sodium is ridiculous

I feel the same way!! But from reviewing my log- here is what I figured- when I eat processed food- the sodium goes through the roof... so yesterday when I went and bought groceries for meals this week- I stuck to the OUTSIDE- got fresh meats, fruits and veggies....

It's funny too- because I hate salt-so never salt anything and so I always assumed I never ate anywhere near what the max for sodium is- and then when I started logging I was stunned at how wrong I was!~

Am I missing this? I am brand new, day 7 yay me I thought it was weird that I can't see my fiber ,sodium or sugars. Where can I see this?

if I'm correct you can click settings, on top of the page, first click Food, then you will see settings then click that it should be on that page choose what you like.

Sorry about that if you read the other post my mistake, I checked it though.

Frozen processed meals are filled with sodium, ugh. Most of the "lean" meals like Healthy Choice and Lean Cuisine are so high in sodium it's ridiculous. I started looking at frozen meals that I would buy, and then just buy the ingredients to make it yourself.

I was diagnosed with hyper tension a few years ago when my blood pressure starting going up, so my Doctor put me on a low sodium diet. When I started paying attention to how much sodium was in foods I ate from a can or box it was crazy! In a few months, just by lowering my sodium intake, my blood pressure stabilized.

People have already said this - but basically you have to cut out as much processed food as possible. I had trouble with this at first, but now I eat almost all fresh veggies, fruit, whole-grains like barley, no-sodium added beans, and lean protein. Dairy tends to have bit of sodium (especially cheese) but it can also be a good source of protein, so I try to work it in by keeping sodium on everything else really low to allow for some dairy every day.

My biggest piece of advice would be to READ LABELS when you're grocery shopping. There are almost always lower sodium options. What really got me was the bread and lunchmeat I used to eat. I was able to find lower-sodium options for both of those that allowed me to stay under 2500. Now I don't even eat lunchmeat sandwiches, and most days my sodium is around 1500 or less.

My food diary is public - feel free to check it out to see what kind of foods I'm eating to keep my sodium low.

Good luck!

I am surprised how much sodium is in veggies! Ex. "Celery - Raw, 1 cup chopped" 81 grams of naturally produced sodium absorbed from the ground. This is an issue for me as well.

Point taken... I need to cut back on my processed foods as it would probably help. I guess I will start watching myself closer and give it a try.

That's a great suggestion and I will give it a try. Thank you.

I'm always over o my sodium! It sucks. I think I was under like 1 day this week.

Another thought. I was told to switch to sea salt in recipes vs table salt. It is healthier and actually has less sodium. Since I am a saltaholic I am trying the switch first and then cut back altogether.

You need to be careful with that because sea salt isn't iodized like table salt. You should use it every now and then to get it.

A good method to avoid processed foods is to stick to the outside aisles of the grocery store. I think Bruiseviolet already mentioned this.

I make sure I stick to the veggie/fruit sections, the meats, bakery and dairy. If I do wander down the inner aisles, it's for seasoning, or a certain condiment. But I find that if I stick to outside aisle, I fill my cart with the good all-natural stuff, and not the processed, fatty, sugary, salty crap....

Just a lil method of mine - but I think it helps a ton.

I agree! I eat 1900-2100 calories a day and unless I eat out or eat frozen/prepared foods, I'm usually below 2,000 g sodium. The fresher the food the better! I'll admit my diet isn't very balanced because I'm a grad student who needs to pay rent before I pay for groceries, but Imy staples are oatmeal, PB on crackers/toast, protein bars, fruits and veggies, cereal and soy milk and veggie burgers on thin buns with spinach and hummus. .LOL, just reading this makes me realized I'm kind of a carb-a-holic.. I guess I don't have much advice because I don't think I eat super healthy, but I just wanted you all to be aware that it can be done