Has anyone discovered a substitute for salt that doesn’t just add another strong flavor? Not a fan of Mrs. Dash. I know I need to be more creative with herbs and spices!, but I’m especially missing a little salt on meats. Is just a little pinch Ok?, or does even a little bit retain fluid.
I’m struggling to have the energy for creative cooking.
I never did or do the creative cooking thing either,I just can’t be a***d. I just up the herbs and garlic. Food was so dreadfully dull at first but the Pred hunger made me yum it up. I did buy potassium chloride salt substitute but it is an acquired taste with a slight bitterness to it. As for how much makes you retain fluid, it depends on the person. I had to go virtually salt free or pay the price and even now on 1mg my body still is a little trigger happy but nothing like it was. It’s trial and error, but at least it’s reversible in a few days.
There are a lot of questions round the whole salt subject and the answers seem to change fairly regularly. I personally believe the body needs salt for the cells to communicate BUT something that hasn't been adulterated in process with bleach and anti-caking agents! Himalayan is good very salty so a little goes a long way! I have been on 60 pred going down slowly and haven't had water retention or bad Sodium levels. The gentle rebounding is helping with retention. As is a good water intake.
I quite agree we need salt in balance with potassium. We all vary in the extent to which Pred causes retention of it and as I said it is trial and error. It is quite difficult to have no sodium at all and for me getting it in trace amounts was fine until I got to low dose Pred and my adrenals were sluggish. At that point I craved salt so I allowed a bit in.
Lemon or lime juice. It is a substitute for salt in many types of cookery. It is no substitute if you miss it in plain food such as potatoes or rice. But in soups, strews,curries and so on it is great. It is frequently used in north African and middle eastern cookery
If you don't eat processed food you can live with a half a turn of salt. I use Himalayan pink salt. I tried it pre hype and my blood pressure dropped. You do need some salt but it effects some worse than others.
You have to try - it may be fine for you but not for me. But being without salt for 6 weeks will reeducated your taste buds (they will all have been replaced in that time). I now find any salt on meat too much when out for a meal so it does have downsides of course. Like Snazzy though - I can't be bothered. I buy good quality meat and then it is OK. Seasoning is used far too often to pep up poor quality meat.
My only added salt is in the salad herbs I use with olive oil and vinegar. I rarely eat processed food anyway.
~I use small sprinkle of celery salt - celery component said to assist with any fluid retention. The amount I use is a fraction so can't ascertain diuretic aspect as go through stages of urinating more often than others - who knows .............
I've never been a great one for adding salt to food. Don't eat much in the way of processed food either. So like others on here I use a little Himalayan pink salt. My particular need for salt is a sprinkle on poached eggs, tomatoes or runner beans 
My husband likes copious amounts of salt on everything as his mother used to add heaps of salt to everything. Over 40 years I have managed to wean him down but he still likes his veg and chips copiously salted! I haven't quite managed to get him onto the pink salt entirely but I refuse to buy table salt so unless he gets his own he will have to switch when the last pack we have runs out 😃
I like using seaweed flakes in place of salt. Especially on scrambled eggs or omelette (where I particularly miss salt). It’s not the same, of course, but I like it - and so does my ‘normal eating ‘ husband!
I gave up salt decades ago with no regrets. Ever since, my blood pressure's been 110/70 or less. I tried potassium chloride for a while but it's too bitter.
Taking a few months, it's much easier quitting salt than sugar. A joy to taste the manifold flavours in food, unmediated by a salty taint.
You probably won't find a one size fits all solution. Someone mentioned a squeeze of lemon or lime for some foods. How about a dollop of thick plain yoghurt on potatoes, perhaps with parsley or chives?
Must get the spices out again. I should grow some herbs-can’t be that hard. I’m in an apartment with no yard.
I bought a little tray with basic herbs in it from our farmer's market this spring. It's handy, although I think they'd do better in individual pots.
Might be too late this year?
Next spring for sure.
I was looking for Bragg's Amino yesterday. That is salty but read the ingredients carefully I think it may have soy in it and I shouldn't really but I like it occasionally. Stranraer didn't have it but Amazon does. I forgot to pack mine in the caravan!
I’ve used that before.
I just bought some good organic, (expensive) balsamic vinegar and I’m liking it on roasted vegetables and some meats too.
That's what I use. It's expensive for me but no caramel. It's delish drizzled on anything with tomatoes and roast veg is lifted to a new level. I just got a new bottle today and last one lasted about 3months despite using it 3 or 4 times a week.
If you like tahini (roast ground sesame seeds), it's also nice drizzled on with lemon juice. But it can be an acquired taste.
Hi my name is Dave mayiask why you eat the salt substitute to being with salt has been my enemy for years😬
Hi dave, one of the issues many have with prednisolone, currently the only treatment for PMR, is that it can cause fluid retention and puffiness. So people try different ways of making food interesting. I personally wouldn't use salt substitute as the ones I have seen have potassium.
So its not a craving its to make food more i teresring
A craving for salt can occur if adrenals don't kick in after long term pred. I think a lot of people here suffer sugar cravings.
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