The Dash brand is committed to supporting registered dietitian nutritionists in the valuable work they do to help improve the health of others.
As a trusted salt-free seasoning staple for more than 30 years, the Dash brand is dedicated to helping Americans prepare healthy meals that are full of flavor. This toolkit provides research, tips and recipes to help your patients, clients and followers lower their sodium intake while boosting flavor.
Hold the salt
Tips to Help Patients and Clients Limit Sneaky Sources of Sodium
- Choose plain fresh or frozen vegetables, or low-sodium or no-salt-added canned vegetables.
- For canned beans that contain regular amounts of sodium, rinse in a colander for 10 seconds and allow to drain for 2 minutes to reduce about 40% of the sodium content. For canned vegetables, the same method reduces sodium by 9 to 23%. Other types of canned foods can also be rinsed to remove some sodium.
- For meat, choose fresh or frozen products. Skip brined, canned, smoked, cured or marinated.
- Limit salty processed foods such as mixes, and “instant” products, including flavored rice and ready-made pasta mixes, and instead use plain pasta and plain rice and season with Dash seasoning blends.
- Although sea salt and pink Himalayan salt offer a different flavor than table salt, they supply too much sodium and still need to be limited.
- Some shellfish are naturally high in sodium, like clams and shrimp. Enjoy less frequently and season with garlic and seasoning blends, like Dash products.
- When dining out or ordering take-out, review the nutrition facts online in advance. Make special requests to limit high-sodium items, like asking for no cheese or to leave sauce and dressings on the side so you can use sparingly.
- Instead of salt, use herbs, spices, lemon, lime, plain vinegar and Dash seasoning blends to flavor food.
