Try to get sodium at 1500mg. Mostly that means avoiding fast foods since they are loaded with sodium. I also find most processed foods are too.. Like soups and frozen dinners although there are some that claim to be low sodium. The best for me is to do my own cooking and don't add salt Or only a minimum. I'm told fruits and veggies have potassium which is one of the reasons I think that they are recOmmened for highBP.

I was diagnosed with Hypertension just over 2 weeks ago too (163/96) and put on HCT (Hydrochlorothiazide). Even though it runs in my family on my mother's side, it still came as a shock. I came to this forum and listened to the wonderful advice of "themedalist" regarding sodium to potassium ratios in one's diet, and also did a little online reading about it and found lists of potassium rich foods.

At the advice of my mother (an RN for 42yrs who is very fit, but also suffers from high BP) I try to keep my daily sodium intake under 1000mg - between 850-950mg. Some days are harder than others, but even when I go over - I'm still under 1400mg! By taking the medicine, increasing my potassium intake through foods and restricting my sodium intake, I got my BP back down to normal in 10 days. This morning my BP was 111/80 - I take my pressure every morning with an Omron 7 series BP monitor from Walgreens. You and your husband can friend me if you'd like to see my food diary. Best of luck to your husband!

I'm on an ACE inhibitor (trandolapril).
I set my sodium on this site to 1500 mg./day.
Because ACE inhibitors can make you retain potassium (K) in your blood there is a chance of hyperkalemia (high K values in blood)
which is very serious. For that reason one on ACE inhibitors and potassium sparing diuretics should keep an eye on their K levels, and not take K supplements or use "No-Salt" or K-based salt substitutes (KCl) .
The US govt. sets K daily intake levels to 4700 mg.
I read a post from a doctor that those on ACE inhibitors should limit their intake to this number (4700 mg.)
This site sets them by default at 3500 mg. which is where I set mine.
I have also read here that a 2:1 ratio of K to Na is a good balance. Still reading up on that.
That said, there are many common foods that have high K levels, but it is failrly easy to stay near or below that level daily.

Thanks for the link.

BTW, my initial BP reading was 180/115 !! (I was almost 200 lbs. @ 5'-7" and devoured salty foods)
It has been consistently at or below 120/80 for 2 months now. (currently 173 lbs.)
It took about a month of meds and reduced sodium and weight loss to get there.
Oh, I basically quit drinking alcohol as well. I liked a lot of beer and some booze/wine/mead.
I do 2 miles minimum on the treadmill walking at 5 deg. incline and 3 mph every night.
I'll soon weigh less than I did in high school. My target is 162 lbs.