7 remedies to teach you to face salty food

Seeing that the end of the year is here, there are more and more opportunities to eat and drink.

This situation, on the one hand, is due to too much protein, on the other hand, it may be due to too much sodium in the vegetable

You don’t want any of the above troubles

After all, many people can't cook at home every day, but have to eat out; even if they eat at home, they may make the food too salty

Method 1: Smart ordering method

If you can order dishes by yourself, you can try to order some dishes with less salt, and each meal has no more than one salty dishes

You must be especially careful that some dishes are naturally high in salt, and the taste will not be right if there is less salt

For example, sweet and salty dishes, because more sugar is added, reduce the salty taste brought by high salt, and make people feel mellow and delicious, especially when served with rice

In recent years, studies have found that the stimulation of eating spicy food can increase people's perception of salt

Unfortunately, the current restaurant dishes are often spicy, salty and greasy, so you must be very vigilant and can only order one at most

Method 2: Salty food reduction method

Food that is too salty is not to be eaten, but to control the amount

What needs special reminder is that in order to enjoy savory dishes, the staple food and soup should choose less salt and unsalted varieties

Method 3: Shade collocation method

Use very salty food with very light food so that the overall salt in the meal does not exceed the standard

Sometimes, you can even bring some clean raw vegetables to the restaurant/canteen, such as raw cucumbers, raw tomatoes, lettuce leaves, etc.

Method 4: Cut the seasoning method

Some restaurants can bring their own seasonings, such as many hot pot restaurants

When eating Japanese dishes such as sashimi, you can use less soy sauce

Method 5: timely fish out method

In many cases, the dishes themselves are not so salty, but the sauce is really salty

For example, boiled greens, cold vegetables, saliva chicken, garlic sauce, some of them are taken to your plate in time, and they can be kept light without the savory sauce
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Method 6: Washing water to remove salt

If the salt in the dish has not penetrated very deeply, it can be dissolved by boiling it with water
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You might as well ask for a bowl or a cup of hot water/lemonade/light tea to rinse off the salty dishes before eating
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The effect of using hot water to rinse is particularly good, not only can rinse part of the salt, but also part of the oil on the surface
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Although someone may cast a strange look, as long as you don't care and continue to do your own way, in fact, no one will interfere with your freedom of taste
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Method 7: Potassium and sodium balance method

Sufficient intake of potassium and antioxidants in the diet will not only help the excretion of sodium, but also help reduce the increase in blood pressure and inflammation caused by high-sodium diets
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Therefore, after eating high-salt foods, more attention should be paid to intake of potassium-rich unsalted vegetables and fruits
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When you feel dry and dry after eating strong foods, drinking water sometimes does not quench your thirst.
If you add tomatoes, cucumbers, fruits, tea, etc.
, you will feel much more refreshed
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This may be due to the intake of potassium and antioxidants
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The above seven tactics, as long as they are used comprehensively, can greatly reduce the harm of high-salt foods to us when eating out
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Especially people who already have increased blood pressure, people with skin inflammation, people with throat and mouth inflammation, people with stomach problems, people with kidney disease, people with various infectious diseases, and people who are prone to swelling, need to be controlled.
Pregnant women with salt need to use these methods to protect themselves when eating out, so you might as well give it a try! Sodium is an essential element for the human body.
It is not that it cannot be eaten, but it cannot be overdone
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In other words, the key is not what foods must not be eaten, but how to control the total amount of salt intake in a day or even a meal
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Text/Fan Zhihong

(Member of Chinese Nutrition Society, Chief Expert of Science Communication Appointed by Chinese Association for Science and Technology, Doctor of Food Science)