Re: Low-Salt Diet

[Guest guest]

www.megaheart.com this site is working for me . There is a day planner totaling 500 mg of sodium per day. There are 3 books that I bought and I am actually baking bread. Inexpensively I might add.

Good Luck,

Parish

[Guest guest]

I am supposed to be 'watching' my salt as well, but have not been told

specifically a low salt diet. All I know so far is to try to keep your

daily salt (sodium) intake under 2,000mg, but I don't know if that

counts as a low-salt diet.

It is more difficult than you may think, especially if you like to use

processed foods! For example, one serving of Velveeta noodles has

1,000 mg of sodium!!

On Feb 23, 2006, at 5:29 PM, Sydney wrote:

> Hi,

> Can someone direct me to a site with some good information on low-salt

> diets.  I am supposed to be on one, but I have no idea how to follow

> such a diet.  I am sure when I finally get to cardiac rehab I will be

> given a diet. 

>  

> Thanks,

> Sydney

>  

>

>

> Please visit the Zapper homepage at

> http://www.ZapLife.org

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]



Hi ,

I guess I am going to have to learn to read the ingredients labels on all of the food items I buy and stay away from processed foods. At least that is a starting point, but I can see where this is not going to be easy.

Who can tell us if 2000mg or below daily is what most doctors recommend for a low-salt diet?

Sydney

Re: Low-Salt Diet

I am supposed to be 'watching' my salt as well, but have not been told specifically a low salt diet. All I know so far is to try to keep your daily salt (sodium) intake under 2,000mg, but I don't know if that counts as a low-salt diet. It is more difficult than you may think, especially if you like to use processed foods! For example, one serving of Velveeta noodles has 1,000 mg of sodium!!On Feb 23, 2006, at 5:29 PM, Sydney wrote:

Hi,Can someone direct me to a site with some good information on low-salt diets. I am supposed to be on one, but I have no idea how to follow such a diet. I am sure when I finally get to cardiac rehab I will be given a diet. Thanks,Sydney Please visit the Zapper homepage athttp://www.ZapLife.org

[Guest guest]

Sydney,

Usually a low salt diet is 2-3gm (2-3,000mg)

day. Most processed food is very high sodium: lunchmeats, hot dogs, sausage

etc. Even the low fat are high sodium—they use salt to fix the taste!

Ed , dear hubby, likes  the quaisadias at Taco

Bell-- & he always ate 4—well that was a 1 ½ days worth of sodium!

His doc gave US a book w/ all the fast

food places & their menus w/ fat & sodium content—a wonderful

book.

Frozen instead of canned vegetables, no

salt shaker on the table, packaged seasonings—use Mrs. Dash—no salt.

Don’t sub the potassium chloride stuff unless doc says so.

We went to Olive garden one night & he

thought he did pretty good w/ his selection: well the scale the next morning was

4# heavier- & ankles were slightly swollen—so extra lasix that day!.

It is remembering to read the portion size

on the package also: no salt chips (Kroger has them) still had sodium to be

counted which wasn’t bad unless you ate more than a dozen or so chips.

(yes they taste like cardboard!)

Yup I’m medical!.....

Janet

Re: Low-Salt

Diet

I am supposed to be

'watching' my salt as well, but have not been told specifically a low salt

diet. All I know so far is to try to keep your daily salt (sodium) intake under

2,000mg, but I don't know if that counts as a low-salt diet.

It is more difficult than you may think, especially if you like to use

processed foods! For example, one serving of Velveeta noodles has 1,000 mg of

sodium!!

On Feb 23, 2006, at 5:29 PM, Sydney wrote:

Hi,

Can someone

direct me to a site with some good information on low-salt diets. I am

supposed to be on one, but I have no idea how to follow such a diet. I am

sure when I finally get to cardiac rehab I will be given a diet.

Thanks,

Sydney

Please

visit the Zapper homepage at

http://www.ZapLife.org

[Guest guest]

Here are 2 pretty good sites for low sodium

diet

http://www.temple.edu/heartfailure/html/other_hints.html#sodium

http://sodium.fmqg.com/index.php?k=sodium-intake-per-day

Janet

Re: Low-Salt

Diet

Hi ,

I guess I am going to have to learn to read the ingredients

labels on all of the food items I buy and stay away from processed

foods. At least that is a starting point, but I can see where this is not

going to be easy.

