Sensible swap: salt for healthier herbs & spices
Swap: salty seasoning.
For: healthier herbs and spices.
Why: slashing our salt consumption can not only reduce our risk of developing a multitude of medical conditions including stroke, heart disease and hypertension - a contributing factor in the development of the above diseases that currently affects more than a third of UK adults - but ensure that we don't exceed our recommended 6g a day - the equivalent to 2.4g of sodium.
The best bit: swapping salty seasoning for healthier herbs and spices is a fantastic way to experiment with a variety of interesting ingredients that tickle our taste buds, flavour our food and boost our body's intake of free radical fighting antioxidants. Studies have also shown that certain spices can lower blood sugar levels (cinnamon), act as an anti-inflammatory to aid inflammation and arthritis associated pain (the curcumin containing turmeric) and treat numerous types of nausea (ginger) to name but a very few health enhancing effects of this simple seasoning.
Top tip: with a staggering 75% of salt already added to our favourite foods - think bread, breakfast cereals, soups, sauces, ham and ready made meals - there is no 'need' to sprinkle salty seasoning over food that has already been flavoured with a culprit that we need to cut (within reason!) from our daily diet. If you 'have' to season with salt, opt for unprocessed sea salt - quality sea salts contain many trace minerals that are beneficial to the body - as opposed to standard table salt, and always season after tasting in order to avoid adding too much.
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