RECIPE? - low sodium, low fat, low sugar

CountingDown
Fri, 07 Dec 2012 00:11:02 +0000

I have found that it is relatively easy to go low fat and low cholesterol, but the sodium is the really tough part. I am stricter than AHA on fat/chol/sod, though, and limit my sodium to 1400 mg/day (in consultation with the nutritionist at my cardiac rehab). Sodium is in almost everything – cheese, spaghetti sauce (but tomato paste is low), low fat turkey breast, bread… You are right that processed food is a big problem for folks who are watching carbs, sodium, etc.

I avoid foods that have more than 150 mg sodium in one serving – because two slices of whole wheat bread with chicken salad (low fat mayo, dried cranberries, celery seed) turns into 1/3 of my daily quota in no time flat. It is hard for folks to change – my DH desperately needs to change what he eats (Type II diabetes, overweight, massive stress and works 70 hrs/week), and just won’t go there – despite what he has seen me go through in the past six months.