Holy Sodium!!!

Amylynn
Amylynn Posts: 242 Member
edited September 22 in Food and Nutrition
I usually buy deli turkey lunch meat, but this time I was grocery shopping at a new store w/no deli so I just got some Hillshire farm turkey. For only 3oz it has 1,020mg sodium! I mean, good gosh. I really need to start reading labels alot closer.

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  • kacyc1117
    kacyc1117 Posts: 31
    I had never really looked at nutrition values til i started logging what i ate.. I looked at 2 different SMALL packages of beef jerkey while i was working a register today... OMG.. 1020 in teriyaki, and 860 in original. that's like HALF of my sodium for the entire day!!!
  • JakeNonne
    JakeNonne Posts: 74 Member
    Hot dogs are more like salt dogs. I'm moving quickly to only eating whole foods and avoiding processed foods.
  • hungrymarathongirl
    hungrymarathongirl Posts: 444 Member
    I have just become aware of the sodium content. Deli meats are bad, so are some soups and bread. Who knew? I now have added sodium to my food diary to track it.
  • sarahtiano
    sarahtiano Posts: 78 Member
    try vegetarian meat substitutes! you can get all kinds (turkey, ham, chicken, beef, EVERYTHING). they're super tasty, much more healthy for you, and have a TON less sodium. it's worth a try! my favorites are Tofurky and MorningStar products.
  • PaleoIsPossible
    PaleoIsPossible Posts: 65
    They're finding that lunch meat is one of the WORST things you can eat. Between the sodium content and the strong link between eating it and developing cancer, it's really just not worth it... And, it's so incredibly processed... By the time you think of all of the fillers and everything added to it.... Ick.
  • Amylynn
    Amylynn Posts: 242 Member
    I thought I was doing good by eating a healthy sandwich til I saw that. Box side dishes & canned veggies are the same. For the veggies I've been getting the no added salt ones, but I don't know how to make a lot of those side dishes from scratch (and I'm sure it's expensive too).
  • Amylynn
    Amylynn Posts: 242 Member
    And as suggested, I would try the vegitarian products (like Boca) but they are also super expensive for way less of the product.
  • Mindful_Trent
    Mindful_Trent Posts: 3,954 Member
    For handy lunchmeat, I suggest taking some time (doesn't take too long!) on the weekends or whenever is most convenient, and cooking some home-cooked meat for use throughout the week. I often do this on the weekends, then I have lunchmeat for my lunches the following week. I don't usually make sandwiches, though you could. I'll make wraps or add chicken to salads or things like that. Chicken breasts, ground turkey, home-made hamburgers (or turkey burgers), etc. are all super easy to make. Best of all, you control what goes in them - so no crazy sodium levels! Pre-portion/package the meat in individual baggies or containers to make them easy to grab and use for your meals.
  • VictorianJade
    VictorianJade Posts: 705 Member
    I just plugged an otherwise pretty-healthy pita into my counter. Oh my god, the sodium! I'm shocked. Stupid sodium.
  • kbairdphillips
    kbairdphillips Posts: 275 Member
    I ate at Subway yesterday and had a 6 in Turkey- it had 1210 mg of sodium!!

    Too much sodium is the one area I seem to struggle in, so I just drink a lot more water-over a gallon a day I'm sure.
  • bexdc
    bexdc Posts: 202 Member
    I just started tracking my food a couple of days ago, and like other people here, I am gobsmacked at the TON of sodium in food! I thought I was being good by ordering a turkey sandwich with a whole bunch of veggies and no may at Subway for lunch. So I was disgusted to find out how much sodium is in it. Ditto some of my favorite Chinese dishes, like braised shrimp with chili.

    No more processed meat for me, and I have to think twice about ordering food that isn't steamed or sauteed lightly in olive oil. :-(
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