Sodium

McLachfan

Today I changed my settings on my food diary to pay more attention to my sodium intake. It's stating that my daily goal is 2500, but that seems like a lot???

MissVitaVonCherry

thats what mine said also, and i though the same thing, so that is a great question, that I would love to hear the answer to as well!
all I know is that you shouldn't feed kids anything that is over 10% sodium on the back of food...:bigsmile:

mszSHOGAN

i don't think your "supposed" to take in 2500g/soduim daily... but i think that you are not to exceed that amount. believe me, if you dont take in 2500g there's nothing wrong!

McLachfan

When in doubt, as Mayo... :bigsmile:

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/sodium/NU00284

Also found this which I thought was helpful. I almost fainted when I saw my "lean" lunchmeat had 640mg of sodium per serving!

Checklist for Lowering Your Sodium Intake

Aim to eat less than 2,300 mg of salt per day. Some people — African Americans, middle-aged and older adults, and people with high blood pressure — need less than 1,500 mg per day.
Eat more fresh fruits and vegetables and fewer canned or frozen ones.
Use fresh fruit and raw vegetables as snacks instead of chips or salted nuts.
Look at food labels — many canned and frozen foods say "low salt" or "low sodium."
Select unsalted nuts or seeds, dried beans, peas and lentils.
Don't use salt during cooking. (Try a salt-free seasoning substitute.) Learn to use spices and herbs to enhance the taste of your food instead of salt.
Don't salt food before you taste it.
Eat less salted potato and corn chips, lunchmeat and hot dogs, salt pork, ham hocks, dill pickles and many canned foods. All of these have a lot of salt.
Avoid adding salt and canned vegetables to homemade dishes.
Select unsalted, fat-free broths, bouillons or soups.
When dining out, be specific about what you want and how you want it prepared. Request that your dish be prepared without salt.

MissVitaVonCherry

thanks for sharing!:bigsmile:

PureAndHealthy

I think they mean it as more of an upper limit rather than a goal. I started tracking my sodium as well and was horrified to see 3500 and 4000 pop up on some days. Yikes! Salt is the go to calorie free seasoning! I never really worried about it untill I saw how crazy mine was... I set my goal for 2000 and try not to go over that.

lyla29

I was surprised at my sodium intake also. Now I really try to watch the sodium in the foods that I eat, and try to keep it under the 2500.