Sunday, February 9, 2014
Low Sodium Recipes
In light of Mom's recent heart procedure and in an effort to help her (and us) become more aware of very Low Sodium recipes I thought I'd start a post As Mom will hopefully be making the rounds of family visits as planned, I know we all struggle with finding good recipes for her and still our families want to eat, while going about our busy lives If we find something we like let's post it here. As well as things to avoid or good substitutions:) Thanks in advance:)
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Some things I found that were good: No salt added ketchup and canned tomatoes and paste, (tastes as good as regular), rice crackers (low sodium and you can eat a lot of them, more than mom would have), Mrs Dash seasonings (lemon pepper is good, watch out for other brands they have lots of salt), look for low sodium bouillon cubes but they did not have much flavor, most salad dressings have lots of salt, but balsamic vinegar and oil does not. She likes peanut butter for lunch (I did not experiment with natural or lower salt PB), She likes Chobani yogurt, I found meats in the Crock Pot worked well because they don't need a lot of salt etc... Stay away from bread lots of salt. Other things she enjoyed while here were Fish in parchment with a rub and onions and peppers, pork and apples in the crock pot.
ReplyDeleteMom did not really change anything as far as I can tell. She does not really track it on her own and she still eats the same stuff when she goes out. I have sent her emails about what to avoid at restaurants but she does not seem to bother about it. When she was here I had her track her sodium content, but I think that stopped when she went home. You can google sodium content of most items! Maybe there is an app that she can find for her iPad, can someone help her? Keep us posted on what you find works too:)
The Adams natural PB I buy had no salt or oil added and it's only 5 mg sodium. So that on rice crackers is a better alternative to a PB&J sandwich or her cheese and crackers!
DeleteThanks Bridget. Those are all good ideas. I will pay attention and point these things out to her. I forgot about the bread, I will make sure I mention that to her.
ReplyDeleteA good find was hard taco shells have 0 mg of sodium (not the soft though) She loves tacos, so if you make your own seasoning or rub on fish and make a fresh salsa that's a good meal too:)
ReplyDeleteKashi organic Raisin vineyard has only 140 mg of sodium compared to other Raisin brans. I did show mom these ones too:)
ReplyDeleteThis Salmon was really good and easy!!!
ReplyDeletehttp://www.myrecipes.com/m/recipe/broiled-salmon-with-lemon-olive-oil
I came across a blog called Please Don't Pass the Salt and it has a lot of good recipes/ideas as well as reviews of no salt products. She recommends making a no salt salsa and using it as a go to condiment or to put on chicken or seafood.
ReplyDeleteONE CAN SALSA
1 14.5 ounce can no-salt-added diced tomatoes, drained* (reserve drained tomato juice)
2 tablespoons coarsely chopped onion (shallots or green onions are fine too)
1 clove garlic
Pinch sugar
⅛ teaspoon cumin
1 tablespoon fresh cilantro**
1 teaspoon lime juice or vinegar
¼ - ½ fresh jalapeno (I have good luck keeping cut jalapeno fresh by wrapping the leftover portion in aluminum foil)
Blend all ingredients in a small food processor. Add spoonfuls of reserved tomato juice if too thick. Refrigerate at least 30 minutes (one hour would be better). Feel free to adjust ingredient amounts to your own tastes.
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ReplyDeleteThis slideshow has some low-sodium products to check out. Just a note, in the hospital they mentioned items being at 150 mg sodium or less as being considered low-sodium.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.cookinglight.com/eating-smart/smart-choices/lower-sodium-foods/boars-head-all-natural-oven-roasted-beef