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1. I don't need to follow strict rules about combining certain herbs and spices with certain foods. |
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2. Herbs and spices enhance the flavor of low-fat foods. |
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3. If I reduce the amount of salt I use, I won't be getting an important mineral. |
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4. Dried herbs and spices will keep indefinitely on my kitchen shelves. |
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5. Herb vinegar is useful for flavoring food. |
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6. Food without salt is bland and boring. |
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7. People are born with a taste for salt. It’s natural to want to use it in our food. |
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8. Most sodium in our diet comes from processed foods. |
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TRUE. The only rule is to trust your taste buds. Go easy at first. Get to know which flavors you like best. And learn which herbs and spices go well together.
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TRUE. When you reduce the amount of fat in recipes, you will want to add more herbs and spices. They will give your food more flavor.
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FALSE. Sodium is an important mineral. But most of us eat more salt than we need.
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FALSE. Herbs and spices do lose their strength over time. For the best flavor, don’t keep dried herbs and spices for more than a year.
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TRUE. Herb vinegar can add flavor to many dishes. You can buy ready-made herb vinegars. Or you can make your own.
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FALSE. When you cut back on salt, you rediscover the natural flavor of the foods you eat.
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FALSE. Salt is an acquired taste. Just as we learn the taste for salt, we can unlearn it.
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TRUE. Much of the sodium we eat comes from processed foods. But many reduced-sodium foods are now available.
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