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Kings_Knight Joined Sat 01/31/09 Posts: 3718	Thu 03/11/10 01:44 PM
First is was smoking. Then it was trans-fats ... now they want to ban SALT from restaurants. What next: SEATS? CUSTOMERS? They will not be satisfied until we're back to eating dirt - and usalted dirt, at that ... http://www.myfoxny.com/dpp/news/local_news/new_york_state/chefs-call-proposed-new-york-salt-ban-absurd-20100310-akd Chefs Call Proposed New York Salt Ban 'Absurd' Updated: Thursday, 11 Mar 2010, 8:01 AM EST Published : Wednesday, 10 Mar 2010, 7:36 PM EST By ARUN KRISTIAN DAS / MyFox New York MYFOXNY.COM - Some New York City chefs and restaurant owners are taking aim at a bill introduced in the New York Legislature that, if passed, would ban the use of salt in restaurant cooking. "No owner or operator of a restaurant in this state shall use salt in any form in the preparation of any food for consumption by customers of such restaurant, including food prepared to be consumed on the premises of such restaurant or off of such premises," the bill, A. 10129, states in part. The legislation, which Assemblyman Felix Ortiz , D-Brooklyn, introduced on March 5, would fine restaurants $1,000 for each violation. "The consumer needs to make their own health choices. Just as doctors and the occasional visit to a hospital can't truly control how a person chooses to maintain their health, neither can chefs nor the occasional visit to a restaurant," said Jeff Nathan, the executive chef and co-owner of Abigael's on Broadway. "Modifying trans fats and sodium intake needs to be home based for optimal health. Regulating restaurants will not solve this health issue." Nathan is part of the group My Food My Choice , which calls itself a coalition of chefs, restaurant owners, and consumers, called the proposed law "absurd" in a press release issued on its Facebook page. Ortiz has said the salt ban would allow restaurant patrons to decide how salty they want their meals to be. "In this way, consumers have more control over the amount of sodium they intake, and are given the option to exercise healthier diets and healthier lifestyles," Ortiz said, according to a Nation's Restaurant News report. But *many chefs and restaurant owners said they are tired of politicians dictating* what they can serve and what people can eat. They have opposed the city's anti-sodium and anti-transfat campaigns. "Chefs would be handcuffed in their food preparation**, and many are already in open rebellion over this legislation," said Orit Sklar, of My Food My Choice. "Ortiz and fellow anti-salt zealot Mayor Michael Bloomberg of New York City seek to undermine the food and restaurant business in the entire state." The American Heart Association encourages Americans to reduce their sodium intake and has advocated the reduction of sodium used by food manufacturers and restaurants by 50 percent over a 10-year period.

newarkjw Joined Sun 05/25/08 Posts: 17172	Thu 03/11/10 01:53 PM
I hadn't heard this. Heaven forbid anyone enjoys anything.......

mary1230 Joined Thu 10/01/09 Posts: 190	Fri 03/12/10 04:13 PM
It is the sodium in salt that our bodies need to perform the necessary functions, like keeping the fluid in our blood cells that are used to send info to our nerves and muscles, I read in the times today that our bodies can't produce salt naturally so we depend on food to get the amount we need.

s1owhand Joined Fri 05/18/07 Posts: 29437	Fri 03/12/10 07:07 PM Edited by s1owhand on Fri 03/12/10 07:08 PM
God willing, we will prevail, in peace and freedom from fear, and in true health, through the purity and essence of our natural... fluids.

misstina2 Joined Sat 11/01/08 Posts: 13508	Fri 03/12/10 07:24 PM
I'll bring my own salt

AngelArs Joined Wed 02/03/10 Posts: 1316	Fri 03/12/10 07:33 PM
It is the sodium in salt that our bodies need to perform the necessary functions, like keeping the fluid in our blood cells that are used to send info to our nerves and muscles, I read in the times today that our bodies can't produce salt naturally so we depend on food to get the amount we need. Problem is, most restaurants use over 300% more than is required, which is WAY too much. The ban is a good healthy idea.

metalwing Joined Fri 11/14/08 Posts: 26218	Sun 03/14/10 07:58 AM
It is the sodium in salt that our bodies need to perform the necessary functions, like keeping the fluid in our blood cells that are used to send info to our nerves and muscles, I read in the times today that our bodies can't produce salt naturally so we depend on food to get the amount we need. Problem is, most restaurants use over 300% more than is required, which is WAY too much. The ban is a good healthy idea. I gave up salt long ago. I quickly learned that foods that used to taste salty now taste better because they taste like food. I use salt in baking because you need it to control the yeast but most foods really don't need all that salt and it is easy to add it when you eat it if you feel like it adds much to the flavor.

heartbreaker123 Joined Mon 11/10/08 Posts: 1081	Sun 03/14/10 07:44 PM
I hadn't heard this. Heaven forbid anyone enjoys anything....... i have to agree with u heck go to low sodium salt or make it r choice if we want to use or not.i thought this was the land of the FREE HA HA not any more

Gossipmpm Joined Tue 03/03/09 Posts: 19414	Mon 03/15/10 07:46 AM
SALT???? That's friggin nuts!! Just don't cook with it and leave the damn shaker on the table!!! I'm smart enough to know if I want it or not!! I pay big bucks to dine out!! Do not order for me!!!! Thank you

Dancere Joined Sun 04/06/08 Posts: 14561	Mon 03/15/10 08:14 AM
Yeah, optional would please all ... ... I cook to leave salting up to preference on most my dishes. Easy solution to cater to ALL! Also, I use a sea salt/organic~herbal mixture from Switzerland called: Herbamare. It is delicious and greatly assists in using less. Lemon juiced over foods is another great trick! Foods have enough sodium in their natural state; we've just numbed our palates. Fast food giants are the biggest culprits here!