I have a notorious salt habit. My brother and I grew up as latch key kids with working parents. After school, we would come home to have bologna sandwiches or salty french fries with our favorite Hi-C fruit juice or a sugary soda. It was a way of life for us. I was also a couch potato but was active enough to keep my weight stabilized. I don't blame my parents because they were just hard working folks that meant well by us. When my mother came home, she always cooked a healthy dinner for us kids. She could have served us TV dinners but as tired as she was, she slaved over a stove and made us dinners with plenty of veggies. It was just our lunches that were a total disaster.
As I got older and more health conscious I began to really detest some of the unhealthy habits I grew up on. So, I set out to change them on my own - one at a time. One of my hardest habits to kick was the salt habit. When I tried going "cold turkey", I would always go back. So, I had to develop ways to "ease" the salty foods out of my system and my diet for good.
Here are some of the successful strategies that have helped me:
