Low sodium Meal Plan

Speakaboo
Speakaboo Posts: 25 Member
edited November 2024 in Food and Nutrition
Hello,

I'm looking for a source for low sodium dinners and lunches. I'm in the process of building a meal plan, aiming for lowered blood pressure for my husband, and possibly some weight loss for us both. So we need recipes for healthy, low sodium meals. :)

I've already hit up Pinterest and found a few recipes, but am hoping there's a website out there that maybe lists the nutritional value of meals? I'm also open to purchasing a cook book, if there's a decent one out there.

Basically my aim is to create a meal plan of 7-14 different meals that are healthy and super low in sodium, and decent for diabetics. There must be something out there? Help! :)

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  • jolt28
    jolt28 Posts: 218 Member
    Hi - try the American Heart Assoc website for ideas and also they have a great cookbook American Heart Assoc - Low Sodium Recipes. Also the website lowsaltfoods.com is helpful. Cooking food yourself, buying the no salt added foods and not eating processed food is what I've had to do. Good luck :)
  • successgal1
    successgal1 Posts: 996 Member
    Yes, buying actual ingredients and making from scratch is the way to go. I don't salt anything but rarely. Most of the sodium I get comes from prepacked food (canned beans). I'm not TRYING to be low sodium, I just don't like salty things. Beans I find too much trouble to cook and they lose no nutritional value in the can, unlike just about everything else. There are also low salt versions.

    Salt naturally occurs in meat and eggs. Other than those natural sources, if you cook your own meals with more spices and herbs and no salt, you should be fine.
  • Speakaboo
    Speakaboo Posts: 25 Member
    Thanks, guys! The heart and stroke website has a ton of great recipes! I've been going through them and marking down my favorites. The doctor said the same thing - cooking at home is key. We tend to rely too much on eating out (mainly for lunch) and she said that if he's eating out, it doesn't matter if he thinks he's making a healthy choice or not. It's all garbage and all high in sodium. Treats are ok from time to time - no need to eliminate them. But we need to be packing a lunch and cooking dinner from (mostly) scratch at least 80% of the time. Right now with our busy lives, we're not. I'm hoping we can buckle down and really start meal planning, to make it easier on ourselves.
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