The Tastiest Salt Substitute Ever! (Raw Vegan, Too!)
Seriously, this is the tastiest salt substitute I’ve ever tried. And it’s raw and easy to make, too!
Over to You
Know of any other tasty salt substitutes? Please share in the comments below! 
Go raw and be fit,
Swayze
P.S. While the best raw food diet is predominated by fruit, you must also consume tender greens like romaine, spinach, and celery if you want to thrive on raw foods. Ideally, this means consuming at least one pound of greens every day on average.
Yep, that’s right. A full 16 ounces or just over 450 grams every day.
Personally, I find eating this much greens (or more) incredibly enjoyable. I get in my greens just about every night in a humongous savory salad. Or I just eat the greens plain with some fruit, taking a bite of fruit, then a bite of greens, then fruit, then greens, and so on.
And I eat it all without any salt, spices, or other unhealthy condiments.
I know, I know, I know! That’s far too much food and far too bland without salt and spices!
Don’t worry, fellow raw foodist Roger Haeske’s got the solution…
These “stews” are full of greens and deliciousness, yet completely salt-free and low-fat! They’re absolutely perfect if you’re new to raw and can’t yet stomach the thought (or sight!) of a super big salt-free salad.
And if you can, then just do what I do and make a double batch!
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[..YouTube..] maybe i miss celery. i saw it in the shop and thought im not allowed to eat this. cause its from its from spain. or i cant chew it. i love juicing celery. you use the greens or the root?
maybe i miss celery. i saw it in the shop and thought im not allowed to eat this. cause its from its from spain. or i cant chew it. i love juicing celery. you use the greens or the root?
[..YouTube..] Swayze, love this idea! I already do this with tomatoes so I can add flavor to raw recipes when tomatoes are not abundant… esp if I grow them, I use some just for this purpose throughout Winter. Going to load the dehydrator with celery tonight
BTW… you are awesome, love what you do! Thanks!
Swayze, love this idea! I already do this with tomatoes so I can add flavor to raw recipes when tomatoes are not abundant… esp if I grow them, I use some just for this purpose throughout Winter. Going to load the dehydrator with celery tonight
BTW… you are awesome, love what you do! Thanks!
[..YouTube..] Thank you so much and enjoy!
Thank you so much and enjoy!
[..YouTube..] The leaves are very bitter so I avoid them.
The leaves are very bitter so I avoid them.
[..YouTube..] what kind of dehydrator do you have, i’m on the market for one- looking for the most cost effective one that does the job
what kind of dehydrator do you have, i’m on the market for one- looking for the most cost effective one that does the job
[..YouTube..] you use the root and the chalk?
you use the root and the chalk?
[..YouTube..] Hold up, this is slightly misleading – raw celery has an exceptionally high sodium content compared to other vegetables – combined with the fact that it is almost entirely water, when dehydrated you’re gonna be left with a significant amount of sodium. In that sense it’s not a salt substitute because it IS salt.However, there are many antioxidants present in celery, especially raw celery, which help the body to process the salts. So it IS better but it is still salt. That’s my understanding.
Hold up, this is slightly misleading – raw celery has an exceptionally high sodium content compared to other vegetables – combined with the fact that it is almost entirely water, when dehydrated you’re gonna be left with a significant amount of sodium. In that sense it’s not a salt substitute because it IS salt.However, there are many antioxidants present in celery, especially raw celery, which help the body to process the salts. So it IS better but it is still salt. That’s my understanding.
[..YouTube..] One bunch of celery contains about 400 mg of sodium. One measly teaspoon of salt is over 2000 mg of sodium. Even if I were to consume all of the celery powder made from 2 large bunches of celery, I would only take in 800 mg, under half what I would get from just 1 tsp of salt. Plus, I’d ingest meaningful amounts of other nutrients as well like potassium, calcium, and vitamin K. In other words, celery powder is not salt.
One bunch of celery contains about 400 mg of sodium. One measly teaspoon of salt is over 2000 mg of sodium. Even if I were to consume all of the celery powder made from 2 large bunches of celery, I would only take in 800 mg, under half what I would get from just 1 tsp of salt. Plus, I’d ingest meaningful amounts of other nutrients as well like potassium, calcium, and vitamin K. In other words, celery powder is not salt.
