Keys to Control Salt Consumption

Excessive consumption of salt can become a real problem for those suffering from hypertension and after so notable dates such as Christmas, even those who do not have high blood pressure we have more treacherous after heavy and tasty meals at all hours.
If you’re determined to reduce salt in your meals here are some simple tips to make you easier.
1. Get rid of your salt shaker table. Use a large pot and open only to add a little salt while cooking.
2. To take the salt of the buttons do not use your hands, not measured either. Better a small one teaspoon to display the amount you add. In this case mejos missing!
3. Go reducing the salt you used to use in different dishes. At first you seem dull but in the end, and I say this from experience, you’ll appreciate much more the flavor of each food, for it is soft.
4. Try not to buy pre-cooked food and food that you buy that contain fewer additives the better. 75% of the salt we eat comes from processed foods to which salt is added for flavor.
5. Get used to taking more fresh foods, make a ratatui with fresh vegetables, salad, mixed vegetables, sautéed mushrooms … add just enough salt and it will be perfect because the plants are natural and if you add a little salt is a perfect dish.
6. To give a flavor to your meals uses more spices and sauces (best sweet as yogurt, vinaigrette or raspberry chocolate …) that salt.
In fact, the problem of excessive salt intake is a fact that even the Spanish government has taken steps in this regard.
And is that through the Spanish Food Safety Agency (AESAN), is scheduled to start during the EU presidency procedures for approval of a document of conclusions of National Initiatives de la Sal, which shows support Council of Europe to national initiatives that seek to reduce the consumption of this product.
In addition to achieving a reduction in salt intake throughout the European Union (EU), the AESAN priority aims to give “new impetus” to plans to combat obesity through the ‘Plan of action on nutrition, obesity and overweight’ European Commission.
[...] The daily requirement of salt are about half a gram a day (half teaspoon), but in a normal Western diet is consumed eight times that amount, not only in salt shaker, but also snacks, cheeses, cold cuts, condiments, soups envelope. [...]