How To Reduce Your Salt Intake

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Limiting your daily salt intake can help prevent major diseases. Here's how to cut back.

To complete this How-To you will need:

Low- or no-sodium packaged food
Herbs
Vinegar
Lemons

Step 1: Read labels

Read labels when you shop. If salt or sodium chloride is one of the first ingredients listed on the label, don't buy the product.

Step 2: Eliminate high-sodium foods

Avoid high-sodium foods such as chips, salted nuts, and dressings. If you must eat them, try the low-sodium versions.

Step 3: Avoid processed foods

Buy fresh or plain frozen vegetables. Most processed foods have salt added for taste and as a preservative. When buying canned vegetables, look for ones labeled "no salt added."

Tip: Processed foods account for most of the sodium and salt we consume.

Step 4: Rinse canned foods

Rinse any canned foods that do contain sodium under running water to get rid of excess salt.

Step 5: Reduce salt when cooking

Flavor foods with herbs, vinegar, and lemons instead of bouillon cubes and sauces, which are high in sodium.

Step 6: Don't add salt

Don't put additional salt on your food. Remove the salt shaker from the dinner table.

Tip: Kosher salt, sea salt, garlic salt, onion salt, and many prepared spices have no less sodium than table salt.

Step 7: Eat at accommodating restaurants

Go to restaurants that will prepare your food with low- or no-salt.

Step 8: Avoid fast food

Don't eat fast food. Fast food is notoriously high in salt.

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[noodle0912]

*feels guilty* I had those curly fries today.

[codypg]

dont eat salt, its that EASY ok howcast

[uddemir123]

For more low sodium diet tips, join the relevant facebook page (named 'eatlowsodium')

[ADEL1994]

i'm eating ramen as i'm watching this

[stuffandstuffable]

@blacklightfreakout its still salt......lol and this video is called how to reduce your salt intake, not how to reduce your salt intake except for the most superior salt around.

[stuffandstuffable]

people say that this video is stupid,,,,, well there not stupid for the people who are actuly trying to reduce their salt intake. if your not, then dont watch it.

[monokuruboo123]

ah howcast, back when they had good ideas for videos. oh wait. they never did

[95ellington]

Ah shit, I just ate like quarter shaker of salt in my soup during lunch.

[Kingjay144]

Oh come on, that means no more fast food evar? screw that, Wendy's here I come!

[talkingtinaa]

hahahaha jack in the box!!!

[graffnameseed]

hah some one had too much salt 2 day