How Much Salt Is Okay? Seattle Mama Doc 101
I’m a salt-fiend. I really really love it. I’d choose a pickle over a piece of cake any day. Problem is, I’m realizing my palate for the salt lick out ba
I’m a salt-fiend. I really really love it. I’d choose a pickle over a piece of cake any day. Problem is, I’m realizing my palate for the salt lick out ba
Claire says
A comments from Jasper (Age 5)…”but we can still eat hotdogs, just not as much, right?”
Great video!
Wendy Sue Swanson, MD says
Yes, exactly, Jasper. Moderation is key…
Viki says
My kids share your love of salt. We don’t even own a salt shaker for our table – how I season our food is how everyone eats it. So at restaurants, they fiendishly lick their palms and shake on salt before we confiscate the salt shaker. I’m not very optimistic about influencing their future consumption once they’re out of my supervision. If I buy processed meat, I pay careful attention to the *type* of salt in the product. I only buy foods with simple salt, not MSG, sodium nitrate, sodium nitrite, and sodium phosphate. There is mounting evidence on the potentially carcinogenic effects of these preservatives.
DVS says
Also nice to use kosher salt for cooking instead of standard table salt, especially when following a recipe with a specific amount of salt prescribed. Kosher salt is more coarse and therefore, a teaspoon of kosher salt has less sodium due to less packed crystals. I think it tastes a lot better, too. No iodine in kosher salt, though – but given the rest of our salt sources, we get plenty of iodine elsewhere.
Wendy Sue Swanson, MD says
Didn’t know this. Thanks DVS!
Tiffany says
These are great tips…I have been on a binge to get rid of as much processed food in our diets as possible, but it is hard to avoid it completely as a working momma because it is a way to save some time. We don’t even own a salt shaker and only have sea salt and kosher salt…the bigger grains do help you use less!