I am a bit of a salt fiend myself, but there are ways to improvise - lots of people swear by lemon juice as a good substitute.

My go-to immediate thought was corn tortillas with meat and veggies sauteed and some good spicy salsa to top this as a kind of casserole or soft tacos. does he need low fat too? cheese is bad for both fat and salt so use a little oil for the saute to give pleasant mouth feel.

Using fresh ingredients that taste good to begin with helps with using less or no salt too. If you are used to junk or pre-made/packaged stuff it will be harder to give up.

Soups tend to need and have too much so I would avoid them in general. Think ethnic or different cuisines that are novel so the need for salt will be less of a thing that one is just "used to", know what I mean? If it is kind of new, you won't know it "needs" more salt.

I didn't realize how hard this would be! Everything, and I mean EVERYTHING has salt in it!

Lay in a good supply of lemons, they really do help along with pepper on things like fish and veggies. Wine is also good to spark up soups and stews.

What will probably hurt, besides giving up chips, is lowering his intake of dairy. Cheese, especially, is loaded with sodium. So are luncheon meats and most processed foods.

Make friends with the local health food store for things like unsalted nuts. They don't have as many salt free things as they used to, but you can still get things there for cooking from scratch that don't have any extra salt. Some do have reduced sodium and nitrite free sandwich meats.

And get ready for some extreme bellyaching in the beginning and remind yourself he gets to complain as long as he does it.

The funny part will be after he's been on the diet for a few months and you go to a restaurant. All he'll be able to taste is the salt.

My parents went salt free when I was 10, so so did I. I've stayed that way since I've been in and out and back in to renal failure since I was 20. I really never liked any of the salt substitutes, I'd rather use lemon and/or pepper.

As a veggie I myself I felt as though I was eating okay! Not amazingly good but OKAY. Hell! even veggie burgers have salt!!!!

Thank you for the post. !!!

Acid can make up for a lack of salt. Not entirely, but mostly. Look into vinegars, too, and try recipes that incorporate fruit.

Get a high quality brand and then use it like a seasoning, a few tablespoons added to your soups or veggies. Adds a depth of flavor to things.

Use lots of rice, cook your own from scratch, that way you know there is no salt in it.

I highly recommend:

McCormick's Perfect Pinch® Salt Free Original All-Purpose Seasoning

The ingredients are Onion, Spices (Including Parsley, Basil, Oregano, Thyme, And Red Pepper), Garlic, Lemon Peel, Celery, And Paprika.

http://www.mccormick.com/spices-and-flavors/herbs-and-spices/blends/Perfect-Pinch-Salt-Free-Original-All-Purpose-Seasoning?utm_source=google-bing&utm_medium=cpc&utm_term=+all_+purpose_+seasoning&utm_content=Salt_Free_Original_All_Purpose_Seasoning_categorylp&utm_campaign=cookingeg

for large jars - but haven't found.

They are very committed to low/no salt, have incredible spices/seasonings, extremely knowledgeable and hugely liberal, to boot.

https://www.penzeys.com

I wish you and your husband the best and hope he's able to receive what he needs and heal quickly. I have a close friend whose brother is three years into his new kidney and another who is thriving with two new lungs.

Like the others have said, it will be strange at first. Things won't taste like much. But once you get used to it, you will enjoy the flavors of the foods more. We went thought this and yes, I could not believe how much salt is in everything! So you will have to make a lot of your own sauces and dressings and use spices to add flavor.

I found salt free tortilla chips and low sodium salsa but most salt free things are more expensive.

If you go out to eat and you don't request low sodium (which will still be salty) you will really feel it later.

A lot of people don't like the salt subs but I like them for vegetables and things that are so plain.

Bragg Liquid Aminos is like a soy sauce but with low sodium and it adds flavor to dressings and sauces.

Good luck!

And thank you to the the poster that mentioned Penzey's. We have one here in town and I was able to go by and get some spices mixed up. I hope it works!

No salt really sucks, amazed at how much we consume!

In my area Trader Joe's has packages of unsalted nuts.

Amy's has low salt items, maybe not low salt enough: http://www.amys.com/products/product-categories/light-in-sodium

What kind of transplant is your DH waiting for, if you don;t mind my asking? Heart?

When I was in the hospital for a heart arrhythmia, they put me on a low salt diet even though I am not salt sensitive. Scrambled eggs with no salt, bleah. I drank a lot of apple cider, though, that was good.