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    How much of a teaspoon is a person allowed who was told to watch their salt intake?

     


    Please ,don't answer in grams. I'mjust going to introduce David to his allotment for the day when I serve him his eggs.....

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    About 3/4 of a tsp is supposed to be recommended daily amount if you have been told to watch your intake.

    jhharlan

    Thank you, then that's what he'll get!
    jhharlan

    I filled a tablespoon with that amount and it sure was a lot of salt. May as well put a cow lick next to him....
    ROMOS

    Tsp means teaspoon. a tablespoon is abbreviated to Tbsp.
    jhharlan

    Ha HA HA. I read cookbooks for fun.....
    It just looked like a lot of salt.

    Remember to include other salt/sodium in the calculation....canned foods, packaged foods, snack foods, crackers, cheeses, pickles, desserts, etc. You always have to read labels. Restaurant/take out food is another huge source of salt. Generally speaking, it's loaded! If salt removal is done gradually, it won't be missed and you will soon find that prepared (restaurant/take out) food is waaaay too salty.


    Hint: Remove the salt shaker from the table.

    jhharlan

    The shaker is empty. As per Romos, I'm filling a spoon with David's daily allotment....

    They do tell us to watch our salt intake nowadays don't they. My father in law used to use loads of salt on his meals, he said it was good for you, he used to put it on a cut to heal it as well. There must have been some truth in what he said ,it didn't do him any harm, he lived to 94 years, and it was only the  last couple of years that he struggled to get around.

    Ask the doctor for recommended milligrams per day and, like Ducky reminded you, salt content in many foods may be enough. Setting aside a quantity of salt isn't regulating intake. It's a control tactic. Just get rid of any evidence of salt. Get a salt substitute, use Mrs. Dash and other seasonings/spices instead. 

    Ducky

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    Not so sure I would see it as a 'control tactic' but my point was, the salt that we can actually SEE, is not the problem. The problem is the salt that we CANNOT SEE or....choose to ignore....in the lists of ingredients. I know because I've been there...done that and....I have managed to lower my BP significantly.
    Bob/PKB

    I picture David being shown the salt he's allowed out of a shaker. I got the image from the member's comments to ROMOS. It seemed that she wasn't taking into account sodium content in foods, as you suggested.
    Ducky

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    Ok. Gotcha.
    jhharlan

    I salt nothing. His eggs need it. He salts before tasting. If I only give him so much, if I knew how much is allowed and not sneaked in, we'd get along better.
    Bob/PKB

    Don't know your home details, jhharlan, but hopefully you can remove the temptation.
    Eggs need pepper!

    he should just use salt substitute. Many foods have natural salt in them anyway.



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