Sodium

chuckyjean
chuckyjean Posts: 201 Member
in Food and Nutrition
It is so hard to meet my daily intake of sodium, I always go over

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  • juggernaut1974
    juggernaut1974 Posts: 6,212 Member
    chuckyjean wrote: »
    It is so hard to meet my daily intake of sodium, I always go over

    By how much?

    A couple hundred mg probably isn't a big deal unless you have hypertension (high blood pressure) or a similar medical condition that requires you to keep it low.

    Still, if it concerns you, go through the last few days of your food diary to identify specific foods that may be over-contributing sodium to your diet, and see if there are lower-sodium substitutes you can swap them out for.
  • MelaniaTrump
    MelaniaTrump Posts: 2,694 Member
    Are you under directions of a doctor? One way to limit sodium is to avoid processed foods.
  • chuckyjean
    chuckyjean Posts: 201 Member
    JanetYellen wrote: »
    Are you under directions of a doctor? One way to limit sodium is to avoid processed foods.

    No, just from my dairy on here.
  • chuckyjean
    chuckyjean Posts: 201 Member
    JanetYellen wrote: »
    Are you under directions of a doctor? One way to limit sodium is to avoid processed foods.

    I usually don't eat processed foods
  • jakichan
    jakichan Posts: 109 Member
    I'm supposed to be doing low sodium. It's causing problems. I don't eat veggies anymore because without salt they taste horrible. And the next person who recommends MrsDash or a similar foul concoction gets a beating. So it's just fruit now. Calories are way up because low cal soups are out. No chicken. I'm thinking if just staying with nothing but protein shakes. I'd love to get a feeding tube installed so that I don't have to actually eat anymore.
  • 20yearsyounger
    20yearsyounger Posts: 1,630 Member
    What exactly is your sodium target? If you are not eating processed foods it shouldn't be that hard to stay within a reasonable limit. And yes, Mrs Dash works well for me :) if I even bother to use it. It seems like these chicken breasts already come pre-salted :)
  • Yi5hedr3
    Yi5hedr3 Posts: 2,696 Member
    Cut the processed foods, and all will be good!
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,616 Member
    Mine tends to be really low.

    I eat lots of fruit, veg, whole grains, chicken, and yogurt ... not a whole lot of salt in any of those.

    In fact, in the first month I was here, I was showing all the signs of having a really low blood sodium level, and had to start salting my veggies (blech) and other food. I'd rather not do that, but we do need some salt in our diets.


    If you're not eating processed foods, what are you eating with salt?
  • nvmomketo
    nvmomketo Posts: 12,019 Member
    Is there a medical reason to keep sodium low? I wouldn't worry about it much unless there is, or you feel much better on low sodium.

    Mine is usually around 2000-3000mg per day.

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