Increase Sodium intake

spikrgirl14
spikrgirl14 Posts: 10 Member
in Food and Nutrition
sp I have a chronic condition and I'm supposed to consume as much sodium as I can take, up to 10 grams a day! Problem is, I am having a hard time getting this sodium in a way that does not hinder my weight loss and healthy eating goals...
So question is, anyone know of different food/drinks that I can use to increase my sodium intake? My doctor is a specialist but not very helpful other than suggesting to add salt to food and drink lots of sports drink (but then you have to watch the sugar)

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  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    sodium has nothing to do with your weight loss other than water retention...sodium has zip to do with fat loss.

    anyway; eat pickles, drink pickle brine, eat jerky, drink a regular V8, put hot sauce on stuff, etc
  • spikrgirl14
    spikrgirl14 Posts: 10 Member
    cwolfman13 wrote: »
    sodium has nothing to do with your weight loss other than water retention...sodium has zip to do with fat loss.

    anyway; eat pickles, drink pickle brine, eat jerky, drink a regular V8, put hot sauce on stuff, etc

    Thank you. I know sodium doesn't effect weight loss... I just meant that it seems a lot of foods that are higher in sodium tend to not be the best foods to eat.
  • peachyfuzzle
    peachyfuzzle Posts: 1,122 Member
    Canned soups/broths have a whole BUNCH of sodium in them. You could also look at stuff like cottage cheese, or soy sauce.
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    spikrgirl14 wrote: »
    cwolfman13 wrote: »
    sodium has nothing to do with your weight loss other than water retention...sodium has zip to do with fat loss.

    anyway; eat pickles, drink pickle brine, eat jerky, drink a regular V8, put hot sauce on stuff, etc

    Thank you. I know sodium doesn't effect weight loss... I just meant that it seems a lot of foods that are higher in sodium tend to not be the best foods to eat.

    like what specifically...I only ask because people tend to have a relatively narrow view of "healthy"

    also, what peachyfuzzle said...canned soups for sure and cottage cheese. I dump soy sauce all over everything after a long ride to help me get the sodium back that I lost sweating.
  • JengaJess
    JengaJess Posts: 109 Member
    Anything in a can! Canned tomatoes are pretty yummy and can be used in a lot of different recipes. I'm a vegetarian and I find a lot of meat substitutes are high in sodium and a lot are also pretty low calorie, if that's a concern.
    I took tracking sodium off my diary because it just didn't matter to me, but I am almost ALWAYS over on sodium. I added it back if you want to check out some of my high sodium foods hah.

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