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4 lower-salt food swaps

Trying to keep your sodium intake in check? Try these four lower-salt food swaps on your next trip to the grocery store

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Best Health Magazine, Summer 2010

Shake the salt

Even if you don’t add salt to food, you may still be eating more than the recommended daily limit for sodium—between 1,500 and 2,300 milligrams. According to Statistics Canada, those who add salt to meals eat about 3,400 milligrams of sodium daily, and those who don’t still get 2,900 milligrams. (One teaspoon [5 mL] of salt has 2,325 milligrams.) Why? Sodium is added to many processed foods. So we scoured the grocery store comparing Nutrition Labels to find lower-sodium options.

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5 Comments

Processed foods generally contain MSG (monosodium glutimate) which almost doubles the sodium count and can cause side effects, like headaches and digestive problems, for some people. I would not substitute any form of 'diet' pop. Why not a glass of water! Water doesn't have the ingredient 'Aspartame' which has been challenged for whether is should have a place in our food chain.

Every dollar we spend is a vote! Vote carefully for what is safe to eat and the rest should remain on the shelves. If it doesn't sell, they will stop making it.

Submitted by Irene on Mon, 2010-10-25 2:49pm.

I'm always for less salt in my food. Most foods are too salty & it ruins the flavor of what it is. I wish these co's would stop adding so much to everything.:[

Submitted by naas on Wed, 2010-10-06 5:18pm.

Maybe we should lower our intake of corporate sponsorship. Shame.

Submitted by jeff on Mon, 2010-08-16 10:41am.

Why not eliminate ALL canned and processed foods, no matter how minimal the sodium content is.
Hubby and I are following a very healthy cardiac menue, where EVERYTHING is prepared from 'scratch' PERIOD!!!
Together with a low glycemic food intake, these two combined can eliminate serious heart problems. You just have to accept a healthy life style and stick to it.

Submitted by Chris on Mon, 2010-08-16 6:44am.

no more slides please!

Submitted by Bea on Sun, 2010-08-15 11:12pm.