Who can tell us if 2000mg or below daily is what most

doctors recommend for a low-salt diet?

Sydney

Re:

Low-Salt Diet

I am supposed to be

'watching' my salt as well, but have not been told specifically a low salt

diet. All I know so far is to try to keep your daily salt (sodium) intake under

2,000mg, but I don't know if that counts as a low-salt diet.

It is more difficult than you may think, especially if you like to use

processed foods! For example, one serving of Velveeta noodles has 1,000 mg of

sodium!!

On Feb 23, 2006, at 5:29 PM, Sydney wrote:

Hi,

Can someone

direct me to a site with some good information on low-salt diets. I am

supposed to be on one, but I have no idea how to follow such a diet. I am

sure when I finally get to cardiac rehab I will be given a diet.

Thanks,

Sydney

Please visit

the Zapper homepage at

http://www.ZapLife.org

[Guest guest]

Hi Sydney,

I know you've gotten some replies to this, but I

thought I'd add a couple of cents worth.

I didn't really go to a low-salt diet, I just changed

a lot of my (formerly my wife's, she makes me do my

own now) cooking to low-sodium. Some of the sites

I've used:

http://www.lowsodiumcooking.com/free/Archive.htm

http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp/search/

This gives food values for most foods. Can be a

tedious look-up procedure, but very comprehensive.

http://www.megaheart.com/ The cookbook mentioned

on this page is a good one. I got both the cookbook

and the baking book. If I had to do it again, I'd

just get the cookbook.

http://www.nutritiondata.com/ I use the

convertor at the bottom of this page to convert any

measures that I need to convert. Much easier than a

lot of others I tried.

I also tried a Google search on low-sodium diets and

only got about four good results. The rest were just

like the " healthy " foods in grocery stores. No

concept of " low-sodium " .

Using the information from above, for about four

months, I measured, weighed, and recorded everything I

ate on a spreadsheet by component. I generally tried

to keep my sodium intake in the 1000-1500 mg range. I

have quit recording, but the habits established in the

time have helped since. Ain't perfect, but...

Hope this helps. I'll also send you a copy of a

newsletter I get.

Good luck.

Wilkinson

--- Sydney <autumnmoon.one@...> wrote:

> Hi,

> Can someone direct me to a site with some good

> information on low-salt diets. I am supposed to be

> on one, but I have no idea how to follow such a

> diet. I am sure when I finally get to cardiac rehab

> I will be given a diet.

>

> Thanks,

> Sydney

>

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[Guest guest]

Sydney, I found a good web site that sells lots of low sodium, heart healthy foods. The healthy heart market is its name and they have really good organic, black bean soup, lentil soup, and vegetarian chilli. I buy the stuff by the case. Its not a bad price either. Even with shipping, the cost is about the same as a regular can of soup from the grocery store. In addition to being very low in sodium and organic, the bean soup is good for the heart too. I have a bowl of bean soup every night for dinner. I just had my total cholesterol checked and it is only 109 mg/dL. Here you go: http://www.healthyheartmarket.com/Merchant/Home.htm Joe Wilkinson <jbwilkinson2003@...> wrote: Hi Sydney,I know you've gotten some replies to this, but Ithought I'd add a couple of cents worth.I didn't really go to a low-salt diet, I just changeda lot of my (formerly my wife's, she makes me do myown now) cooking to low-sodium. Some of the sitesI've used: http://www.lowsodiumcooking.com/free/Archive.htm http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp/search/ This gives food values for most foods. Can be atedious look-up procedure, but very comprehensive. http://www.megaheart.com/ The cookbook mentionedon this page is a good one. I got both the cookbookand the baking

book. If I had to do it again, I'djust get the cookbook. http://www.nutritiondata.com/ I use theconvertor at the bottom of this page to convert anymeasures that I need to convert. Much easier than alot of others I tried.I also tried a Google search on low-sodium diets andonly got about four good results. The rest were justlike the "healthy" foods in grocery stores. Noconcept of "low-sodium". Using the information from above, for about fourmonths, I measured, weighed, and recorded everything Iate on a spreadsheet by component. I generally triedto keep my sodium intake in the 1000-1500 mg range. Ihave quit recording, but the habits established in thetime have helped since. Ain't perfect, but...Hope this helps. I'll also send you a copy of anewsletter I get.Good

luck. Wilkinson--- Sydney <autumnmoon.one@...> wrote:> Hi,> Can someone direct me to a site with some good> information on low-salt diets. I am supposed to be> on one, but I have no idea how to follow such a> diet. I am sure when I finally get to cardiac rehab> I will be given a diet. > > Thanks,> Sydney> __________________________________________________

