Need to increase sodium - helpful ideas??

The more you eat something the more it will grow on you!

Often adding a little sea salt on or in sweet things make them taste sweeter (why people like sea salt caramel/chocolate chip cookies).

You can always just have a one pickle and just choke it down. Try out different kinds of pickles (like pickled onions, beets, etc.)

Canned vegetables/beans sometimes have added salt.

Also a lot of steak spice can be quite tasty if you use it on meat or inside of rice

A lot of commercially produced foods, even if relatively bland tasting are high in sodium. For instance ….
Shrimp, clams and canned fish like tuna is high in sodium and low in calories unless packed in oil
Cottage cheese as well as many other processed cheeses
Tomato sauce/spaghetti sauce and tomato juice
Many commercially produced breads and breakfast cereals
Peanut butter often has added salt
Many soups and broths do as well
Coconut waters sold for hydration often have extra sodium
Canned vegetables, especially beans, are high in sodium - they also absorb a lot of salt in order to become flavorful

Sometimes bloodwork shows that your diet is low in sodium when you are drinking a lot of water, for instance when you are sweating a lot due to heavy exercise. Some illnesses and medicines can also affect the results. (This has been an on again off again issue with my elderly father). Pickles,Tomato juice, sauce, broths and extra table salt where appropriate are the easiest ways to keep his sodium in balance bc we also don’t eat lots of processed food or salty foods. Worst case the dr will prescribe salt tablets.

Canned anything will have a lot of salt. Celery is also a bit higher in sodium.. kinda. Pancake mix can be higher in sodium. Cottage cheese has a relatively high sodium content too. Pickled anything will be very salty too

Buy salted, not unsalted butter. Salt your combination meals (like stew, casseroles), as you are cooking them, with a little more salt. I've heard (don't know if it is true) that when you salt your food after it is already prepared (like using salt at the table), that the salt is more noticeable because it is one the outside of your food (closer to your tastebuds?). Lol, It sounds dumb as I type this, but it's all I have! Good luck!

Hello, my sodium level was very low because of the use of diuretics and a low sodium diet. My doctor advised me to stop taking the diuretic but was rather vague about eating more salt. Sounds like your doctor was too by advising you to "increase your sodium intake" without any real guidance. My low sodium diet target was 1,500 mg per day. The guideline for normal intake is 2,300 mg but most people eat even more. Anyway, my point is that you should establish a target. Since one teaspoon of salt os is 2,300mg of sodium it doesn't take much additional salt to "increase your sodium Intake".