How to get enough salt

Edelle111
Edelle111 Posts: 4
in Food and Nutrition
I season my food and eat a banana everyday but I'm still not getting enough salt in my diet. What do you do?

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  • FredDoyle
    FredDoyle Posts: 2,273 Member
    Well your diary isn't public but most people get enough sodium in their food if that's what you mean.
    Potassium is another story but you at least have a banana. :)
    The sodium number in your diary is a maximum, not a minimum or target. You should get at least 500 mg of sodium daily but that's hard to miss. Did your doctor say you needed more?
  • acogg
    acogg Posts: 1,870 Member
    Ham.
  • SherryTeach
    SherryTeach Posts: 2,836 Member
    Why do you think you need more salt? The human need for sodium is very low.
  • newlife888
    newlife888 Posts: 83 Member
    I've always had low blood pressure and I've always craved salt. I add it to my cooking, and always have sea salt, plain iodized salt, and kosher salt handy. I love it! I think for some people it's harmful and adds to overly high blood pressure, but not for most people. So just make sure you're not in that group :)
  • Edelle111
    Edelle111 Posts: 4
    Ohh! I thought 2300 was the right amount because it said goal. I've got half that in today so I'm way over the minimum 500.

    Thank you for clearing that up for me :)
  • Dnarules
    Dnarules Posts: 2,081 Member
    Ohh! I thought 2300 was the right amount because it said goal. I've got half that in today so I'm way over the minimum 500.

    Thank you for clearing that up for me :)

    No, on MFP that is the maximum. You are probably just fine. It is incredibly hard to track sometimes because people submitting to the database are only interested in calories and sometimes carbs.
  • Edelle111
    Edelle111 Posts: 4
    Oh i know! I had such a hard time trying to find a beef steak that actually had the amount of iron listed.

    Oh well. I'm losing weight so I'm pretty chuffed haha!

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