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Nutrition Library: Eating for Disease Management

What is a low sodium diet?



Fix foods the low-sodium way
  • Try to cook from scratch. Start with foods low in salt and sodium.
  • Use herbs, spices, and fruit juices to season food.
  • Do not add salt to your food when cooking or at the table.
  • Rinse canned foods like tuna and canned vegetables to remove salty juices.

Shake on the herbs and spices

  • Basil
  • Bay leaf
  • Chili powder
  • Cinnamon
  • Cumin
  • Curry powder
  • Dry mustard
  • Garlic powder, not garlic salt
  • Onion powder, not onion salt
  • Oregano
  • Paprika
  • Parsley
  • Pepper, black and red
  • Poultry seasoning
  • Thyme
  • No-salt spice blends

Snack on...

  • Bagels, raisin toast, or English muffins with jelly and a little
  • Margarine
  • Air-popped popcorn with no salt or butter
  • Unsalted pretzels and crackers
  • Low-fat cookies (animal crackers, fig bars, gingersnaps)
  • Fruits, vegetables
  • Fruit juices and drinks
  • Nonfat frozen yogurt, sherbet, popsicles
  • Hard candy, jelly beans

Instead of...

  • Salted popcorn with butter
  • Salted pretzels and crackers
  • Salted chips
  • French fries
  • Pork rinds

Buy more often...

  • Chicken and turkey (take off skin)
  • Fish
  • Lean cuts of meat
  • Skim or 1% milk, evaporated skim milk
  • Cheeses lower in fat and sodium (like low-fat cheddar, part- skim mozzarella)
  • Low-fat or nonfat yogurt
  • Margarine, vegetable oils, vinegar
  • Fresh, frozen, or canned fruit
  • Fresh, frozen, or no salt added canned vegetables
  • Plain rice and pasta
  • English muffins, bagels, loaf breads, tortillas, pita
  • Cold (ready-to-eat) cereal and cereals cooked on the stove
  • Spices and herbs

 

Buy less often...

  • Fatty cuts of meat
  • Smoked foods
  • Lunch meats, bacon, and sausage
  • Buttermilk
  • Most cheese spreads and cheeses
  • Most salad dressings
  • Fat back, salt pork
  • Toppings and sauces (like ketchup, mustard, butter, gravy, and barbecue, soy, and cheese sauces)
  • Regular canned soups, instant soups
  • Regular canned vegetables
  • Instant hot cereals
  • Pickles and olives
  • Salty crackers and salty snack foods
  • Garlic salt, celery salt, and onion salts

(Reprinted with permission from the National Institutes of Health)





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