Their leaves smell rather like pine, so they were often used to clear the air, either by strewing them on floors, or by burning the berries on a fire as the Swiss used to do. In cookery they are used with game and duck, and go well with garlic, onions, thyme, sage, oregano, bay leaves and allspice.
On average, adults in the UK eat about 8.1g of salt (3.2g sodium) a day. This may not sound like much, but to reduce the risk of high blood pressure, it is recommended that adults should not be eating more than 6g of salt (2.4g sodium) a day. Salt intakes should be much lower than this for babies and children. Babies under 12 months old should have less than 1g of salt a day. The daily recommended maximum amount of salt children should eat depends on their age: 1  1 to 3 years â 2g of salt a day (0.8g sodium). 2  4 to 6 years â 3g of salt a day (1.2g sodium). 3  7 to 10 years â 5g of salt a day (2g sodium).
= 3101 mg of sodium per day. This means that youâll need 3101 mg of sodium per day to meet your doctors recommendation of 8 grams of salt. You can do this! Letâs say you arenât used to a high salt diet yet and you can only tolerate sprinkling 1/4 teaspoon of salt on your food throughout the day. 590 mg of sodium you will sprinkle on your food throughout the day (1/4 teaspoon of salt). 2511 mg of sodium from other sources. Obtaining 2511 mg of sodium a day from foods and beverages isnât that difficult (unless you have severe gastroparesis, as some dysautonomia patients do).