A Salt Funny

Netdotnotes

It seems I'm always short of reaching my sodium macro so looking for creative ways to add more to my diet, I decided I'd add a sprinkle to a freshly opened can of La Croix sparkling water. Much to my surprise it caused half of the water to immediately foam out of the can. I guess I missed chemistry class the day that possibility was discussed.

__TMac__

Oops! Live and learn, right?

Spliner1969

Easiest way.. go have a Subway sub. The footlong I had last night had over 3100g of sodium in it alone. It was a double meat footlong steak and cheese. I love Subway but damn.

quiksylver296

I salt my oatmeal to get my sodium numbers up. That and a teaspoon of cinnamon? YUM!

3rdof7sisters

That is kind of humorous
A pretzel rod has about 100mg of sodium and only about 45 calories. I have one for one of my snacks quite often.

kommodevaran

That's a great experiment but I wonder why you need to add extra salt - usually people struggle to keep sodium down? Low carb?

CattOfTheGarage

Netdotnotes wrote: »

It seems I'm always short of reaching my sodium macro so looking for creative ways to add more to my diet, I decided I'd add a sprinkle to a freshly opened can of La Croix sparkling water. Much to my surprise it caused half of the water to immediately foam out of the can. I guess I missed chemistry class the day that possibility was discussed.

Interesting little experiment you did there! It's the same effect as adding sugar to a fizzy drink, or adding Mentos to Diet Coke. The bubbles form more rapidly if they have something to cling to, like little particles (the salt or sugar) or a rough surface (the Mentos).

If you want to see more about this, Google "bubble nucleation". It's linked to the phenomenon of hot drinks overflowing in the microwave, in that case because there is nothing for the bubbles to form on, so the water does not boil and becomes superheated. Then if it gets disturbed it will boil suddenly in one go and it overflows.

ronjsteele1

kommodevaran wrote: »

That's a great experiment but I wonder why you need to add extra salt - usually people struggle to keep sodium down? Low carb?

Not sure about OP but some people have a hard time holding onto sodium. Or probably more correctly stated, they cannot absorb minerals well enough to keep their numbers normal. My son literally goes through a salt shaker worth of salt every 48hrs and yet his sodium levels run well below normal on a CMP. We are currently trying to find the mechanism needed to help his body absorb minerals better. In the meantime, we go through a lot of sea salt!

Netdotnotes

For me it's more a case of just not really liking food that is too salty. I add a little when I cook, never at the table. Also I rarely eat out or use processed foods, both great sources of sodium. I never thought it was an issue until I read that the daily recommended amount is 2300mg per day. I usually have about half that much. I'm following a low carb/keto plan, drink about 8-10 glasses of water/fluids a day and have found myself a bit light headed at times. Someone suggested that I could be a bit low on sodium. Once I started checking into sodium levels and watching how much I consume, it did make sense.

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leanjogreen18

Haha that's funny!!

Cottage cheese has sodium if you like it.

lorrpb

Netdotnotes wrote: »

For me it's more a case of just not really liking food that is too salty. I add a little when I cook, never at the table. Also I rarely eat out or use processed foods, both great sources of sodium. I never thought it was an issue until I read that the daily recommended amount is 2300mg per day. I usually have about half that much. I'm following a low carb/keto plan, drink about 8-10 glasses of water/fluids a day and have found myself a bit light headed at times. Someone suggested that I could be a bit low on sodium. Once I started checking into sodium levels and watching how much I consume, it did make sense.

Maybe have your doctor run some labs and get professional advice before tinkering with this?
The 2300 is usually treated as as max not min.

cmtigger

Netdotnotes wrote: »

For me it's more a case of just not really liking food that is too salty. I add a little when I cook, never at the table. Also I rarely eat out or use processed foods, both great sources of sodium. I never thought it was an issue until I read that the daily recommended amount is 2300mg per day. I usually have about half that much. I'm following a low carb/keto plan, drink about 8-10 glasses of water/fluids a day and have found myself a bit light headed at times. Someone suggested that I could be a bit low on sodium. Once I started checking into sodium levels and watching how much I consume, it did make sense.

I think that 500 is minimum, 2300 max. But have you talked to your doctor about it?

nowine4me

I have no problem hitting my sodium, but I love to add salt to my oatmeal and add ground sea salt on top of my caramel protein shake.

nvmomketo

Netdotnotes wrote: »

For me it's more a case of just not really liking food that is too salty. I add a little when I cook, never at the table. Also I rarely eat out or use processed foods, both great sources of sodium. I never thought it was an issue until I read that the daily recommended amount is 2300mg per day. I usually have about half that much. I'm following a low carb/keto plan, drink about 8-10 glasses of water/fluids a day and have found myself a bit light headed at times. Someone suggested that I could be a bit low on sodium. Once I started checking into sodium levels and watching how much I consume, it did make sense.

A teaspoon of table salt has 2300 mg. I tend to add a teaspoon to a cup of warm water in the morning and chug it down quickly, or like you I will tend to be too low in sodium (due to my low carb diet).

Netdotnotes

I'm thinking I will run in and have my blood pressure checked a few times and see how it is. If it's running lower than normal, probably talk to the doctor and see if there's a connection to my sodium levels. The light headedness I noticed was very minimal so I'm not overly concerned. I haven't noticed it the last couple days since I started watching my sodium levels but still think I should follow up on it. Sure hate to get sick from losing weight. How ironic would that be?

Sheisinlove109

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Machka9

kommodevaran wrote: »

That's a great experiment but I wonder why you need to add extra salt - usually people struggle to keep sodium down? Low carb?

I have a tough time getting enough sodium.

Fruit
Steamed veggies
Plain brown rice
Yogurt

Those things don't have much in the way of salt.

I eat tinned chicken which has a little bit, and a few crackers with a tiny bit of cheese which helps.

It was such a struggle to get anywhere near enough sodium in the beginning with MFP that I started going through all sorts of low-sodium symptoms including:

Really low blood pressure
Dizziness
Lethargy
Weakness
Muscle spasms and twitching
Headaches
Irritability
And I desperately craved salty food

I started salting my steamed veggies at lunch and dinner, and eating cottage cheese with cucumber slices (all well salted) after work, and everything returned to normal.

Alatariel75

Assault is never funny.





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