Iodized salt

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Tell me about iodized salt. Not much else to say. LOL

 

I will attach a poll just to get an impression of which is more popular here.

[EKS]

Um, iodine is important.

[Scuff]

we use non, because I get sea salt and it's not. Otherwise I don't really have an opinion either way.

[Parrothead]

I buy Himalayan pink salt or Celtic sea salt. No iodine in either of those. We get our iodine from other sources.

[LaxMom]

I use sea salt. It has trace minerals - like iodine - in it naturally. I don't care for the taste of iodized salt, or salt with anti-caking additives. (and, yes, as Chucki pointed out, we have other sources of iodine, including shellfish and our multivitamins)

[kewb]

I usually buy sea salt and kosher salt which is why I don't have iodized salt. I have no objection to iodized salt it is just not on my radar.

[Mabeline]

I usually buy sea salt and kosher salt which is why I don't have iodized salt. I have no objection to iodized salt it is just not on my radar.

 

:iagree: This is me too. :D

[ThisIsTheDay]

After doing a salt taste test last month, I will never used iodized table salt again. It probably has nothing to do with the iodine, but it was the big loser with everyone in my family.

 

We can get iodine from other sources. Now that I've tried kosher, I'll never voluntarily eat that other nasty salt again. I wonder what would happen if I tried sea salt!:001_smile:

[Quad Shot Academy]

I have had a hyper thyroid and the doc told me not to by iodized anymore. He told me to take kelp as long as my thyroid is not hyper. We don't restrict salt, so I am sure that my kids get enough iodine from other places. And, yes, that taste difference is dramatic!

[plath]

We get our iodine from seaweed.

[plain jane]

FWIW, I've seen this book recommended on here before and it's supposedly very good. I say supposedly because I never got around to reading it despite signing it out from the library on multiple occasions. :o My next attempt will be to buy the audio version from Audible. :tongue_smilie:

[Melissa in Australia]

I use sea salt. It has trace minerals - like iodine - in it naturally.

 

I don't think we are getting iodine from any other sources. We grow most of our own food, and live in a country ( Australia) that is pretty depleted in minerals, like iodine.

[Mynyel]

I have sea salt. It was at the dollar store when I needed salt so I got a couple.

 

I don't notice a difference in taste myself. No one has said anything to me either and I bought it about six months ago.

 

I don't really care either way :)

[Negin]

I sort of alternate between Iodized Salt and Himalayan Sea Salt.

I take Iodoral also and try to take Seaweed Gomasio (although I've run out and need to stock up on more this summer).

Good sources of iodine are beneficial.

Let me know if you need more info on all that.

I've posted about it a few times before.

[Ecclecticmum]

We use iodized. Because of our health diets here, we may not get enough iodine from other sources, so I always get this. If DH puts the salt in the trolley, he just gets regular table salt. We also have sea salt rocks (or as DD calls it "Edible Diamonds/Crystals")

 

So I suppose all of the above lol. But for everyday use its the iodized.

[thescrappyhomeschooler]

I get iodized, sea salt and kosher salt, all for different cooking uses.

[stripe]

My husband has a deep and abiding view that iodized salt is incredibly important. He knew people growing up with goiter. It is one of the few things that he expresses a very firm view on.

 

I buy other kinds of salt, but I am always sure to have some around. He is a very dear person whose mother would not forgive me if I let him get goiter.

[KirstenH]

we use non, because I get sea salt and it's not.

 

Me too.

 

I did switch back to iodized for a while when I was trying to get pregnant with my second. At the time, I read that iodine deficiency is a suspected contributor to fertility issues. We had been trying aggressively for 9 months to conceive, with no success. When I went back to using iodized salt on everything, I was pregnant in a month.

 

I don't like the way it tastes, though, so I switched back to sea salt as soon as the baby was born and have used it ever since.

[angela in ohio]

We use sea salt at home for the taste. I assume we get enough iodine from the salt in prepared foods other people and restaurants serve us.

[dirty ethel rackham]

I buy sea salt, which is not "iodized", but has natural iodine. I also take iodine supplements on occasion if my dr. and I are having trouble getting my thyroid levels right.

[SilverMoon]

I buy sea salt, which is not "iodized", but has natural iodine. <snip>

 

This. :001_smile:

[Ellie]

I use sea salt, because iodized salt has additives to keep the salt from caking. I can uncake salt; I don't want the additives.