Have you cut back on your sodium intake? What tricks do you use in the kitchen to cut salt—but keep the flavor?

I've never been one to salt my food. I rarely use it when I cook. I like the natural taste of the food. I do have an occasional craving for salty foods--a handful of nuts does the trick

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Originally posted by Carolyn:
Have you cut back on your sodium intake? What tricks do you use in the kitchen to cut salt—but keep the flavor?

i like to use freshly ground sea salt for my salt...a little goes a long way. We've been using Pacific sea salt for a while...mmmmmMh!

I use herbs a lot in meals to cut the amount of salt. There aren't many things to me that really need much salt in them. Well a few things like soup beans are enhanced by a little salt but not too much. We've cut back for years, since my husband's father started having heart problems shortly after we were married in the early 80's. Even most cookie and cake recipes that call for salt can usually have most of it droppped without harm to the recipe or the taste.