• chemical_cutthroat@lemmy.world
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    4 months ago

    I’m not saying we shouldn’t cut out salt, but eating unsalted butter or margarine isn’t where to cut back. That’s for baking. If you want to cut back on salt, take the shaker off the table.

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      4 months ago

      We don’t eat salted butter or margarine in Europe. And we’re still just fine. You’re just used to salt so you can’t imagine not having it. It’s the same with sugar in tea. It’s hard to stop putting it in, but once you’re over the adjustment period, you don’t feel like you want to go back. Sweetened drinks in general just taste like sugar to me now. I suppose they same might be true for oversalted food.

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      4 months ago

      100% agree. Stop eating Maruchan ramen, ask for no salt on your fries. There’s lots of ways to reduce salt. Unsalted butter/margarine on your food has got to the stupidest way to cut down on your salt intake.

      • ulterno@lemmy.kde.social
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        4 months ago

        ask for no salt on your fries

        Even better, don’t ask for fries.
        Go buy some beans and maybe watch a YouTube video on how to cook them tasty, instead of the videos that tell you to eat raw leaves with oil on top and call it a “salad” with “dressing”. Then cook the beans and eat them, instead of ordering fast-food while watching the video of another chap, cooking food and eating it.

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          4 months ago

          Beans are delicious. Potatoes/fries are also delicious. They are in no way comparable forms of deliciousness.

          That would be like trying to replace my love of alpine skiing with gothic literature.