Sodium ?'s need help

celewis2011

Okay so every healthy recipe I look up I am in shock of how much sodium is in it . Am I too concerned with sodium , I am the type to swell with a little to much sodium.

jwdieter

Hard to say without examples. If you're seeing a bread recipe that ends up 1000 mg/slice, then you're right to be concerned.

rose228822

I'm like you if I have just a little I feel it and we order in Jimmy John's the other day at work and I had my favorite #9 and I now know why I don't eat a lot of cold cuts so much sodium and I feel it the next morning, my fingers and feet swell and I regret eating what I did...so next time I will have the roast beef on wheat and skip the chips!
I have high blood pressure as it is and don't need any extra sodium:)
I've been looking for recipes with not only less sugar but less sodium.

celewis2011

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/food-network-kitchens/chicken-parmesan-recipe2/index.html

like this one , sounds so good but Sodium 1435 mg for one serving , is that high , seems high to me

jwdieter

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/food-network-kitchens/chicken-parmesan-recipe2/index.html

like this one , sounds so good but Sodium 1435 mg for one serving , is that high , seems high to me

They like to taste a lot of salt. That "salt to taste" line is pretty variable.

Keep in mind that things like parmesan cheese and commercial bread crumbs are pretty high in sodium. And commercial crushed tomatoes will have added salt.

This will never be low sodium, but you could probably make it with half the sodium per serving and still catch the flavor, if you measure it out and use your own tomatoes/bread crumbs.

drojen

I watch my sodium intake due to high blood pressure. I modify many recipes - for instance, in the one you gave the link for, here's what I would do:

1. not add any salt - I know, sounds like it would taste bad, but honestly, your taste buds get used to it, really, they do!
2. use low or no sodium added crushed tomatoes
3. if you can, cut back on the cheese.

It's also hard to tell how they came up with that sodium amount, since they just say "salt to taste", that could be a pinch for some people or a 1/2 tsp for others. I would use my ingredients and plug my version of the recipe into the recipe calculator here to get the most accurate measurement for everything. Make sure you measure those "salt to taste" additions, otherwise, how do you really know how much is there??

celewis2011

I don't add salt to anything , I am not a big fan , as it makes me swell so bad , my ankles , hands !!

dnunny70

I have high blood pressure, so I do tend to watch my sodium I try to not have more than 2000 mg a day-but sometimes I do; especially if I eat out.

I don't add salt to my food; and will often reduce it in a recipe. Canned food is high in sodium, so a lot sodium comes from there.

bcattoes

If you swell from sodium then yes, you should keep an eye on it. If a recipe calls for salt, you can always just skip it and add another seasoning in it's place. But cheese is generally pretty high in sodium so anythng 'alfredo' is likely to also be high sodium. I never add salt to cheese dishes because they are already salted.

If you make dishes that are well seasoned with other seasonings or fresh herbs, you will likely not even miss the sodium. Salt free seasoning blends such as Mrs. Dash are good substitutes.

jlkuhns1

whenever a recipe says salt I just skip it I never put it in...I don't really think it matter if you put it in does not ever affect recipe at least for me anyway