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Live a life low on salt
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by Newspartnergroup | November 26, 2007 at 02:52 am
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Some tips to cut a high-salt diet:
- Know how much sodium you're eating - 2,300 milligrams a day is the upper limit for most people. Those with high blood pressure are urged to eat much less, and 1,500 mg is plenty for good health.
- Read food labels.
Three-fourths of daily sodium intake comes from processed foods, and they are required to list the amount of sodium per serving on the label.
- Comparison shop. The amount of salt added to different foods can vary widely by brand.
- Check for low- or reduced-sodium brands of your favorite foods.
Even chicken broth, a staple for gravy, now comes in low-sodium versions.
- Cook from scratch whenever possible.
Substitute garlic, sage and other herbs, for salt, or try salt-free seasonings like Mrs. Dash. Other flavorings also can substitute for salt, like lemon on fish; roasting vegetables like red peppers to bring out their flavor; low-salt marinades for meat.
- Limit convenience foods like pizza and frozen dinners.
A single slice of some pizzas can account for nearly half your daily sodium allotment.
- Taste isn't always an indicator of salt content.
Some breakfast cereals can have more salt than potato chips. That's because sprinkling salt on the surface of a food makes the flavor go farther than when it is mixed into a more complex food.
- Eat more fresh fruits and vegetables.
Choose no-salt-added canned vegetables. Frozen vegetables seldom contain much salt, unless they're coated with sauces.
- Limit consumption of smoked or salt-cured meats, such as hot dogs, ham, bacon and lunch meats.
- At a restaurant, ask for salad dressing and other sauces on the side, and ask that your food be prepared without salt or monosodium glutamate, MSG.
- Remove the salt shaker.
Source: http://www.thefitnessclub.info
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at 03:00 on November 26th, 2007
Moderation is the "Word" eat it daily and you have problems a treat now and again is ok.
at 04:14 on November 26th, 2007
Newspartnergroup, Good stuff.
at 07:39 on November 26th, 2007
I see some problems, let's see if we can't solve them.
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