Read all labels carefully. If your diet must be restricted to much lower amounts of sodium, talk to your health care provider and a registered dietitian for help in planning your meals. It is important to keep your meals nutritionally balanced and tasty. It can be hard to follow a restricted-salt diet if the food doesn't taste good, but there are many healthy ways to add taste without adding salt or fat. Ask your health care provider about using salt substitutes.
Most salt substitutes contain potassium for flavor.
If you are taking certain medications, you may need to be careful about the amount of potassium in your diet. Substitutions and Hints Season foods with herbs and spices. Use onions, garlic, parsley, lemon and lime juice and rind, dill weed, basil, tarragon, marjoram, thyme, curry powder, turmeric, cumin, paprika, vinegar, or wine to enhance the flavor and aroma of foods. Mushrooms, celery, red pepper, yellow pepper, green pepper, and dried fruits also enhance specific dishes. Also, plain frozen fruits and vegetables usually do not have added salt.