Yes Tattie, you're right. The list of ingredients on food packets is indeed a shocker. And not just the salt. All sorts of artificial additives and chemicals.

I read recently that McDonalds put quite a lot of sugar into the buns for their burgers. I always thought they tasted a bit sweet.

My husband used to add two TABLEspoons of salt (!!!!!) into his pot of Spicy Horror. It's a large pot, and lasts three days, but even so.

I persuaded him to stop this. His mum and sisters have always used tons of salt in their cooking, and he was copying what he'd seen them do.
In any case, the Scotch bonnet chillies are enough to take one's head off, so no need for salt!

I well remember those little blue packets of salt in Smiths Crisps when I was young.
I don't really miss my salt. My husband does miss his sugar though. But when he finds that his rather large tummy won't fit into his Nike tracksuit trousers, he realises he must cut down on the calories!

I have to admit to attempting some subterfuge here. He had a snow-white beard, and I told him it was due to too much sugar and salt in his diet.
But all he did was shave it off. :(