so much sodium in cereal!

20carrots
20carrots Posts: 279 Member
edited September 2024 in Food and Nutrition
I just added sodium to my tracked items in my food diary and was shocked to see I only have a few hundred mgs left for dinner. The only difference between yesterday & today is that I had organic oatmeal for bfast yesterday and some honey nut cereal today. I had no idea there was that much sodium in cereal.

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  • Caperfae
    Caperfae Posts: 433
    It's insane the amount of sodium in foods. It's a preservative so they throw it in there to keep things "fresh" I guess.
  • Mindful_Trent
    Mindful_Trent Posts: 3,954 Member
    Sodium was one of the big things that pushed me to try to cut as much processed food as possible out of my diet. It really isn't that hard to eat mostly home-made things. I'm no chef, but having real oatmeal (not instant) and eggs or eggs and fruit or something of that sort is quite easy for breakfast, and even more satisfying than cereal! I started out by looking for low-sodium options and then I slowly weaned myself off of the processed foods - working on a meal at a time. First breakfast, then lunch (went from the frozen lunches/pre-made soups, etc. to homemade lunches or leftovers from dinner).

    I encourage you to ditch the cereal and make your own breakfasts - it doesn't take long (spoken by someone who sleeps as late as possible, quite often!) and is very easy. If time's a real issue, boil some eggs and keep a bowl of those in the fridge for your rushed days. They can be eaten with some fruit or a piece of toast and a glass of milk or juice or whatever.
  • jillybeanruns
    jillybeanruns Posts: 1,420 Member
    Well yes, but not all cereals. Anything that you see in the regular cereal aisle at your grocery store is loaded with preservatives/sodium.

    Kashi and cereals found in the natural/organic section of your grocery will be MUCH better. Just as a comparison, 1 cup of Kashi Go Lean has 85mg of sodium and 1 cup of Honey Nut Cheerios has 185mg. And HNC is on the low end of the sodium spectrum for cereal.
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