This free diet guide provides essential basic information to help you follow a low sodium diet. Planning what you eat and balancing your meals are important ways to manage your sodium intake. Healthy low sodium eating and cooking often means making changes to your current eating habits. Here are some basic guidelines that will help you get started:
- Read labels carefully. Look for any form of sodium or salt and choose foods that have less salt and sodium.
- Avoid eating fast foods. Fast foods are normally very high in salt, as are many other restaurant foods. When eating at restaurants, choose fish, vegetables or salads.
- Eat at home. It's almost impossible to control the amount of sodium in foods prepared by others.
- Avoid processed foods. Fresh meat, produce, fish are normall low in salt and sodium. Highly processed meals such as frozen dinners and canned soups are often high in sodium.
- Don't add table salt to food.
Sample Low Sodium Diet Menu Planner
| Breakfast | Lunch | Dinner |
|---|---|---|
| Fresh Fruit | Roast Turkey | Grilled Chicken |
| Low sodium cereals | Fresh carrots | Steamed vegetables |
| Milk | Apple sauce | Baked Potatoes |
| Low sodium bread | Low sodium crackers | Salad (low sodium dressing) |
