very lucky

[bountyhunter_ga]

I'm am very lucky when it comes to diet. I'm a very cook and over a year ago I changed my diet to NO SALT at all. This was a little hard at first Grits without salt is like masked potatoes without gravy speaking of which I found an additive that replaces the salt in my food other than the usual suspects you all have tried. Citric acid you can buy it on Ebay my the bags.

We do not buy anything in a can its also full of salt. I've started canning my Hugh garden already. started by canning several quarts of chicken stock last night. Store bought stock has about 700 mg of salt and you will still get a little from the homemade stock naturally.

In a days time I get about 300-400 mg of salt now I am off blood pressure pills for good.

need help please email me

[willowtreewren]

We have been eating low sodium for so long that wehn we go out to eat with friends we feel absolutely "assaulted". 

It takes will power, but has so many benefits. 

Aleta

[KT0930]

That's great that you can keep your sodium intake so low...wouldn't the docs love it if we could all do that?

I just have to say though that I find it hysterical that you posted this and you have a pic of (yourself? and) Paula Deen as your avatar. With all the butter she uses, one meal of her's would give you enough sodium for a week!

[Jean]

Well now that sounds interesting. Got any good recipes we can try.?My "renal dietician "has given me a diet that is enough to make a grown person cry. 2 ounces of meat at lunch and dinner. So, where does my weekly cheeseburger fit in? this diet is hard to believe and even harder to stick to.

[bountyhunter_ga]

Yes I use a lot butter,unsalted or I make my own. Using half and half use a pint leave open on counter an hour or so. Place in your mixer at low speed with paddle about 28 minuets you will start to see the business end of butter forming its that simple.

There is nothing but what brung to the party in it, I use it on every thing. Your diet may be select so make the best of it eat like a king as age 5. Use the best foods to cook with.

At first they gave me this same crazy diet, what to eat but not how to eat it. Just mix up the food a little add a nice salad with homemade dressing no salt,vinegar,sugar,olive oil and your favorite fruit put it in the blender and what you have a dress fit for Bobby  Flay. Have fun with your food

[Sunny]

Good advise on diet issues. I like to cook sometimes too, when my energy is good. I think it's very important to use fresh ingredients and not a lot of pre-packaged things because who knows what is added. If I make it myself I feel in complete control of salt, calorie, carbohydrate, and protein intake. I think my stringent diet efforts have helped to make me healthier than I have a right to, considering I've got kidney disease. Keep up the good work, it's probably kept you healthy.

[skyedogrocks]

Good for you!  It's so hard to go low sodium, but we do that here also.  We never used table salt in cooking or on our food.  I even make a very low sodium meatloaf (homemade breadcrumbs, paprika, garlic powder, oregano, basil, an egg and pepper).  I put Rob on a low sodium, potassium and phospherus diet before he even went on dialysis (over 3 years ago) so that he would get used to it.

One question though, what does Citric Acid do?

[bountyhunter_ga]

Sounds like we have something here. Remember Citric Acid, I buy on eBay and use it as you would use salt only less. It is used in canning, so now that I can all my vegetables from the garden.
 Just look at food as if you were setting down with Bobby Flay .Smaller amounts of meat isn't so bad just use a better cut of meat two time a week and leave the crap in the store the rest of the time.
Potatoes start in cold water ad just a pinch of citric acid and boil until just tender with a couple cloves of garlic. Add your favorite greens at the last minute then mash them  with an old fashion masher with unsalted butter and some homemade broth instead of cream or milk

I found a very low sodium bacon that just adds levels of task to any food render out very slowly on low heat the bacon will not shrink up as bad, take out of the pan and save it for later. Add onions Finley chopped just until translucent and in your favorite vegetable now. The key is to cook the vegetables slow and save the broth to cook your other foods with. You will find yourself getting better in spite of yourself.