Sodium Question

Maimee2

If a canned good such as mushrooms or corn has sodium in it, if I rinse the food in cold water in a colander have I removed the sodium?

jansiemoo

Even rinsing repeatedly, you probably won't knock more than 15-20% of that excess sodium off. It's soaked in/cooked into the food. Best to just buy fresh or reduced/no sodium foods. Sorry

moby_chick

That's a good question. I looked at this website: http://www.livestrong.com/article/284911-how-to-remove-sodium-from-canned-vegetables/ It says that rinsing removes much of the sodium.

MoniMoni2u

When possible I prefer frozen instead of canned. Corn, peas, etc taste better from frozen instead of canned and less sodium!

moby_chick

Moni is right about frozen vegetables being better for you than canned.
http://www.livestrong.com/article/502805-are-frozen-vegtables-better-for-you-than-canned/

Preferably, buy fresh vegetables, as Jansiemoo has pointed out - they are best of all.