Low Sodium Diet

"tintalle" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

Well, i'm 30 years old and have just been told my blood pressure is way too
high, so i need to go on a very low sodium diet to see if it helps.

I went thru the grocery store and looked at the sodium content on everything,
and OMG it's a wonder we're not all dead yet!

So, i need some great low sodium recipes. Particularly interested in
marinades and salad dressings/dips. Processed food is now on my "do not
eat" list, so i'd like some homemade substitutes.

Thanks for any suggestions,

tint

Start here:

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

second forget about processed foods.

third - hang in there.

Dimitri

tintalle said:

Well, i'm 30 years old and have just been told my blood pressure is way
too high, so i need to go on a very low sodium diet to see if it helps.

I've been low-sodium for a while and once I actually took the time to
add up the salt and fat in a simple "fat-free" deli-turkey sandwich I
was making at home, thinking it was healthy. Added up the bread,
meat, cheese, mayo, etc. Absolutely incredible. Might as well have
gotten a Big Mac. Low sodium (as in just not using much out of the
shaker or for cooking) is hard to do all at once. Once you get used
to it though, vegetables in particular taste better when not covered
up by salt. Dill, lemon juice, pepper, hot sauce or peppers and stuff
like that are good helpers. The problem is that some of the things
you used to like, or the way some people season the food, you often
feel like you're gagging down a bowl of salt.

--
The Doc says my brain waves closely match those of a crazed ferret.
At least now I have an excuse.

"tintalle" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

Well, i'm 30 years old and have just been told my blood pressure is way
too high, so i need to go on a very low sodium diet to see if it helps.

I went thru the grocery store and looked at the sodium content on
everything, and OMG it's a wonder we're not all dead yet!

So, i need some great low sodium recipes. Particularly interested in
marinades and salad dressings/dips. Processed food is now on my "do not
eat" list, so i'd like some homemade substitutes.

Thanks for any suggestions,

tint

The american heart association has a low sodium cookbook. Be prepared that
it might not help with hypertension.

Also, search on DASH diet, it is reported to be effective. How high is
your pressure?