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I would consider that healthy.

No effect on your long term weight loss, but may cause you to retain fluid in the short term.

Agreed!

Salt can cause water retention, and dehydration. I believe the RDA is 2,500 mg of sodium. I don't think you have ANYthing to worry about!

i would say it depends on how much salt you're using... i get low sodium salt and season with that. if you have too much sodium in a day it'll cause you to retain water and bloat. sodium can also lead to high blood pressure and other health problems. a lot of people don't pay attention to sodium when they're trying to lose weight but it's actually really important. i have it as one of the things i pay close attention to along with fat, carbs, cholesterol, and sugar. just don't over do it, but a little bit of salt is ok. you can have around 2500 mg in a day.

just as a point of reference, low sodium soy sauce has 500mg of sodium in 1 tablespoon!!!! just think how regular soy sauce is!! Also, ramen is a 2 serving brick and 1 serving has about 900mg of sodium... and NOBODY eats half of the package of ramen, we eat the whole thing... 1800mg of sodium in 1 dish! crazy!!!

sounds healthy to me...as for the salt...it can make you retain water in the short term as already mentioned......and can affect your blood pressure as well..........which is why i have to watch my salt intake as i was diagnosed with it back in 2009 and am on two medications to control it.

While many say to keep sodium intake low, you don't have to abandon it all together.

Having a thread questioning if your chicken can have a salt and pepper rub without you turning into Java the Hutt overnight seems a little excessive in the sodium fear realm.

It is not like you are eating it by the cup full.

i agree... a little bit of salt to season is no problem... but a lot of people don't realize just how much salt is in the foods we eat. check out a can of campbells soup or any other processed food that most of us eat. it can add up quick!

now what if throw in some chicken drum sticks? Would adding chicken to it highly increase the calories....if chicken is skinned and trimmed obviously.

you can search drumsticks in the food database.. chicken isn't bad calorie-wise as long as your trimming the fat/skin.

Adding salt to taste in home cooking is not going to be a problem.

Salt in prepared/packaged foods is a different matter entirely, but unless you have a medical condition requiring you to consume less sodium, even the amount in prepared foods can be dealt with by drinking enough water.

Pretty darn wholesome and healthy, yes. I would recommend either adding in some sort of protein or serving it in conjunction with a protein.

Salt is nothing to worry about for most folks. In terms of weight loss, it may cause you to retain water. But that's irrelevant assuming that you are interested in fat-loss.

The cube of chicken has salt in it. I don't think she is adding extra salt, but the chicken cubes have high sodium content.

You can get no or low sodium chicken boullion but if the cube is full salt then you don't really need any extra :-) Sound yummy other wise, as far as the drumsticks - dark meat has more fat content and calories than breast/white meat but you can decide if that's ok with you, personally I don't like the dark meat but I know other people prefer it!

Homemade soups are so much lower in sodium than store bought. I use a low sodium chicken broth, then use extra salt at the table if I want a little more. This will help you keep your sodium levels down because cooking with salt actually reduces the impact of it's flavor. Season at the table, not at the stove, and you will be much healthier.

Yes. But it would be healthier without the salt and chicken cube.