3,000-5,000 over in sodium. Why?

RaijinPapi

i eat normal food. Rice, egg, cereal, ham, oatmeal, chicken. However, on the my fitness pal it always says I go overboard on sodium by the thousands. Do they expect me to eat pure salads? Smh no chill

jgnatca

Ham. Look it up. It is cured in brine.

hyperbeth1

Prepackaged foods have a lot of sodium

Protranser

Deli meats are notoriously high in sodium. Maybe try for a lower sodium alternative?

jgnatca

Replace the ham with pork loin roast.

_Justinian_

Are you preparing your own meals or buying them precooked? If the later, a lot of precooked foods bought from stores are very high in sodium.

jgnatca

BTW, 2,300 mg of sodium is one teaspoon.

http://www.shinshinfoods.com/healthy-eating/minimizing-sodium-in-your-diet/

Kalikel

Ham is ridiculously high in sodium.

If the rice is that "heat it up for 90 seconds" or packaged and flavored kind, it'll be high, too.

Take a look at your diary and see which foods are high and then start making some changes.

Lots of good info here on how too much sodium sneaks into our diets and how to lower it: http://sodiumbreakup.heart.org/sodium-411/

RaijinPapi

jgnatca wrote: »

Replace the ham with pork loin roast.

I don't have money to get pork lion

I_Will_End_You

If you don't have a medical condition, you don't really have to worry about sodium. If you are concerned, just look for lower sodium alternatives to the things you eat regularly.

jgnatca

Use the money you save from not buying ham. Or switch to tuna.

tomteboda

Pork loin is cheaper than ham here. But yes, cut the processed foods. Cured meats, canned soups, flavor mixes, any fast food ;these things will skyrocket your sodium intake.

RodaRose

Are you buying the instant oatmeal? That has more sodium than regular rolled oats.
If the sodium is a concern for you, look at each item in the diary.

tomteboda

Also.. open your diary and we can tell you why EXACTLY you're over on sodium.