An unexpected benefit of vaping...

[K_Tech]

I was out to dinner with a friend the other day, and she mentioned that she hadn't seen me use salt at a restaurant in a long time.

And it hit me. When I was a smoker (about a carton a week, give or take) I was (what I would call) a moderate to heavy salt user. It was rare for me to eat out and NOT use salt.

After I quit smoking/started vaping I don't think I was really aware of what was happening because it was a gradual change, but when I sit back and think about it, I can't even recall the last time I refilled my salt shaker at home. Heck, it rarely even comes out of the cupboard any more, and when I do use salt, it's just a little itty bitty shake. Using salt at my previous levels makes things TOO salty.

Anyone else noticed this?

 

[bussdriver]

That was the very first thing I noticed when my taste buds started coming back to life. I would go out to eat and often just barely be able to take a few bites of some dishes. They would be horribly salty, almost unbearable.

Little by little that extreme response went away. It seemed to just be that initial shock. But getting used to less salt generally is a good thing.

 

[Bunnykiller]

^^^^ what buss said too.. I find 90%+ of "pre seasoned" food to be way too salty now... I rarely use salt when cooking at home.

 

[alicewonderland]

i never noticed this either. When I used to smoke i used a bunch of salt, Now i just have been trying to use other spices in cooking to give it flavor, i never noticed the fact that I acquired a dislike to the salt I used to put tons of in everything when i cooked before, now i barely use any. strange!

 

[bussdriver]

You may also eventually suffer from what I call "flavor flogging". After a while the commercial juices just became much too strong. Flavor is good, but getting beaten around the head continually was too much. If I use a commercial juice now, I get it at twice the nic strength I want, then dilute it down with VG. A number of flavors I like are far more palatable if they are gentle, rather than constantly overpowering.

 

[kakiser56]

I've noticed it too, mainly in my own cooking. When I used the same amount of salt I used, it's way too much. Great to have my taste buds back!

 

[yuseffuhler]

I've noticed that food by itself just tastes better, even basic stuff. I had forgotten that chicken and beef had a flavor all their own lol.

 

[Puff2K]

I also really notice now the oversalting of a lot of prepackaged foods (I never eat out). It's terrible. Before, I couldn't taste it. I'm not really getting the whole "food tastes better" yet though. It does, but not a whole lot. Ice cream does!

 

[beckdg]

Come to think of it...

Tapatyped

 

[roxynoodle]

Both salt and sweets. I have no cravings for either anymore.

 

[pianoguy]

Yes, I used to salt the bejeezus out of everything - now I don't use much at all. And I have switched to unflavored liquid, and occasionally add a few drops of flavoring just to change it up.

 

[classwife]

Yep...here too...

using less salt, eating less candy, drinking less soda and OHMAGOSH - I drink less coffee !!

I just don't "have the need" for them anymore.

 

[sc12]

This major salter is probably using less. I'll have to pay attention.

 

[GrandSam]

Salt is often used to improve flavor. Some even say that it brings out the flavor, when we feel that it is muted. Fortunately, when you stop smoking, you regain the ability to smell and taste foods. Argo, less dependency on salt. Congrats!

 

[AndriaD]

I was out to dinner with a friend the other day, and she mentioned that she hadn't seen me use salt at a restaurant in a long time.

And it hit me. When I was a smoker (about a carton a week, give or take) I was (what I would call) a moderate to heavy salt user. It was rare for me to eat out and NOT use salt.

After I quit smoking/started vaping I don't think I was really aware of what was happening because it was a gradual change, but when I sit back and think about it, I can't even recall the last time I refilled my salt shaker at home. Heck, it rarely even comes out of the cupboard any more, and when I do use salt, it's just a little itty bitty shake. Using salt at my previous levels makes things TOO salty.

Anyone else noticed this?

Salt is a "flavor enhancer"... now that we can taste things better, flavors don't need so much enhancing.

Andria

 

[Troy Noh]

I've noticed that too, I've reduce my salt intake on alot of my food. My father who still smokes, tends to salt everything. But doesn't help my mom doesn't use that much salt in her cooking. As far as coffee, no way still a 2 cup drinker, once in the morning, and once in the evening. Soda only when I go out

 

[MrAngry]

Yep...here too...

using less salt, eating less candy, drinking less soda and OHMAGOSH - I drink less coffee !!

I just don't "have the need" for them anymore.

I'm with aside from coffee... Lol

I was always have something to snack on in my work truck. Part oral fixation, part just boredom on long stem drives. I've noticed vamping pretty much covers both. I've lost 15 lbs since January just from lack of added calories.

I've been away from soda for a few years, and I notice I get massive headaches and gut rot from it now at family gatherings and such, so I always have bottled water with me.


I'll give up my coffee when I die, though. Hehehe


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[Montecarlols]

My wife and I both lost our "need" for coffee, we only drank it in the am, now we are lucky if we drink more than half a cup full. Odd though I'm sure it's the sweetness of vaping vs the nastiness of a cig