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10 Easy Ways to Reduce Sodium

Who needs the salt shaker? Not you when you make these easy changes in the kitchen.— By Anne Cain, R.D., MyRecipes

Shaking the Salt Habit
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Shaking the Salt Habit

There's no need to completely eliminate salt from your cooking–the idea is to learn to use less and find other ways to add flavor. With a few simple substitutions and strategic changes in the kitchen, you can drastically reduce the amount of sodium in your diet.

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Shaking the Salt Habit
Use fresh or frozen vegetables instead of canned.
Replace bottled salad dressings with homemade.
Simmer a pot of homemade soup instead of eating canned.
Roast your own chicken instead of relying on deli rotisserie chicken.
Cook dried beans instead of using canned. 		Next
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Punch up flavor with herbs and spices instead of salt.
Get big flavor from meats by braising in an intensely-flavored liquid.
Replace canned chicken broth with homemade stock.
Roast or grill vegetables to add flavor instead of adding salt.
Bake your own snack chips.
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