Ok, so don't buy the ones in styro packaging. If you don't want all the salt, then only use half the seasoning packet which tastes better than using the whole thing.
You are right, just use some of it for flavoring. Also remember that eggs were bad for you for years and then it was ‘the incredible edible egg’, then pork was bad for you for years now it is ‘the new white meat’, the science is in the hand of the researcher and the study can be skewed to get the desired results....all things in moderation.
Now I hear people are not getting enough salt, and a few years ago salt was banned in NY or sugar.....too much sugar, UGHHH Moderation is key.