Some diets tell you to serve as little
salt as possible with your foods. This means you must cut out the use of salt at the table
and avoid as much as possible in cooking. Obviously if, for health reasons, you have been
told no then you must follow the diktat of your doctor..
FOUR SUGGESTIONS FOR FLAVORING SALT FREE DISHES
Almost all dishes can be made with low
salt content but, you cannot have them if you have to cut out salt completely. Here are a
few suggestions for flavoring a salt free diet.
- Make a salt free baking powder from tartaric acid.
- There are low- sodium salts available that contain
potassium. The following suggestions will, we hope, assist you in making the food more
appealing. Put these low-sodium salts in the water for boiling, and scattered about on the
food, to ensure evenness of taste. When the flavoring for sauces or thickening, mix it
well with the dry ingredients.
- You can also get salt free vinegar.
- Yeast extract is often free of salt and very good for
flavoring savory dishes.
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