Review of Get the Salt Out: 501 Simple Ways to Cut the Salt Out of Any Diet (Paperback)

"Get the Salt Out" does indeed contain 501 numbered suggestiond for cutting salt from your diet.A number of these suggestions overlap, but I was impressed by the thoroughness of the book.I have high blood pressure and have been on a low-salt diet for years; however, this book alerted me to many hidden sources of sodium, such as baking soda and packaged cereals.The book is split into sections, such as getting the salt out of cooking, finding good low-salt fast food, and low-salt sauces.The author even points out that licking postage stamps adds sodium to your diet!That's thoroughness!
The book also contains a number of low-salt recipes scattered throughout (at least 50).In addition, Gittleman discusses the various types of salt/sodium and gives recommendations about how to avoid unnecessary processed sodium in favor of healthier (and tastier) natural salt.The author gives numerous suggestions about low-sodium products that can be purchased in stores or on-line.I have a number of low-salt cookbooks, but this book is the best in combining recipes with solid suggestions.A real winner, and I look forward to using these suggestions to further reduce my sodium intake.

Product Description
In this day and age, when fat is blamed for all our health problems, it's often easy to forget that salt can also be a dietary culprit. While salt is necessary for both bodily and cellular function, and is certainly crucial to the satisfying taste of some of our favorite foods, recent research shows that its excess consumption can also lead to hypertension, strokes, and a variety of cardiovascular problems.

In Get the Salt Out, nationally recognized nutritionist Ann Louise Gittleman reveals 501 ways to avoid excess salt intake by serving a variety of delicious low-sodium foods, taking advantage of tasty salt substitutes and steering clear of many surprising hidden sources of salt. She provides more than fifty delicious recipes for low-sodium foods, which will add healthful new staples to the diet of anyone who wants to "get the salt out."

Other features include:
¸ Advice on how to use herbs effectively to reduce sodium intake
¸ Tips for reading labels to expose salt where it is hidden in ingredient lists, as well as other points of supermarket salt savvy
¸ Ways to reduce the salt level in your water
¸ Advice for avoiding salt when you eat out
¸ Tips for dealing with stress and other impediments you may face in your efforts to get the salt out
¸ A week-long menu plan
¸ A resource section

Get the Salt Out has all the tips, menu plans and recipes to help you enjoy real foods again and create meals that both your taste buds and your body can truly savor!

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