A Wonderful Surprise From Wyler’s

We have to limit our sodium intake, and cooking from scratch instead of a pre-packaged mix is a necessity. The Wyler’s brand makes a sodium free instant beef and chicken bouillon. It is a major staple in our home. It’s almost a food group.

What is even better is that one small jar makes 21 cups. A comparable amount of the canned bouillon would involve dragging home a lot of cans; even the lower salt varieties offered I have tried do not compare to the flavor that Wyler’s provides. The little jar of Wyler’s costs around $3.39 and still beats the price of canned bouillon, even when they are on sale. That adds up to a lot of storage space saved as well.

Nutrition labels on the back of products are helpful guides in determining just what we are eating. No one in my family thinks that an 8 oz. cup of soup is enough and at 500 to 1200 mg. of sodium for 8 oz., I just don’t serve the canned variety as is. If you are really in a pinch for time and the type of soup you have would be good with more vegetables, or leftover meat you already have, cook a cupful or more of frozen mixed vegetables, cut up the leftover meat and add two cups of water and two teaspoons of either the beef or chicken bouillon. You can reduce the sodium content by 30 to 50%.

Stews, soups, gravies, rice and sauces have all turned out flavorful without the enormous amounts of sodium that most manufacturers seem to think we want. It might be just my opinion, but I really like the taste of the food cooked without everything saturated with salt.

When you are ready to eat food cooked without salt, but still would like the salt flavor, sprinkle just a few grains of salt over the top of it. You get both the full flavor of the food and the full flavor of the salt without the massive quantity of salt cooked into the food. It’s a winner.

Look into other ways to preserve yourself instead of heavy daily doses of salt.