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Dave@lemmy.nz â¨6⊠â¨days⊠agoIâd be curious to know how much salt you actually end up eating. Itâs all fine to say no more than 5 grams, but how do you go about working out how much you actually had?
E.g. I cook pasta with heaps of salt in the water, salty like the sea, but the vast majority of the salt goes down the drain when the pasta is strained.
MisterFrog@lemmy.world â¨6⊠â¨days⊠ago
Of course, unless youâre being terribly precise, you donât know very accurately.
Though, with the exception of pasta water, you can keep track via number of teaspoons as an approximation, or if you have precise scales tare off your container to see how much youâre using.
Packaged foods are much easier.
I personally just try to keep it minimal while keeping the food taste nice. I donât measure my salt.
Iâm not saying change your habits, just be aware that excessive salt can he unhealthy!
Dave@lemmy.nz â¨5⊠â¨days⊠ago
Well aware that excessive salt can be unhealthy đ . I donât even track what I eat too closely. I might make a big dish of lasagne, maybe the meat has 3 or 4 teaspoons of salt, then the pasta has some, the sauce has some, I might also throw in some soy sauce, the cheese has some, etc. Then out of this giant dish, I serve up one scoop, throw on some tomato sauce that has salt in it, and serve alongside vegetables that have their own salt content depending on how they were cooked.
I honestly have no idea if I eat 2, 5, or 15 teaspoons of salt a day đ
MisterFrog@lemmy.world â¨5⊠â¨days⊠ago
Seems fine to me. Thatâs about 4 daily doses of salt, depending how many servings that is, probably totally fine. This isnât medical advice haha
In any case, at least youâre having something delicious đ
Dave@lemmy.nz â¨5⊠â¨days⊠ago
Heaps of servings in the dish, but only one meal haha.
I once read it can be hard to put as much salt in your home cooked meals as what you get in fast food or processed food. And if youâre shaking the salt on top, it may be negligible no matter how much you put on.