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[–] Infomatics90@lemmy.ca 1 points 22 hours ago (3 children)

you need to add salt to the boiling water, but if you are trying to cut your sodium intake don't do this. also please make pasta sauce from scratch. don't buy pre mixed, just buy plain "passata" and add your own stuff. its a million times better.

[–] zalgotext@sh.itjust.works 12 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

also please make pasta sauce from scratch.

As someone who frequently makes sauce from scratch, a hunk of ground beef or Italian sausage and a jar of Rao's will absolutely get the job done on a busy weeknight when I can't be bothered with chopping up a bunch of veggies. Plain passata and your own stuff is not "a million times better".

[–] pufferfisherpowder@lemmy.world 10 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

It's literally only better if you have skill and, imo, time. You can't make a good tomato sauce in like 10min from scratch, fight me

[–] zalgotext@sh.itjust.works 4 points 18 hours ago

Right, it takes most home cooks ten minutes just to mince the garlic and dice an onion, carrot, and celery for mirepoix

[–] Valmond@lemmy.world 9 points 18 hours ago

So you want the person who can't even cook pasta to do his own sauce?

[–] snail_hunter@programming.dev 13 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

I don't remember the exact numbers (and am not a doctor) but the vast majority of the average person's daily sodium intake comes from processed foods, not home cooking.

[–] FinalRemix@lemmy.world 8 points 22 hours ago* (last edited 22 hours ago)

Yup. Table salt or spice mixes are usually nothing compared to the frozen food that's 30% of your daily intake per serving.