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Sodium. Our diets are loaded. I am convinced.
Obviously if you walk around munching broccoli stalks all day you need not worry, but who does that?
We all need packaged food to an extent.
Here is the deal. Shoot for the calories on your label to be about the same as the sodium percentage. 1:1.
So 100 calories in one serving? Shoot for about 100 mg, 120 mg, maybe even 150…..
Here are 5 surprising sources of Sodium.
1) Cheese
Cheese is your thing right?
Not 1:1. Cheese definitely has more sodium than people think. This mozzarella’s sodium level is conservative compared to some others.
2) Marinara Sauce
Ok, thought I was good going organic. Not so much.
Might as well have just punched me in the stomach. Yikes. I can’t even type those numbers. Ouch.
3) Almond Milk
Silk Almond Milk- 60 Calorie
Hmm….never thought of putting salt in my cereal. 60 calories: 180 mg.
4) Silver Dollar Pancakes
Trader Joe’s brand. The 10-year-old My Foodie Call member loves these.
430 mg? C’mon already! Back to oatmeal it is…..
5) Lite Soy Sauce
Don’t let that label fool you.
Condiments can be the worst offenders. “Lite?” 550 mg? In this case, Lite means Low-ER sodium. Don’t let that green cap fool you. Yes it is better than the red cap soy sauce, but not by much.
Does this family eat salt and sodium?
Um…yes. Kind of have to.
Are we aware?
Yes. And we are a work in progress.
Lesson to be learned:
Flip that package, check your label, and make yourself more aware of what you are consuming.
***Task for the day.***
Take a peak in your kitchen. Anything surprisingly high in sodium??
