An easy tip to reduce salt in your diet

This week the Food and Drug Administration announced a widespread salt reduction initiative throughout the food industry. The plan, to work voluntarily with food companies and restaurants, will focus on reducing salt by 12% in the next two and half years. If successful, it could potentially make a huge impact on health and longevity for most Americans.   Why not start reducing your salt intake now? Nutritionist Kristin Kirkpatrick shares a few key tips with TODAY. First, cook more at home – and cook with herbs instead of salt. Try adding turmeric to eggs, pepper and rosemary to roasted potatoes or ginger to soup. Get more advive on reducing salt Get the TODAY Mobile App Follow TODAY Privacy Unsubscribe