Of all the various dietary needs we hear about from readers, limiting the amount of sodium in recipes is among the most common requests. The good news is that if you’re eating mostly home-cooked food, ...

Regardless if you used a lot of salt in your food or just sparingly, salt contributes flavor. However, if you need to eliminate salt from your recipes, then you know how bland food can suddenly taste.

For an ingredient with such a small footprint, there is a whole lot of ground to cover when it comes to salt. How much to use? What type? Should you even use salt at all? Just as important as whether ...