low sodium foods

Condiments and anything in a package often contain very high amounts of sodium. If you look carefully, though, you can find equivalent dressings and condiments that are considerably less in sodium than others. That includes soy sauce, by the way.

Just be sure to read your labels! It will get easier with time, I promise. 2-4 weeks and noticing sodium on the label will be second nature.

Well I definitely try to keep my sodium under 2500! If you've looked in people's diaries, you'll see that this is a pretty standard amount that people set it to since 1500 is pretty hard to not surpass.

I would add yogurt, mixed nuts (raw, not a box of mixed nuts, those have LOTS of salt), and lots of fruit to your new lifestyle/healthy eating plan. Low in sodium, and filling, so that you won't have to reach for more food.

Hm.. also eat whole grain bread, as in REAL whole grain. I buy the Pepperidge Farms 100% Natural Whole Grain, and I've heard good things about Ezekiel (sp?), rye, etc. but have never ventured into that territory. Also eat lean meats, like salmon (great source of Omega-3 fatty acids). I know this isn't a cumulative list at all, but I hope it helped, even if just a little!

Good luck.

I'm guessing that the wraps and the dip might have a fair amount of sodium, too, yeah?
I also try really hard to limit my sodium, and it's hard. I use Hood low fat, no salt added cottage cheese on my salads instead of dressing, because it is very low sodium and provides a good amount of protein.

I eat low salt rice cakes...I make my own peanut butter and almond butter and don't add salt, I try to eat lots of fruits and veggies, which are of course very low on sodium. I don't too often have mashed potatoes (from a mix) because they're very high in sodium (or prepackaged dinner stuff like Hamburger Helper, etc). We make taco meat once or twice a week and the seasoning for that is pretty high in sodium but we went from using two packets of the regular stuff to one packet of the low sodium stuff. Making little changes like that can help a lot.

There are lots of different things that don't have a lot of sodium, you will find some that you like and get used to using them. Are there any foods that are high in sodium that you are having trouble finding replacements for? That might be another approach to solving this.

Good luck!

Blue Diamond makes a low sodium almonds.

My go to salad dressing is super easy and no sodium I think. Take a tbsp of EVOO, add a little honey, citrus juice like lime, lemon or orange then add herbs or spices of your choosing. It's very refreshing and tastes great with a salad made with chicken, feta, apples, spinach, and bell peppers.

As far as cheese. I eat cheese every day. I rarely go over 1400 mg of sodium a day. Try allrecipes. com and you can even learn how to make your own taco seasoning. I just omit the salt and add a little extra cayenne or chili powder. My kids can't tell the difference.

Breakstone has a reduced sodium cottage cheese. You can find no salt added tomatoes, beans and veggies in the cans.

It takes some planning at first but once you start it's really easy to find alternatives to higher sodium meals.

ETA: Smucker's Natural peanut butter doesn't have much sodium. Oikos has some yummy dips that aren't bad on sodium and only have 25 calories a serving. Watch things that are labeled low fat because sometimes they add more sodium. Pepperidge Farm 15 grain bread isn't bad. I'm pretty sure vinegar is sodium free.

My diary is open. Feel free to troll to see some sodium counts.

I had 3 high sodium items on my regular menu but I cut one down to only once a week. The 2 that I am having issues with is Oatmeal and my chicken marinade. Not anything I can do about the oatmeal so I am looking for a low sodium marinade or a quick way to make my own. I am no chef and have tried some recipes with no success so I am looking for a pre packaged but low sodium garlic or lemon herb marinade. Any help?

saw the Mrs Dash herb and garlic marinade which smells exactly like my current marinade, now lets hope it tastes as good. Also its sodium free with is amazing to me. So thats 2 of the 3 sodium biggies that I have.