The American Medical Association recently reported that Americans eat twice as much salt as as they should. If you are trying to reduce the amount of salt in your diet, here is how to do it
Cut back gradually. Give your taste buds a chance
to adjust.
Replace salt with herbs and spices. You can
reduce salt without reducing flavor.
Easy does it when using salt substitutes. Avoid
the temptation to use twice as much to get the
same taste. The sodium content may be just as high.
Limit processed and prepared foods.
Salt is added not just for flavor
but also as a preservative.
Don’t load up on condiments.
These include ketchup,
mustard, salad dressings, dips
and soy sauce.
Choose fresh foods. Fresh meat,
for example, has less salt than
lunch meat.
Check labels. Shop for
low-sodium foods.
The best advice is to use
salt only when needed. | 
