What phrase to get restaurants to stop salting my order?

[Anonymous]

I'm trying to cut back on sodium for health reasons. When DH or I try to say "no salt" or "Please don't add any salt if possible," it often doesn't seem to register OR they add EXTRA salt. I'm talking about food prep that actually involves adding salt during cooking, like breakfast burritos, egg scrambles, stirfry, etc, not already made food like soup.

What phrase or explanation have you used to get consistently less salty dishes from restaurants?

[Anonymous]

If you really want to cut back on sodium, cook your own food at home. You shouldn't be eating out more than once a week. It can be pretty difficult to get the kitchen staff to follow special instructions if they are running an assembly line style of cooking. Additionally, there may be a language barrier behind the scenes so information can definitely get lost in translation.

[Anonymous]

What PP said. It’s already added in the sauces, marinades and dressings. You’re asking for something that is really difficult to accommodate. Stay home and prepare your own foods if salt is an issue for you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm trying to cut back on sodium for health reasons. When DH or I try to say "no salt" or "Please don't add any salt if possible," it often doesn't seem to register OR they add EXTRA salt. I'm talking about food prep that actually involves adding salt during cooking, like breakfast burritos, egg scrambles, stirfry, etc, not already made food like soup.

What phrase or explanation have you used to get consistently less salty dishes from restaurants?

Stirfy?? You’re joking, right? You do know that it’s the soy sauce that makes the flavor pop in a stir fry…which is basically salt. Come on, OP. You have to know that unless you’re in a really, super high end restaurant, the food is prepared with salt already in the prep.

[Anonymous]

Sauces, proteins and sides are already prepared in large batches before you come, OP. It’s amazing you and your husband don’t know this. Restaurant cannot reduce salt for you,

[Anonymous]

Agree w/above.

The only success I've had w/ no salt in a restaurant are w/ French fries

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I'm trying to cut back on sodium for health reasons. When DH or I try to say "no salt" or "Please don't add any salt if possible," it often doesn't seem to register OR they add EXTRA salt. I'm talking about food prep that actually involves adding salt during cooking, like breakfast burritos, egg scrambles, stirfry, etc, not already made food like soup.

What phrase or explanation have you used to get consistently less salty dishes from restaurants?

Stirfy?? You’re joking, right? You do know that it’s the soy sauce that makes the flavor pop in a stir fry…which is basically salt. Come on, OP. You have to know that unless you’re in a really, super high end restaurant, the food is prepared with salt already in the prep.

For stir fry, I have asked for sauce on the side or less sauce.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Sauces, proteins and sides are already prepared in large batches before you come, OP. It’s amazing you and your husband don’t know this. Restaurant cannot reduce salt for you,

I'm questioning what makes it so hard to get two fried eggs with no salt on them. These eggs are not cracked and salted in advance.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Sauces, proteins and sides are already prepared in large batches before you come, OP. It’s amazing you and your husband don’t know this. Restaurant cannot reduce salt for you,

I'm questioning what makes it so hard to get two fried eggs with no salt on them. These eggs are not cracked and salted in advance.

This isn’t hard. When you make fried eggs at home, you can use a clean pan, unsalted butter, and make a plain fried egg.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What PP said. It’s already added in the sauces, marinades and dressings. You’re asking for something that is really difficult to accommodate. Stay home and prepare your own foods if salt is an issue for you.

Recent example: I've had a cafe's tofu scramble several times before, so I know how salty it usually is. Today I asked them to add zero salt, do not add any salt please. And it turned out SALTIER than it's ever been. That's not an issue of already prepped food.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Sauces, proteins and sides are already prepared in large batches before you come, OP. It’s amazing you and your husband don’t know this. Restaurant cannot reduce salt for you,

I'm questioning what makes it so hard to get two fried eggs with no salt on them. These eggs are not cracked and salted in advance.

This isn’t hard. When you make fried eggs at home, you can use a clean pan, unsalted butter, and make a plain fried egg.

Yes. But sometimes I am not at home. In fact, sometimes I'm not even in my home state. Other times, I have to eat with others when we go out.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Sauces, proteins and sides are already prepared in large batches before you come, OP. It’s amazing you and your husband don’t know this. Restaurant cannot reduce salt for you,

I'm questioning what makes it so hard to get two fried eggs with no salt on them. These eggs are not cracked and salted in advance.

Why do you need to go out for some eggs fried on a greasy griddle that’s been oiled up with butter? Also, if you’re intentionally cutting back on salt, the slightest bit of salt will stand out to your palate. Stay home and prepare your own food if you’re really interested in keeping your salt down. Make your own sauces and stay away from prepared meals that are loaded with sodium.

https://www.cdc.gov/salt/sources.htm

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Sauces, proteins and sides are already prepared in large batches before you come, OP. It’s amazing you and your husband don’t know this. Restaurant cannot reduce salt for you,

I'm questioning what makes it so hard to get two fried eggs with no salt on them. These eggs are not cracked and salted in advance.

This isn’t hard. When you make fried eggs at home, you can use a clean pan, unsalted butter, and make a plain fried egg.

Yes. But sometimes I am not at home. In fact, sometimes I'm not even in my home state. Other times, I have to eat with others when we go out.

Order a salad with dressing on the side.

Watch any TV show about restaurants and you'll be amazed at how much salt chefs use. On Hell's Kitchen, I once saw Gordon Ramsey scream at a cook because the soup was bland. He then took a canister of salt and basically poured the ENTIRE THING into a big pot.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Sauces, proteins and sides are already prepared in large batches before you come, OP. It’s amazing you and your husband don’t know this. Restaurant cannot reduce salt for you,

I'm questioning what makes it so hard to get two fried eggs with no salt on them. These eggs are not cracked and salted in advance.

Ah, that kind of customized food. The griddle is already full of melted salt and butter, OP. agree with PP that if you don't eat salty at home, any increased salt intake will really stand out to you. I don't eat salty usually, to keep my blood pressure in check, and every time I have a processed snack, or eat restaurant food, the salt content hits me like a ton of bricks. There are some foods I just can't tolerate anymore, because they seem so salty now.

[Anonymous]

My husband has started a diet at home and he notices salt in restaurants a lot more than he used to.

I’d order a salad or something sweet like French toast.