving for salt could be a sign of something I'm lacking? Or just me detoxing from chips.
Do the asparagus (or another vegetable). It's OK to have sodium/salt. But this way you'll have less of it and a healthy snack, to boot.0 -
Sooooo, you're saying my salt lick isn't healthy?
Why does "salt lick" make me feel all funny inside?0 -
Oh my, I ADORE chips. I crave salt over anything sweet, all times of the week.
What I've used to kind of kick that habit is eating lightly salted pistachios. I've grown now to craving those instead.
Good luck!0 -
milk, fish and sea salt (chloride)0
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It may or may not be what you want, but I have always been a salty snacks person, and these are things I eat when I want chips or whatever:
1) 1 string cheese
2) kimchi
3) a measured out portion of flavored popcorn
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Your body could be craving minerals, which real mined salt contains, for instance Himalayan sea salt contains all 82 minerals found on Earth. Modern table salt is chemically made sodium chloride with iodide added. If you hold excess water weight from your salt tooth try balancing your sodium intake by taking the other "mineral salts" calcium, magnesium, potassium in supplement form(capsules) This will regulate your water and you will pee out the excess. It will also improve overall health and body function. Hope this helps.0
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Great suggestions!! I grabbed a box of Kettlecooked poopcorn last night at the store. Been years since I've had it and I nice alternative to my beloved chippies
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I hope you're joking. Right?MSG0 -
Salt doesn't need to be that much of concern unless one has high BP, hypertension or some adverse reaction to it. The biggest issue with people and salt on a weight loss program is excess salt causes water retention in the body. But water retention weight doesn't equal fat weight.
Personally myself, I'm sure I exceed the the 2500 mg per day guide. I'm betting I'm in the 4000 range on a daily basis. Cause soy sauce you know.
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I'm so glad you said this! I couldn't agree more - especially for beginners just getting back to healthy eating habits. Too much can just be overwhelming.
Sometimes we need to narrow our focus & just consider the bigger priorities: exercise, calories, protein, sugar (unless, as you've said there's some high BP issue). The finer points will come in time.0 -
Great suggestion and thanks for the reminder! I need to order some more Himalayan sea salt!Your body could be craving minerals, which real mined salt contains, for instance Himalayan sea salt contains all 82 minerals found on Earth. Modern table salt is chemically made sodium chloride with iodide added. If you hold excess water weight from your salt tooth try balancing your sodium intake by taking the other "mineral salts" calcium, magnesium, potassium in supplement form(capsules) This will regulate your water and you will pee out the excess. It will also improve overall health and body function. Hope this helps.0 -
my salt craving is satisfied with these foods:
pickles
fermented food (kimchi, sauerkraut)
broth (veggie, beef, chicken, whatever)
jerky
I'm not really HUNGRY, but I want the salt and find these lower calorie foods do the trick and then I don't have to eat chips or crackers to satisfy.0 -
Apples with peanut butter are a good snack option too especially if you use the whipped PB, it's much easier to dip and you don't need as much.
I also snack on almonds or cashews when I want salt BUT be careful because while the nuts are a great source of healthy fats they can catch up to you real quick on the calorie count.0 -
Air popped popcorn - no butter - just add a little salt - it goes a long way!0
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Unless you have kidney disease or are on a diuretic for blood pressure, excess salt won't hurt you so long as you drink water. You'll just pee it out.
That said, chips are calorie bombs.
Does toasted nori seaweed snacks work for you? Salty, crispy, low-cal, abundant trace minerals. Both Costco and Trader Joe's have house brands of toasted nori snacks.0 -
I am a former chip addict myself. The things I do: I do not BUY any snacks (except on rare occasions) and I eat a full dinner with lots of veggies/protien to fill me up. <--- I write this like it's easy but I know it is not. It's a transistion of weaning yourself off your "addiction". Start with not buying the food. If its not handy you are less likely to eat it. That's how I started.
A good switch is home popped popcorn with coconute oil or even pop it with some olive oil. Do not add salt or anything to it. OR I buy organic pre-popped popcorn as a treat.0 -
I like drinking Chic-Filet's Diet Lemonade to help with my salt cravings, although oddly enough it doesn't have any salt which is even better 0
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MSG isn't the monster that media has made it to be. While a few people may have adverse reactions to it, general populations have and still use MSG daily with no adverse reactions.
I hope you're joking. Right?MSG
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And with this you get extra protein to boot without intaking a lot of calories. One of my favorite go toos.my salt craving is satisfied with these foods:
pickles
fermented food (kimchi, sauerkraut)
broth (veggie, beef, chicken, whatever)
jerky
I'm not really HUNGRY, but I want the salt and find these lower calorie foods do the trick and then I don't have to eat chips or crackers to satisfy.
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I hope you're joking. Right?MSG
Nope, not at all0 -
Say's you! Do some more research, MSG super stimulates "everyone's" healthy cells and destroys them. You may not notice the adverse affects or attribute them to MSG, or maybe you just got kicked in the head to many times. Not only is damage being done to healthy cells but it's also highly addictive. That's why most food manufacturers add it to everything they produce. Possibly why you're defending msg is because you're addicted also.
MSG isn't the monster that media has made it to be. While a few people may have adverse reactions to it, general populations have and still use MSG daily with no adverse reactions.
I hope you're joking. Right?MSG
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Bite the bullet for two of three weeks of eating food that tastes undersalted.. Your tastes will adjust and the a small amount of salt will taste "salty" and delicious again.
Also, I avoid using a lot of salt while cooking. I undersalt everything and then just sprinkle a tiny bit on top of my food. that way the little bit of salt actually touches my tongue and tastes like it's a lot more than it actually is.0
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