[Guest guest]

This is a great place "Healthy Heart Market" - he is a zapper like us!!! (with a young family who is currently on the heart transplant list). He also sends out a newsletter with recipe's and new product line every now and then.

Go to his website and sign up!!! http://www.healthyheartmarket.com/Merchant/Home.htm

~guin

Re: Low-Salt Diet

Sydney,

I found a good web site that sells lots of low sodium, heart healthy foods. The healthy heart market is its name and they have really good organic, black bean soup, lentil soup, and vegetarian chilli. I buy the stuff by the case. Its not a bad price either. Even with shipping, the cost is about the same as a regular can of soup from the grocery store. In addition to being very low in sodium and organic, the bean soup is good for the heart too. I have a bowl of bean soup every night for dinner. I just had my total cholesterol checked and it is only 109 mg/dL. Here you go: http://www.healthyheartmarket.com/Merchant/Home.htm

Joe Wilkinson <jbwilkinson2003@...> wrote:Hi Sydney,I know you've gotten some replies to this, but Ithought I'd add a couple of cents worth.I didn't really go to a low-salt diet, I just changeda lot of my (formerly my wife's, she makes me do myown now) cooking to low-sodium. Some of the sitesI've used: http://www.lowsodiumcooking.com/free/Archive.htm http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp/search/ This gives food values for most foods. Can be atedious look-up procedure, but very comprehensive. http://www.megaheart.com/ The cookbook mentionedon this page is a good one. I got both the cookbookand the bak ing book. If I had to do it again, I'djust get the cookbook. http://www.nutritiondata.com/ I use theconvertor at the bottom of this page to convert anymeasures that I need to convert. Much easier than alot of others I tried.I also tried a Google search on low-sodium diets andonly got about four good results. The rest were justlike the "healthy" foods in grocery stores. Noconcept of "low-sodium". Using the information from above, for about fourmonths, I measured, weighed, and recorded everything Iate on a spreadsheet by component. I generally triedto keep my sodium intake in the 1000-1500 mg range. Ihave quit recording, but the habits established in thetime have helped since. Ain't perfect, but...Hope this helps. I'll also send you a copy of anewsletter I get.Good luck. Wilkinson--- Sydney <autumnmoon.one@...> wrote:> Hi,> Can someone direct me to a site with some good> information on low-salt diets. I am supposed to be> on one, but I have no idea how to follow such a> diet. I am sure when I finally get to cardiac rehab> I will be given a diet. > > Thanks,> Sydney> __________________________________________________

[Guest guest]

----- Original Message -----

From: Sydney

Hi,

> Can someone direct me to a site with

> some good information on low-salt diets.

Sydney:

You have and will probably get more sites to check, but here's a piece of info:

I am a cola lover. Big time. Have never liked the taste of the diet versions, not since I first tasted Tab in late '64 when I was reassigned to AFB in San .

A few years ago I discovered the Wal-Mart house brand, Sam's Choice. They make a no sugar, no caffeine and no salt cola that IMO tastes better than any diet cola I have ever had. (I espeicailly like to put a squeezed lemon wedge in a tall glass of it.) It sells here in California for 58 cents unless it's on one of its sales and goes for 50 cents for a two liter bottle. Cardio told me it's harmless other than adding more liquid for my Lasix to process and make me find a friendly tree along the interstate. My granddaughters' pediatrician told me the same as far as giving it to kids. Even small ones, although the carbonation might be a gas problem for some.

From California where Quantas Airlines had it's mascot go crazy from poison ivy while attending pet obedience school. A case of Kookoo Koala Class Itch.

Bill