My favorite go-to is lemon pepper – it’s so versatile. I use it on chicken, fish, and veggies. What spices do you use instead of salt?

Tags: Food & Nutrition, salt, sodium, spices

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We’ve talked about how there’s hidden sodium in foods you wouldn’t think to check. Now a new report from the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) finds mega amounts of salt in foods you might think of as salty… but probably not quite this bad. 

Tags: Food & Nutrition, restaurants, salt, sodium

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Last summer, New York City was the first city in the country to go trans-fat-free. Then it posted calories on menus. Now, NYC’s health department is taking on salt. City officials are meeting with food makers and restaurants to talk about cutting down the amount of salt in common foods like soup, pasta sauce, salad [...]

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Do you know how much sodium you have a day? A new study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) finds two-thirds of Americans should limit the salt in their diet, but very few of them do. Dietary guidelines recommend most adults have a maximum of 2,300 mg of sodium per day. But [...]

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Tags: Food & Nutrition, salt, sauce, soup, stew

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I’m always checking labels for hidden sodium and going easy on it – the stuff makes me hold water like a water balloon! So, I was happy to see the study about how more foods are ditching extra salt… only to learn a new report from Consumer Reports (CR) finds plenty of salt in foods [...]

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The push to expose trans fats in foods eventually led to the artery-clogging ingredient quickly fading from the nation’s food supply. Is salt next? There are early signs it could be. More food companies are starting to cut salt from soups, breads, chips, even baby food.
Personally, I’m glad to hear it! Sodium is one of [...]

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It’s not just a condition for the middle-aged. Doctors across the country say they are seeing a big increase in children with kidney stones – sometimes the kids are as young as five or six. Some hospitals have even opened pediatric kidney stone clinics.
The reason? Experts say there are several factors including a rise in [...]

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Say it isn’t so… it seems the French can get fat, afterall. As childhood obesity goes up in France, the myth is fading that French people can eat anything and stay thin. So the government is fighting back – it’s considering an increase in sales taxes on extra-fatty, salty or sugary products.

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The Facts:
About 25-percent or less of sodium comes from food preparation or salt added at the table. Most sodium comes from processed foods. It’s added to help preserve, add flavor, improve the texture, bind ingredients, and control the speed of fermentation (in foods like cheese, bread dough, and sauerkraut).
Source: American Dietetic Association
Me, I’ve never [...]

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