Yup. It’s always what one considers too much plus one more shake to season perfectly…but that still doesn’t stop me from under seasoning when cooking new dishes. Can always salt later.
i remain extremely unconvinced this is any better than people freaking out about fat back in the day.
You can’t take population-level recommendations and apply it to yourself as an individual, needs can vary HUGELY from person to person and if you keep finding salt tasty then for all you know you actually NEED that extra salt to be healthy and reducing your intake would be bad. There’s no one universal amount of salt that is healthy.
No one’s freaking out, just don’t eat too much. Many, many packaged things have a bunch of salt in them. And in general, it’s good to be aware of.
Salt requirements obviously vary from person to person and depend on your activity that day (losing it to sweat) etc.
You’re not gonna die from a bit too much salt every now and then.
But as all things: In moderation.
Just because the situation with fat was stupid (and, in my opinion, was because of marketing by vested interests to take the heat of sugar) doesn’t mean all health science is quackery.
“Too much salt is bad for you” isn’t a radical take.
I’d be curious to know how much salt you actually end up eating. It’s all fine to say no more than 5 grams, but how do you go about working out how much you actually had?
E.g. I cook pasta with heaps of salt in the water, salty like the sea, but the vast majority of the salt goes down the drain when the pasta is strained.
Of course, unless you’re being terribly precise, you don’t know very accurately.
Though, with the exception of pasta water, you can keep track via number of teaspoons as an approximation, or if you have precise scales tare off your container to see how much you’re using.
Packaged foods are much easier.
I personally just try to keep it minimal while keeping the food taste nice. I don’t measure my salt.
I’m not saying change your habits, just be aware that excessive salt can he unhealthy!
Well aware that excessive salt can be unhealthy 😅. I don’t even track what I eat too closely. I might make a big dish of lasagne, maybe the meat has 3 or 4 teaspoons of salt, then the pasta has some, the sauce has some, I might also throw in some soy sauce, the cheese has some, etc. Then out of this giant dish, I serve up one scoop, throw on some tomato sauce that has salt in it, and serve alongside vegetables that have their own salt content depending on how they were cooked.
I honestly have no idea if I eat 2, 5, or 15 teaspoons of salt a day 😆
Heaps of servings in the dish, but only one meal haha.
I once read it can be hard to put as much salt in your home cooked meals as what you get in fast food or processed food. And if you’re shaking the salt on top, it may be negligible no matter how much you put on.
Honestly, salt is my secret ingredient. Way more than anyone else is brave enough to put in, but it makes things delicious.
I only use the LD50 but that’s mostly to stop people from getting seconds.
Not that it matters at that point but is it scaled to one LD50 per serving or nah?
It wouldn’t work well if it wasn’t.
Who needs to have functional kidneys anyway
I want some big, strong kidneys! Got to train them every day.
I started cooking for elderly people and I’m not allowed to use salt at all. But I’ll see them dumping salt on it at the table.
i’d assume this is still better because they clearly see how much salt goes on it
Growing up my mom would tend to oversalt the food she cooked, which lead to me thinking most normal food tastes bland without more salt
Who told you she over salted it, the people making the bland food? 😅
Yup. It’s always what one considers too much plus one more shake to season perfectly…but that still doesn’t stop me from under seasoning when cooking new dishes. Can always salt later.
Taste as you go!
Though I have definitely been caught out by salting it perfectly then it reduces and is then too salty.
This is probably a joke, but do try to limit your salt intake to something healthy: https://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/health/healthyliving/salt
i remain extremely unconvinced this is any better than people freaking out about fat back in the day.
You can’t take population-level recommendations and apply it to yourself as an individual, needs can vary HUGELY from person to person and if you keep finding salt tasty then for all you know you actually NEED that extra salt to be healthy and reducing your intake would be bad. There’s no one universal amount of salt that is healthy.
No one’s freaking out, just don’t eat too much. Many, many packaged things have a bunch of salt in them. And in general, it’s good to be aware of.
Salt requirements obviously vary from person to person and depend on your activity that day (losing it to sweat) etc.
You’re not gonna die from a bit too much salt every now and then.
But as all things: In moderation.
Just because the situation with fat was stupid (and, in my opinion, was because of marketing by vested interests to take the heat of sugar) doesn’t mean all health science is quackery.
“Too much salt is bad for you” isn’t a radical take.
I’d be curious to know how much salt you actually end up eating. It’s all fine to say no more than 5 grams, but how do you go about working out how much you actually had?
E.g. I cook pasta with heaps of salt in the water, salty like the sea, but the vast majority of the salt goes down the drain when the pasta is strained.
Of course, unless you’re being terribly precise, you don’t know very accurately.
Though, with the exception of pasta water, you can keep track via number of teaspoons as an approximation, or if you have precise scales tare off your container to see how much you’re using.
Packaged foods are much easier.
I personally just try to keep it minimal while keeping the food taste nice. I don’t measure my salt.
I’m not saying change your habits, just be aware that excessive salt can he unhealthy!
Well aware that excessive salt can be unhealthy 😅. I don’t even track what I eat too closely. I might make a big dish of lasagne, maybe the meat has 3 or 4 teaspoons of salt, then the pasta has some, the sauce has some, I might also throw in some soy sauce, the cheese has some, etc. Then out of this giant dish, I serve up one scoop, throw on some tomato sauce that has salt in it, and serve alongside vegetables that have their own salt content depending on how they were cooked.
I honestly have no idea if I eat 2, 5, or 15 teaspoons of salt a day 😆
Seems fine to me. That’s about 4 daily doses of salt, depending how many servings that is, probably totally fine. This isn’t medical advice haha
In any case, at least you’re having something delicious 😁
Heaps of servings in the dish, but only one meal haha.
I once read it can be hard to put as much salt in your home cooked meals as what you get in fast food or processed food. And if you’re shaking the salt on top, it may be negligible no matter how much you put on.