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Herb and Spice Quiz
What do you know about the herbs and spices we use in our food?
1. Herbs and spices can be combined in any way you like and with any foods.
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The only rule is to trust your taste buds and to go easy at first until you know which flavors you prefer and which herbs and spices go well together.
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True
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2. The flavor of low-fat foods is enhanced by herbs and spices.
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When you cut down on the amount of fat in recipes, you can add more herbs and spices to help with the flavor.
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3. If you cut back on the amount of salt you use, you’ll be robbing your body of an important mineral.
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Salt (sodium chloride) is an important mineral. But most of us consume more than we need. The 2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans recommends less than 2,300 mg of sodium per day. That’s about 1 teaspoon of salt per day.
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4. Dried herbs and spices will keep indefinitely on your kitchen shelves.
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Herbs and spices do have a shelf life. For the best flavor, do not keep dried herbs and spices for more than a few years.
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5. Herb vinegar is useful for flavoring food.
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Herb vinegar can add flavor to many dishes. You can buy ready-made herb vinegars, or make your own.
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6. Food without salt is bland and boring.
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The best thing about cutting back on salt is that you become reacquainted with the natural flavor of the foods you eat.
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7. People are born with a taste for salt. It’s natural to want to use it in your food.
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Salt is an acquired taste. Just as we learn the taste for salt, we can unlearn it.
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8. Most of the sodium you eat comes from processed foods.
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Much of the sodium we eat comes from processed foods. However, many reduced-sodium foods are now available.
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Online Medical Reviewer:
Dansinger, Michael, MD
Online Medical Reviewer:
Poulson, Brittany, MDA RDN CD CDE
Online Medical Reviewer:
Wojcik, Stacey, MBA, BSN
Date Last Reviewed:
5/1/2023
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