[..YouTube..] I think the leaves should be sweet! I’ve never tried bitter celery leaves, maybe there is just different varieties?
[..YouTube..] Maybe. The celery leaves I’ve tried have always been very bitter.
Maybe. The celery leaves I’ve tried have always been very bitter.
[..YouTube..] Thanks for a great post, Swayze!I have a question.Can I use non-organic celery for this?I can’t seem to find an organic one around here..Thanks:)
Sunny Reply:
July 14th, 2012 at 6:14 PM
After apples, the fruits and vegetables with the most pesticides were celery, strawberries (GMO), peaches, spinach, imported nectarines, grapes, sweet bell peppers, potatoes (GMO), domestic blueberries, lettuce and kale/collard greens.
Non-Organic Celery Packed with 67 Pesticides http://www.organicauthority.com/blog/organic/non-organic-celery-packed-with-67-pesticides/
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/greenspace/2011/06/pesticides-fruit-vegetables-ewg-guide.html
Corn (GMO) which high fructose corn syrup is made from doesn’t have a lot of pesticides but turns your gut into a pesticide factory because it is genetically modified and is linked to obesity and organ failure in rats. It has also been shown to cross the placenta to unborn fetuses in a Canadian study.
http://www.infowars.com/monsanto%E2%80%99s-gmo-corn-causing-weight-gain-disrupt-organs/
Most GE corn is not fit for human consumption unless it is heavily processed into products like high fructose corn syrup, corn starch, or corn oil. This means that consumers can avoid consuming GE corn simply by choosing not to eat processed foods with corn-derived ingredients. However, Monstanto’s Bt sweet corn will be sold to consumers as whole ears on the cob and will be found in the produce section.
The “Bt” means that the corn contains Bt toxin, which comes from the bacteria Bacillus theringiensis and is commonly used on crops as a pesticide. Monsanto’s corn has been modified to produce this toxin, which means it makes its own pesticide, rupturing the stomachs of the insects that eat it. It is unknown what effect consuming a plant that produces this toxin will have on humans, however lab rats that were fed the Bt corn suffer from organ failure.
http://www.responsibletechnology.org/fraud/rigged-studies/Genetically-Modified-Corn-Study-Reveals-Health-Damage-and-Cover-up-June-2005
Read more: http://www.care2.com/greenliving/wal-mart-to-sell-monsanto-gmo-corn-this-summer.html#ixzz20doFu4Kx
Thanks for a great post, Swayze!I have a question.Can I use non-organic celery for this?I can’t seem to find an organic one around here..Thanks:)
[..YouTube..] Yep, I did
Yep, I did
[..YouTube..] This is really great gal thanks
This is really great gal thanks
[..YouTube..] Thanks
Thanks
Wow! Thanks so much for this, Swayze. I’ll pass this tip on to my mentoring students.
Sounds great. I need to get a dehydrator! (o:
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there’s an important thing about the sodium in celery (and other plants) vs what is called “salt”. Tablesalt is sodium+chloride which is bad for the body, and is pretty much handled like a toxin (that’s why the sweat is salty, because the body tries to get rid of toxins thru your sweat!) ..Celery “salt” is more pure sodium and useful for the body, unlike toxic tablesalt.
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no its totally different celery has organic sodium (designed for humans)
Can you please give some advice regarding making celery salt?
I hope i’ve done something wrong because i’m pretty dissapointed in my homemade celery salt which was very bitter.. And to make celery salt was also the main reason why i purchased a not very cheap dehydrator after it turned out my oven was not suitable for using to make celery salt. (because the oven knobs would heat up EXTREMELY because of the open door. BEWARE!
I did chop and dry the entire celery but i removed all the leaves after drying because i discovered the hard way they weren’t very pleasant tasting. But i did leave all the white parts from the dried celery in there.. Could that have caused the bitterness? Should i have only used the green parts? Or maybe it was my specific batch of celery that was so bitter?
Any advice would be very welcome.
What if I don’t have a dehydrator?
than you so very much for your help:::QUESTION: if I don”t have a dehydrator can I use the conventional oven ?????
@colourof light I believe you can. Use the lowest setting and leave the door slightly ajar.
You can’t gain water weight from high sodium fruits/veggies right? I’ve been eating a lot of coconuts recently should I be worried about this if I continue?