Friday, May 14, 2010

Preparing low sodium recipes

Preparing low sodium recipes can be very challenging. You wan to keep your recipes healthy but at the same time, you want to retain the flavours. You can use these simple low sodium cooking tips to help you.

Quality seasonings make a big difference when you are cooking. For the best results, find seasonings without potassium chloride, as it can add an off metallic taste to your food.

Using lemons help. This tip can be a little tricky here. You do not want to turn your recipe into a lemon recipe. What you can do is to ladle a small amount of soup into a bowl. Add a few drops of fresh lemon juice and stir. Then taste to see if you need to add more. A few drops of lemon juice, stir, and taste. This will give you some idea of how much lemon juice you will need to add to the pot. Don't add too much as it is difficult to take the taste away if you added too much.

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