The Low Sodium Way

Well not exactly the low sodium way as in how you should eat. I just thought I'd put up an entry with some various low sodium products I've been using. Prior to these past weeks, I had been on track where I rarely go over 1500mg of sodium a day, but considering the circumstances I've had, that's been hard to keep up, with days where I go over, but days where I stay within that limit.

I go this Friday for a checkup on my blood pressure, and I'm looking forward to getting that out of the way. This week has been hard on me emotionally/mentally, and that's because of the loss of my father back on June 23rd. We had discussed, and it was more of a discussion, that we were going to stay in Anaheim this week to see the Cardinals and Angels July 2nd through the 4th, and we'd be back home the night of the 4th, and the next day we would be going down to the clinic for the checkup on my blood pressure. Now those plans have changed, and so far I've sold tickets for the July 2nd game, and I'll more than likely be going to the clinic on the 5th alone, which is what it is I guess.

Anyways, as far as products go, I tend to use the following products:
Kettle Brand Potato Chips - Unsalted (5mg of sodium per serving) - I've only seen these at one Ralphs store, but I recommend them.
Padrinos Tortilla Chips - Unsalted (10mg of sodium per serving)
Francisco Rinaldi Tradition pasta sauce - says no salt added on label (40mg of sodium per serving) - I've only seen this pasta sauce at one Von's location
Annie's Naturals (Lite Raspberry Vinagrette & Balsamic Vinagrette) - both have 55mg of sodium per serving.
Marie Callender's Chipotle Dressing - 150mg of sodium per serving
Marie Callender's Bleu Cheese Dressing - 160mg of sodium per serving
Peanut Butter Company (White Chocolate and Dark Chocolate, sold at Target) - 35mg of sodium per serving
Jelly/Jam has roughly 5mg of sodium or less per serving
Ezekiel bread - Package that says low sodium - 0mg of sodium
Swiss Cheese - Ranges from 35mg of sodium to 60mg of sodium, or slightly higher. If you see swiss cheese that's in the hundred's of mg, skip it, as it's not true swiss cheese.
Noodles - There are brands that have 0mg of sodium. Ranges from the normal pasta, and wheat pasta.
Hot Sauce - Tabasco Sauce (Original Red Pepper) - 35mg of sodium
Salsa - Have to look around. There are some around 100mg of sodium or less. I've found some that are 95mg of sodium, but nothing really less than that.

If your looking for sweets, there are cookies and other desserts out there that are low in sodium. Have to look around. Off the top of my head, I don't have any recommendations, as I don't remember all the various names.

I've started making a low sodium guacamole from scratch. I don't purchase any mixes. I use lemon juice, mrs. dash extra spicy seasoning, mrs. dash onion seasoning, and mix it together. Depending on ingredients I have, I add Ortega Hot Jalapenos - Diced ones (5 mg of sodium per serving), and cilantro.

The key is to eat less processed foods and more fresh food. Chicken, Turkey Mean, Hamburger meat, the key is to use sodium free seasonings, as they don't add any sodium to the meats, and the only sodium in the meats are sodium that's naturally in the food.

Diet soda's, such as Diet 7up, and Diet Sierra Mist are low in sodium, and drinks such as Tang.

It's okay to go over your limit of sodium every once in a while, but if you want to follow a low sodium diet, than these products are helpful.

There's more products I use, but I just thought I would list these for now.