Sodium

KeishaGettinFit
KeishaGettinFit Posts: 86
in Food and Nutrition
What is it? Lol. Is it bad? I went way over already. How can I avoid it? Feel free to view my diary. I love tips and advise

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  • ahoier
    ahoier Posts: 312 Member
    too much processed food it looks to me.....Soups especially you gotta be careful with....unless you make them yourself.....cause they contain so much sodium/preservatives......america's universal preservative......more salt.....lol


    Same thing for the waffles.....was this waffles made from scratch....? Or frozen waffles from a box? In the future, make them from scratch with bisquick or something......or just watch for the sodium contents on the box before buying them......


    Other than that, NO sodium is not "bad" unless you have high blood pressure.......keep up adequate water intake - I personally shoot for HALF my body weight in Fluid ounces.....which is 99 oz. for me.....sometimes I go over......sometimes I'm under......but that's my "goal". Remember each cup is 8 oz :)

    Shoot for potassium rich foods, that will help counter the sodium intake.......
  • KeishaGettinFit
    KeishaGettinFit Posts: 86
    Thanks for the advise. I will try to avoid boxed and canned foods
  • martyqueen52
    martyqueen52 Posts: 1,120 Member
    http://ajh.oxfordjournals.org/content/27/9/1129.full.pdf




    READ it. Don't fall into sodium scaremongering.
  • ssmkgp
    ssmkgp Posts: 1,425
    Tough to avoid in day to day's life but you can minimize the consumption. Try to make your own food at home. Sodium can cause you to retain water. This can also be amplified if you don’t drink enough to flush it out of your system. So, drink lot of water.
  • bigsistruck
    bigsistruck Posts: 125 Member
    I am a sodium addict. Morton's makes a "lite salt" that is half sodium/half potassium. It tastes just like regular salt and I use this on the foods that I absolutely must have salt on! I also avoid processed/canned food so I am in control of how much sodium I get.
  • nicsflyingcircus
    nicsflyingcircus Posts: 2,858 Member
    I am a sodium addict. Morton's makes a "lite salt" that is half sodium/half potassium. It tastes just like regular salt and I use this on the foods that I absolutely must have salt on! I also avoid processed/canned food so I am in control of how much sodium I get.

    I use Morton's "Lite" salt as well, in recipes as well as with moderation on food, and it's great.
  • radmack
    radmack Posts: 272 Member
    What is it? Lol. Is it bad? I went way over already. How can I avoid it? Feel free to view my diary. I love tips and advise

    It sort of depends on the person. My husband can eat as much sodium as he wants, and he likes things salty. Doesn't seem to effect him at all. I, on the other hand, bloat right up.

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