May is National Blood Pressure Education Month.Here are 4 things you can do each week of May to learn to eat less sodium.1. Can the canned sodium - start watching the sodium content on all canned goods. Look for items that are low-no sodium. They contain 5% or less for the daily value for sodium or they say, “no salt added”.2. Read the label on frozen meals and avoid the ones which contain more than 5% of the daily value for sodium. This will leave you with mostly frozen veggies.3. Start watching the bread and grain items that you bring home and use the 5% rule.4. Last but not least, skip the deli and processed meat and cheese. These items are high in sodium and saturated fat.
Stephanie Ronco has been editing for Food and Health Communications since 2011. She graduated from Colorado College magna cum laude with distinction in Comparative Literature. She was elected a member of Phi Beta Kappa in 2008.
Blood Pressure
May is National Blood Pressure Education Month.Here are 4 things you can do each week of May to learn to eat less sodium.1. Can the canned sodium - start watching the sodium content on all canned goods. Look for items that are low-no sodium. They contain 5% or less for the daily value for sodium or they say, “no salt added”.2. Read the label on frozen meals and avoid the ones which contain more than 5% of the daily value for sodium. This will leave you with mostly frozen veggies.3. Start watching the bread and grain items that you bring home and use the 5% rule.4. Last but not least, skip the deli and processed meat and cheese. These items are high in sodium and saturated fat.
Stephanie Ronco has been editing for Food and Health Communications since 2011. She graduated from Colorado College magna cum laude with distinction in Comparative Literature. She was elected a member of Phi Beta Kappa in 2008.
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