Less salt, more health

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biscuits contain hoards of salt. The figures are mind boggling. 100gm corn

flakes contains 2.5 gm salt while two slices of bread contain ½ teaspoon salt.

As for the salt in pickles and sauces, it is more than the salt content in sea

water! There is so much salt in ajinomoto too. Two pappads contain 2.75 gm

salt. 100 gm pickles and chutneys contain 4.3 gm salt, 10 gm cheese contains

0.25 gm salt. 1 teaspoon ketchup contains 0.2 gm salt and 100 gm wafers

contains 2.5 gm salt! For those with high B.P more salt in your diet can cause

heart attacks and paralysis! High B.P termed a “silent killer” has no symptoms

as such. In most cases, usage of more salt is the main contributor to high

blood pressure. Using osteoporosis, kidney related problems and even cancer.

Talk of using less salt and the immediate response is “food is so tasteless

without salt”. This is a very wrong notion. Reduce the amount of salt added to

various dishes and though they seem tasteless the first

few days, this will be so only until your taste buds get adjusted to the new

taste. Once you are well adjusted you’ll find absolutely no problem.Some tips

to reduce salt Instead of stopping the usage of salt at one go, reduce the

quantity slowly step by step. Allow your taste buds to get adjusted to the new

taste.1. Cut short on corn flakes, cheese and samosas and eat more fruits.2.

There is no method to calculate the quantum of salt in preserved foods, hence

reduce their intake.3. Use very little salt when cooking. Masala powders and

soya sauces, added to dishes contain plenty of salt.4. Do not keep salt on the

dining table. Sauces taken with food contain lots of salt.5. While cooking,

instead of salt, use black pepper, fenugreek, lemon juice, garlic, raw mango,

gooseberry, vinegar or curd.Restaurant and fast foods have a very high content

of salt. When eating out, wherever possible request them to serve food with

less

salt.

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