For those of you out there who are trying to cut back on salt in your diet, it might seem like a dull existence. Foods without salt just have no flavour according to your taste buds.
It is a difficult adjustment to make but I have a little anecdote that might help put things in perspective. After not being careful about how much salt we were consuming, we were both alarmed when we found out the high levels of our blood pressure. It was no longer something to be taken lightly.
By cutting out sodium as much as possible we have been able to lower our blood pressure by as many as twenty points. It has not been easy but with the help of out trusted spice rack we have overcome. Getting to know the true flavors of food by not dousing them with salt has been an eye opener and has awakened our desires to eat healthy fresh meals.
We have learnt to use fresh herbs and spices to bring out the true flavour of foods. Instead of tinned veggies and frozen vegetarian products we have started buying everything fresh and making a lot of my vegetarian fare from scratch.
It has been a learning experience but one that will probably add decades to our lives and fill those years with many more anecdotes.
I am a spice addict! I love big and bold flavors when I cook, so this anecdote just impresses on me that I am onto something good when I reach for that cumin powder! lol
Thanks for your comment Jeremy. I am a very lucky woman because my other half loves spices and loves to cook. In the main I am spoilt for choice come dinner time!
Eating hot spices such as jalapeño are actually really good to cool you down. They make you sweat! They also help you burn off more caloric energy.
And I need to sweat! lol I could do with losing a few more pounds…