convenience quick foods that are low sugar/low sodium

I'm sorry but I can't think of a thing besides snacks -- nuts and maybe low sugar pudding cups? Salt and sugar are preservatives so most things that are shelf stable are going use them.

Good luck, hopefully someone else has some suggestions.

I usually keep some almonds or hazelnuts in my desk drawer at work. Roasted but unsalted is how I like them. You can portion them out based on weight into ziplocs if you want.

I also make croutons out of 100% rye bread. Mestermacher is a good brand that seems to distribute internationally--they might have it in your grocery store in the "healthy section". All I do is cube it into smaller bits and dry it out in the oven. It keeps well and is a comfort food for me, and it's very high in fiber.

You can't get more convenient than fresh fruit. An apple or banana is very portable. I also use individually wrapped cheese servings (keeps the sodium in check) with crackers and always have Quest protein bars in my purse. The Quest chocolate chip cookie bars are my favorite. 21 grams protein and 4 grams net carbs.

Hmm...well some of these are convenience foods some are non-perishable.

I occasionally boil up a few hard boiled eggs and keep them in the fridge for an odd snack or two.
Starbucks has a pretty good "Protein Bistro Box" with cheese, fruit, small bread thing with peanut butter and a hard boiled egg. That used to be my on-the-go meal of choice.
String Cheese is another good on-the-go thing. Bananas. Plain greek yogurt is good, just top with fresh fruit or honey. Cottage Cheese.

As bumblebums said, nuts are a great non-perishable snack to have around. Most people say "Almonds" are the best bang for your buck, but I like a good nut mix. Whole Foods and Trader Joes both carry a really tasty "deluxe mixed nuts" (read "deluxe" as no peanuts) that are roasted/no salt for a reasonable price. Trader Joe's takes it a step further and does little snack packs of nuts, which are great to throw in a purse.

Hmm...what else. Oh! Protein powder. I've liked the Body Fortress Vanilla and the Chocolate. I haven't tried the other flavors, but I'll sometimes throw a bottle full in my purse as I run out the door. Goes great in smoothies too.

Kind Bars are pretty tasty, they have fairly low sodium and sugar and aren't super processed either.

(As an aside, I have PCOS too. I lost a bunch a few years ago and then life got crazy and I went back to my old ways--back at it though. Soul Cysters unite to fight the battle of the bulge!)

^ ^ What she said.

Edited: Was referring to plantgrrl

What range of sodium and sugar are you looking? People are going to freak out, but potato chips only have 170 mg of sodium per serving. I'm on a low sodium diet and read labels religiously. I agree about the unsalted almonds though, they're my favorite snack.

I'll be honest with you, when I went low sodium because of high blood pressure, eating processed food became nearly a thing of the past. There are a few select things I will eat on occasion, but the only way I have found to truly stay in my sodium macro is to make everything myself. Food companies are only just starting to understand lowering sodium levels is important. I don't expect to see any across the board change for at least another five to ten years.

Your best bet is to eat more unsalted nuts, carefully portion out your other snacks and make your own in advanced and portion them out.

Love rice cakes they even sell a quaker brand called popped in muliple flavors i buy those and break the bag down into snack size ziplock baggies so i can grab on the go special k bars are also great and for a night snack nothing can beat sugar free jello i make a double batch for my frige for all week only takes a few minutes to make stays good for a long time and best if all is only 10 calories per