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How to Make Delicious Food Without Salt

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Salt undoubtedly is the most commonly used seasoning in the world, and of course, the oldest. Apart from using it to cook, it is also used in every sort of frozen, canned, and processed foods.

However, it's excessive consumption can result in various diseases that are related and thus, it is vital for people to have control over their salt consumption or find out some other ways to add flavor to their meals. If your dish doesn't get its yumminess from bacteria, check out some simple ways to make great meals without using sodium-chloride below.

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Vinegar

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Vinegar and lemon juice have unique tastes that can compensate for the absence of sodium. All you need to do is drizzle a tablespoon onto your steamed or grilled vegetables and salads just before serving them. The acidic tastes of these ingredients add a lot of flavor with no condiment, calories, or sugar.

Olive Oil

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You can also use olive oil to bring some flavor to your salads and cooked meals. Naturally, healthy oils such as olive oil and sesame oil add a powerful flavor when added to meals. Additionally, you can also put butter in your dish as it also has a distinctive taste that is capable of compensating for alkali.

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Black Pepper

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Black pepper can also be used as a major seasoning in low-sodium cooking. In formulas that require both pepper and salt, try to eliminate the sodium-chloride totally and just double the pepper. While doubling the pepper usually yields a good result, you might need to incrementally increase the pepper to ensure it doesn't cause sneezing.

Herbs

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You can also use dried or fresh herbages to season salads, meats, and veggies. Look over recipes that require herbages such as thyme, oregano, a bay leaf or basil and flavor your meal with them. When you take out sodium-chloride, raise the amount of the other seasonings so that your meal won’t end up with a bland taste. 

Spices

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It is easy to drizzle spices like turmeric, cumin, and cayenne pepper on dishes instead of briny, and they can bring enough flavor to your meal. Besides, there are antioxidants in spices, and the antioxidants can help prevent inflammation and fight diseases in the body, and they can also help in managing weight and blood sugar levels.

Onion and Garlic

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Whether used individually or together, onion and garlic are capable of adding the much-needed flavor to your meal when you are on a low-salt diet. Aside from your salads and chicken, you can also use these pleasant bulbs in pasta, potato, and rice. You will definitely learn more about this method if you attend a culinary class.

Conclusion

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Salt is a very complicated ingredient. Use too much of it and you will end up with a effects on the body.

For more information, please refer to the following pages:

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