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Healthy Choice Asian Inspired Cafe Steamers, 340 Calories, 330 mg/sodium. Amy's Light In Sodium Veggie Loaf with Mashed Potatoes and Vegetables -- 290 calories, 340 mg sodium Amy's Light In Sodium Enchilada's -- 160 calories, 190 mg/sodium (per enchilada)

Unless you're doing your own cooking, don't worry about converting sodium to salt or vice versa. Food packaging labels refer to "sodium" in milligrams (mg), as do most reports or diets suggesting the amount of sodium. If you're doing your own cooking, one teaspoon of salt has 2325 milligrams (mg) of sodium. That's your…

In general, they are healthier and less expensive than eating out. The other advantage is that they have a nutritional label, which makes keeping track of things a lot easier. The majority of frozen meals are high in sodium, but not all of them. Some of the Healthy Choice selections, for example are low in sodium and Amy's…

Calorie wise a good choice -- 375 calories with the usual brown sauce. Sodium wise, however, it's high like most prepared Chinese food -- 1371 mg/sodium. That's more than half the daily requirement per MFP, and almost the entire daily sodium requirement for anyone on a salt restricted diet. The culprit, of course is the…

If your concerns are sodium, I wouldn't have any soups, appetizers, or anything prepared with a sauce. They are mostly drenched in sodium. In general, I'd also stay away from sushi, but if you do partake, avoid salty fish and the soy sauce, even the "low sodium" version. What's good in a Chinese restaurant is anything…

When you say "regular folks", do you realize that according to the CDC, 45% of U.S. adults have high pressure, and many simply don't know it, and most do not have any symptoms? There's a reason why high blood pressure called the silent killer. Sure, there are many people who probably don't have to watch their sodium. But…

Lots of good low or no sodium alternatives. For bread, Ezikiel 4.9 has a zero sodium version. Same with Trader Joe's Whole Wheat. Amy's has a low sodium line of frozen foods and Healthy Choice has some fairly low sodium choices a well. You can also find low sodium versions of soups, canned tuna and canned salmon at the…

Previous Poster: http://www.quackpotwatch.org/quackpots/quackpots/barrett.htm http://www.canlyme.com/quackwatch.htmlApparently "quackpotwatch" was set up by "quackwatch" detractors specifically do discredit its founder. Haven't really read anything negative about it's founder from independent and reliable sources. And…

Thanks. I see what you mean now. Too bad, that info isn't available on the Mobile App, because that's pretty much what I use to log, look up, and scan my foods, etc. I actually do comment on these forums frequently from my phone, but I go to the website in those instances. Having to use the website on my phone to enter and…

Maybe I'm looking at the wrong place, but using my example again -- "appple pie" -- the first ten items in the database do not have asterisk next to them. The database I'm talking about is the one on my phone using MFP software. -- James

How much did the cellphone weigh?

Congratulations on your weight loss and overall health and blood pressure turnaround. Health Care would be a lot more affordable if more of us took a more preventative/lifestyle approach to medical issues. -- James

Previous Poster: Dr. Lundell´s article has received phenomenal attention and it has caught the eye of news media. It touches on a number of important issues concerning cardiovascular disease in general. To me the article unfortunately appears a bit like it is written by a preacher or a politician who has to sell a message…

The website has nutritional info on all their selections. First click on "our food", then click on the different categories on the drop down menu. Then click on "nutritional information". Bon Appetit ! -- James

I'd go to the Sizzler web site and/or MFP database and check out their nutritional info. You should be OK if you stick to one of their streak entrees(I assume that's why you're going to sizzler LOL) and stay away from appetizers, bread, butter, sour cream and all that other stuff they show on the TV commercial! -- James

The devil is in the details, or in this case in the "thickened sauce". If you ate at a typical Chinese restaurant then that's probably a conservative caloric estimate as most Chinese sauces are loaded with calories and other not so good stuff. That said, some of the healthiest meals can be had at Chinese restaurants --…

The simpler you keep your restaurant choices, the more likely you will be to come up with accurate figures for your food log. For example, if you order a chicken breast (plain) with baked potato, steamed veggies and a salad with vinegar and oil on the side -- it's not too hard to come up some very accurate numbers. On the…

I'm on a low sodium diet (under 1500 mg/day) so I focus on my sodium actually more than my calories. Unless you have high blood pressure, are over (50 I think?) or are Afro American, then 2,500 is a recommended limit that I wouldn't exceed. If you fall into one of the higher risk groups mentioned, than under 1,500 might be…

The trick is to stay away from the beer nuts.

Trader Joe's is great if you're a lazy cook, like me. For example, their pre-cooked white chicken chunks is a great time saver. Just mix it with their microwavable pre-cooked rice medley (brown rice, red rice, black barley), throw in some frozen veggies, and you have a very healthy little meal with very little fuss. I also…

The study you cite was based on a diet of over 30% fat, not on the <10% low fat, high carb diet promoted by Drs. Essenstyn, Ornish and McDougall Here's one of the Ornish studies that literally goes to the heart of the matter (pun intended:) ie it actually measures the growth or reduction of coronary plaque in the Ornish…

Well, everyone is entitled to an opinion. And everyone is entitled to try and sell a book (like Dr. Lundell). That said, what I find missing from this article are any references to peer reviewed medical studies, or any studies for that matter. I'm certainly not pro processed foods, but to state that cholesterol isn't…

Questions number one and two can be answered both ways, depending on the specifics of the diet, as well as the individuals health history. Not to mention of course, the bias of the source. To say absolutely that there is a true or false answer to these questions is misleading at best.

Listen to your body. If you're hungry, then eat your earned calories back. If not, why stuff yourself when you feel full? I've been eating my exercise calories back for the two weeks I've been logging food here, and ended up gaining a pound or so. What I noticed was that I was so fixated on my calorie log that I lost touch…

What time of day did you get tested? Testosterone can vary depending on time of day, month-to-month, even with exercise levels. The recommended time to get your testosterone tested is in the morning between 8 AM to 10 AM. That's when it's the highest in men. I wouldn't rush into supplements based on one reading.

I don't but many here think yolks are healthy. Maybe you can ship them the leftover yolks?

Not purely theoretical and not disproven even in the study you cite. The subjects in your cited subject were overweight and many on a non-restricted fat and calorie diet. That means that the added fat contained in 2 egg yolks may not have been very significant in their total fat intake. That compared to for example, those…

I had good luck with South Beach Phase I in terms of weight, cholesterol and blood pressure. The problem is that if you do it beyond 2 weeks you probably lose more weight than you want to -- at least that is what happened to me. Never figured out the calories on stage 1, but they couldn't be more than what, 1200 calories?…

A Previous Poster: Recent studies have shown that, in fact, those who eat whole eggs on a regular basis have lower levels of cholesterol than those who do not eat eggs or those who eat only egg whites. The fat in eggs (in the yolk) is primarily polyunsaturated fats and has been shown to lower serum (blood) cholesterol…

It's often not as simple as our calculator's would make it. For example, if you're eating what you calculate to be your workout calories and are still losing weight per reasonable goals, then it's working. On the other hand, if you find you're not losing enough weight, than maybe that 1000 calorie workout really isn't…