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shannonnstarr
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I find it easy to keep my calories on track but it seems that I eat food with too much sodium in it
Any tips to cut some sodium out of my diet or alternatives to known sodium filled food?
Any tips to cut some sodium out of my diet or alternatives to known sodium filled food?
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Do you have a medical condition effected by sodium? If not I wouldn't worry about it.3
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Avoid anything prepackaged, fast food, eating out, eat more whole foods, etc. But unless you have a medical reason to watch your sodium intake, it isn't a big deal. I chose to track fiber instead.2
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Your diary is not public so it's hard to make specific suggestions, but I would recommend you go through and identify the main culprits. Restaraunt food is a biggie (tends to be loaded with sodium), bread, cheese, packaged meals all tend to be culprits. Then the obvious things like pickles, pretzels, potato chips and the like. But, really, unless you have a medical condition that requires you to carefully limit sodium, you probably don't need to worry about going over a bit now and then.1
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Sodium actually does make a big difference due to water weight gain and bloating. There are alternatives such as Liquid Amino Acid instead of Soy Sauce, Pink Himalayan Sea Salt vs Regular Table Salt. You can also use salt free spices such as Mrs. Dash to improve flavors without the sodium. I also agree to try to steer as far from possible from prepackaged foods and fast food which is LOADED with sodium. Stick to lean proteins, veggies and cleaner options. Hope this helps some!!
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It's been said, but definitely look at any prepared food - either restaurants (I'm a chef, and it's hard not to use what's too much dietary salt without complaints of "bland"), but also grocery store, even the "healthy" meals, and soups, even brothy ones can seem like they wouldn't be to bad but load you up for the whole day.
Cut what you can there, but it can also help in your health, if not on a spreadsheet, to add potassium-rich foods since potassium counteracts sodium. Kale, spinach, bananas, carrots, a lot of seafood, etc...0 -
JeannetteHopkins wrote: »Sodium actually does make a big difference due to water weight gain and bloating. There are alternatives such as Liquid Amino Acid instead of Soy Sauce, Pink Himalayan Sea Salt vs Regular Table Salt. You can also use salt free spices such as Mrs. Dash to improve flavors without the sodium. I also agree to try to steer as far from possible from prepackaged foods and fast food which is LOADED with sodium. Stick to lean proteins, veggies and cleaner options. Hope this helps some!!
Does Himalayan sea salt have less sodium than table salt?2 -
janejellyroll wrote: »JeannetteHopkins wrote: »Sodium actually does make a big difference due to water weight gain and bloating. There are alternatives such as Liquid Amino Acid instead of Soy Sauce, Pink Himalayan Sea Salt vs Regular Table Salt. You can also use salt free spices such as Mrs. Dash to improve flavors without the sodium. I also agree to try to steer as far from possible from prepackaged foods and fast food which is LOADED with sodium. Stick to lean proteins, veggies and cleaner options. Hope this helps some!!
Does Himalayan sea salt have less sodium than table salt?
Not really, no. They're both over 95% sodium chloride.1 -
janejellyroll wrote: »JeannetteHopkins wrote: »Sodium actually does make a big difference due to water weight gain and bloating. There are alternatives such as Liquid Amino Acid instead of Soy Sauce, Pink Himalayan Sea Salt vs Regular Table Salt. You can also use salt free spices such as Mrs. Dash to improve flavors without the sodium. I also agree to try to steer as far from possible from prepackaged foods and fast food which is LOADED with sodium. Stick to lean proteins, veggies and cleaner options. Hope this helps some!!
Does Himalayan sea salt have less sodium than table salt?
Very slightly lower but to be called salt it has to be 97% sodium chloride or higher. The pink colour is rust.0 -
Eat more whole plant foods and fresh or dried fruit, nuts, seeds. These can easily be enjoyed without salt after you get used to it.
Say you're used to having a bit of salty butter with your potatoes or in your mashed potatoes, cut that out and see how you like the basic flavor of potatoes. My current absolute favorite food to make at home is just plain old potatoes or sweet potatoes baked in the oven without any oil or salt. And I swear I do it JUST because I really enjoy the flavor and texture!0 -
RuNaRoUnDaFiEld wrote: »janejellyroll wrote: »JeannetteHopkins wrote: »Sodium actually does make a big difference due to water weight gain and bloating. There are alternatives such as Liquid Amino Acid instead of Soy Sauce, Pink Himalayan Sea Salt vs Regular Table Salt. You can also use salt free spices such as Mrs. Dash to improve flavors without the sodium. I also agree to try to steer as far from possible from prepackaged foods and fast food which is LOADED with sodium. Stick to lean proteins, veggies and cleaner options. Hope this helps some!!
Does Himalayan sea salt have less sodium than table salt?
Very slightly lower but to be called salt it has to be 97% sodium chloride or higher. The pink colour is rust.
And the sodium of liquid aminos is almost the same as reduced salt soy sauce. They just charge you a fortune for it.0 -
No use this. Same salt content but your brain will explode from delicious. #foodporn2 -
janejellyroll wrote: »JeannetteHopkins wrote: »Sodium actually does make a big difference due to water weight gain and bloating. There are alternatives such as Liquid Amino Acid instead of Soy Sauce, Pink Himalayan Sea Salt vs Regular Table Salt. You can also use salt free spices such as Mrs. Dash to improve flavors without the sodium. I also agree to try to steer as far from possible from prepackaged foods and fast food which is LOADED with sodium. Stick to lean proteins, veggies and cleaner options. Hope this helps some!!
Does Himalayan sea salt have less sodium than table salt?
Not really, no. They're both over 95% sodium chloride.
I didn't think so, that's why I was confused to see it listed as an "alternative." It's just a different type of salt.1 -
melonaulait wrote: »Eat more whole plant foods and fresh or dried fruit, nuts, seeds. These can easily be enjoyed without salt after you get used to it.
Say you're used to having a bit of salty butter with your potatoes or in your mashed potatoes, cut that out and see how you like the basic flavor of potatoes. My current absolute favorite food to make at home is just plain old potatoes or sweet potatoes baked in the oven without any oil or salt. And I swear I do it JUST because I really enjoy the flavor and texture!
Or you could just buy unsalted butter. And, yeah, processed meats (bacon, sausage) tend to be loaded with salt as well. Sticking with less processed meats (and seasoning things yourself) will make a difference. Most of the sodium in our diets comes not from the salt shaker, but from packaged/processed foods.
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tlflag1620 wrote: »melonaulait wrote: »Most of the sodium in our diets comes not from the salt shaker, but from packaged/processed foods.0
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