Sodium

Martha_VH
Martha_VH Posts: 371 Member
edited September 2024 in Food and Nutrition
I just re-set the settings on my food journal to include sodium levels.
It really surprised me how much some of my favorite foods have!

Cheerios- 160mg
Cottage Cheese 1% - 480mg
Black beans 1/2 cup - 430 ( I rinse them off but still)
My protein/weight loss shake - 278
100 cal bread- 150
Light string cheese 230

Any other favorite foods people should worry about?

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  • ShellyMacchi
    ShellyMacchi Posts: 975 Member
    salsa and sauerkraut are really high in sodium :(
  • phitme
    phitme Posts: 124 Member
    Canned tuna is high, unless you can find low sodium ones.
  • jrueckert
    jrueckert Posts: 355 Member
    I've seen No Sodium Salt...helps a lot.
  • skl1986
    skl1986 Posts: 5 Member
    Anything processed is generally a bad bet - deli meat, frozen foods (yes, even the frozen chicken breasts, turkey breasts, etc. are injected with a salty solution..). I recommend purchasing meat directly from a meat market/butcher to avoid added salts. For stuff like salsa/guacamole, whip up your own batch - really easy, fresh tasting and you control what goes into it. Salad dressings can be really high up there too.
  • erickirb
    erickirb Posts: 12,297 Member
    I just re-set the settings on my food journal to include sodium levels.
    It really surprised me how much some of my favorite foods have!

    Cheerios- 160mg
    Cottage Cheese 1% - 480mg
    Black beans 1/2 cup - 430 ( I rinse them off but still)
    My protein/weight loss shake - 278
    100 cal bread- 150
    Light string cheese 230

    Any other favorite foods people should worry about?

    for the cheerios, 160mg is pretty low
    for the cottage cheese you can buy reduced sodium (still has 200 or so mgs)
    For Black beans, you can by them dried and let them soak overnight in water <100mgs
  • shanolap
    shanolap Posts: 1,204 Member
    1/4 cup Egg Beaters has 115 mg sodium. 1 egg has 65 mg...
  • jclji4
    jclji4 Posts: 118 Member
    Anything processed is generally a bad bet - deli meat, frozen foods (yes, even the frozen chicken breasts, turkey breasts, etc. are injected with a salty solution..). I recommend purchasing meat directly from a meat market/butcher to avoid added salts. For stuff like salsa/guacamole, whip up your own batch - really easy, fresh tasting and you control what goes into it. Salad dressings can be really high up there too.
    I agree here...Try to eat as much fresh food as possible....someone said salsa....fresh homemade salsa is sooooo much better tasting...
  • britt_fit
    britt_fit Posts: 169 Member
    You probably have thought of this, but soup is loaded with it. Also boxed pasta meals (with sauce, etc).
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