I have been trying to limit the amount of sodium I intake each day, and I am having a heck of a time trying to find foods low in sodium! When I've really checked them, most of the foods that I was eating were loaded with it. So, without counting raw fruits & veggies, can you suggest some other low sodium foods I can pick up?

Thanks!

I have been trying to limit the amount of sodium I intake each day, and I am having a heck of a time trying to find foods low in sodium! When I've really checked them, most of the foods that I was eating were loaded with it. So, without counting raw fruits & veggies, can you suggest some other low sodium foods I can pick up?

Thanks!

I have been doing low sodium for 4 1/2 years. It is still a pain in the a$$. Read the lables on everything, and log it. No label? Look it up online - google "composition of foods," which gets you to an FDA site that has a searchable table. Do you use a lot of prepared foods? I had to change that, myself. Some things to look for:
- get a [free] copy of the NIH Dash diet book, or read it online. It gives a ton of detailed info, and is how I got started. They are about to do a re-write, but the old one is a good read.
- "no salt added" is the only kind of canned food you can eat. Tomato, tomato paste, soup, tuna, beans all come in no salt added. I get the tuna at Trader Joe's. I get the soups and beans at a local Seventh Day Adventist affiliated market. If you have either of those near you, have a look.
- bread is out. The only no-salt bread I have tried is not edible.
- Breakfast cerals - stick to old fashioned oatmeal. It microwaves in 2 minutes - I never saw the point of instant anyway. Most prepared cereals are real high in sodium. I saw one variety of Kashi that was not - I forget its name.
- brown rice is fine, as are beans that you cook yourself.
- I have to ration my milk products to stay within my own guidelines, but manage a quart of milk a day.
- if you like soy, try TVP.
- Some fresh veggies have significant sodium.Carrots, for instance. I eat them, but keep track.
- For fresh and frozen fish, read lables. Some are pretty high, some not. Salmon, tuna are fine.

It is worth the effort, for blood pressure, for preventing excess water retention. for weight.