Rice with spice is nice

Instead of adding salt to the cooking water or at the table, try using your favorite spices and/or herbs. My husband has developed a recent fondness for turmeric, which he uses on rice and just about everything else--it gives an Indian taste to his food, being one of main spices used in curry.  I can't eat such hot food, but I really enjoy sprinkling cinnamon on my rice--it makes it taste a bit like rice pudding without the unhealthy sugar.  Try it, you may like it.