Salt

Oh thanks marsue. Yes I am learning patience on that.

Can you believe my 15 month old takes the dry dust mop and brushes it on the floor. She WANTS to work, I am so pleased. :)

I try not to let her see me salt food though. And I don't salt hers. I want her to develop her own likes.

Oh man....where can I get my paperweight for this Control Freaks Club? And who is president? Are there dues? Oh I am so new to this....

I'm sniggerin' in the background. LOL Who WOULD be in control of the Control Freak Club?

ROFLOL!!!!!!! You got me!!!!! BWAHAHAHAHA! GOOD ONE!

I guess we're ALL vieing for president. :) Well, except me. Other than in the home I don't want to take the reigns.

I'm still laughing! Sorry!

I think most control freaks would have a problem admitting they are a control freak. I TRULY am NOT a control freak though. I only want to be president of the club to show the rest of you how to properly get things done in a quick and efficient manner while still being likable and kind. (think "Bree" from Desperate Housewives)

ROFLOL ROFLOL ROFLOL

Oh, y'all are just too much!!! Somebody definitely needs to start a thread for Control Freaks--the only problem is which one of us is going to do it?

All of you! LOL

Here you go http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/t/807951/

Does anyone know, how much salt is a kid supposed to have in their diet and how much an adult is supposed to have?

DV????

Tir, what the heck does DV mean?

Look at this http://www.digitalnaturopath.com/cond/C571761.html

I don't drink alcohol but remember watching people put salt in their beer..not sure why??? Going to be 60 shortly and never had a sip..everyone tries to talk me into it..I'd say since I've made it to this ripe old age without, it's not anything I need try..lol

Here is a chart from the UK for children. http://www.food.gov.uk/news/pressreleases/2003/may/saltintakepress

Brinda, thank-you for the charts!

DV=daily value

Betty, never heard of that, but I don't hang with those circles either and no regrets.

I don't salt much of anything anymore, and definitely not my fruits and veggies.

All the talk of butter/sugar sandwiches made me remember that we used to make miracle whip and sugar sandwiches.

I tried to eat Miracle Whip Light. Yuck! Went right back to the regular and didn't look back.

Don't tell anyone but I STILL make myself a Miracle Whip Sandwich every so often, but without the sugar!

Betty, you haven't missed anything by not drinking beer. Once, when I was in my twenties (many years ago), I took a sip of beer and hated it! Never been tempted to do that again! LOL I don't know why people would put salt in beer, either.

Well salt always improves flavor. I hear beer has to be a learned taste anyhow. LOL!

Some beers, yes. Really good beers, no.

Most Americans have not experienced enough different types of beer to know. Initially, you may be "put off" by some of the flavors, but just like food or wine, you may develop a liking for something that has more flavor.

America's BIG brewers, filter most of the color and flavor out - then they pasturize it - cooking the beer. If you were to have a taste before the pasturization process and after, you would notice quite a difference.

I like beer. Not the name brands, though. We have a local brewery that puts out some excellent stock. Guiness is better. Love the darks.

If you like Guiness - give Murphy's a try.
New Belguim Brewery in Ft. Collins, CO - has some wonderful beers.
We are fortunate to have St. Arnold's Brewery here in Houston - they have several all-year beers and 5 seasonals, plus the Divine Reserve - which is a BIG batch of the winning entry in the home-brewers contest - always different.

I'll do that. Sam Addams is pretty good. Our local brewery that I like is Wasatch Brews. Yum! Haven't tried salt in it.

Well, back to salt ;).

Well I wanted to know what the FDA recommends for salt so I looked up daily values for salt.

Here's the article: http://www.fda.gov/fdac/foodlabel/sodium.html

And here's the excerpt that I needed:

Do they make a baby food without or lower salt?

Okay great. Read this in the article. One teaspoon of salt has about 2,000 mg of sodium. Which basically means with all that is ADDED to store foods, including meats, frozen and canned goods (though walmart and others DO carry "no sodium added canned goods now) I really shouldn't be ADDING any salt at the table. Rats.

Oh well. I guess if it's my one unhealthy vice? Bwahahahaha *evil laugh*

Kwanjin, not sure on the lower salt baby food? Just know the pickings for it are VERY slim at all markets I've gone to. We almost never even buy it there is such small selection.

SOOOOOOOO if anyone out there was thinking of a nitch you could invest your money and time in, here's a great business opportunity! I'll be a client!!!!!!!!!!

First time I spent over $20 to buy baby-food - bought a blender. From then on our son got a bit of whatever we were eating - just took some before seasoning and ran it through. Figured he would be eating our cooking soon anyway, so let us save some cash. And that was 37+ years ago.

Yes, a search for "low salt baby food" only yielded several sites with how to MAKE baby food yourself. LOL!!!!

I think perhaps if I had one of those mini blenders that could work. She mostly can chew things now. She's even eating an apple slice (no peel) right now!

Mmm..apples...

Now the reviews on this book for baby food sound promising. http://www.amazon.com/Blender-Baby-Food-Recipes-Homemade/dp/0778801187

Seems like a stretch to think you need a book with RECIPES for what to puree. But I guess it gets you thinking of foods you might not normally eat, like ricotta cheese which was mentioned.

And what's suggested to puree it is a "food mill" not familiar with the term but might see what I can seek out on that.

Thanks ya'll. This has given me "food for thought" bwahaha. Okay, I'm so corny.

There's a recipe for everything! LOL

ROTFLOL

I know right!

750 mg, 31% DV in a large 1 qt 14 oz tomato juice can. I use this to make vegetable soup. And add about 1 teas salt to the recipe. And 1 teas has 2000 mg's in it. Man am I over my limits or WHAT!?

I think the whole of the US is over their limit but that doesn't mean we're going to stop! LOL

:) What would be the joy in that!

I remember over 30 years ago, I bought some baby food for my son and he wouldn't eat it. It was mac and cheese or something, on the label was "no salt added". I then sprinkled on some salt and he ate it and was happy. The kid was 6 months old and already a saltaholic.

Labels are so funny to read. I get a kick out of candy like gummy worms that state "no fat". Of course not, it is all sugar.
Then I thought, well now there is probably gelatin in it, so maybe "no fat" means no gelatin for the Vegans. So, I read the label and it states there is gelatin but not a "significant" amount of fat.

I hope there is not a "significant" amount of rat hair in it either, but I don't see that on the label.

Boy, those labels scare me.

Yes, I know what you mean about hidden codes in labels. That's the only way they could sell the stuff! I love those natural products in which you can pronounce all (and that's relatively FEW) ingredients in it!!!!!!!

Somebody said sea salt has no iodine in it. Then please explain whey the "can" in my cupboard says Iodized Sea Salt? They actually have both. None and iodized, just like the other salts.

My aunt salts her ham. Now that is gross.

I've cut almost all salt out that I cook with. I've replaced with pepper.

I've been curious about Sea Salt. I've noticed many of the cooks on the FoodNetwork will add 'Sea Salt' and it's my understanding that it has less sodium. Anyone know?

We use a product with only 5% salt, but over 70 ingredients - great on almost everything. If we do use salt, its sea salt so very little goes a long way. But, DW & I love fresh ground pepper - have several varieties from Penzeys.