Showing posts with label salt. Show all posts
Showing posts with label salt. Show all posts
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
Health Tips: Cut Down on Sodium
Tuesday, October 05, 2010 | 
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art_tatto_design_extremeMany foods and recipes contain lots of salt (sodium), which can raise your blood pressure.
The U.S. National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute suggests how to cut down on sodium in your diet:
- buy vegetables that are fresh, canned or frozen without any added salt.
- Stick to fresh meat, fish and poultry as a replacement for of processed or canned products.
- Season foods with salt-free seasonings, spices and herbs. Avoid instant pastas, rice and other foods with prepackaged seasonings.
- If you do eat canned foods, rinse the contents to wash off some of the sodium.
- Avoid prepared foods such as frozen pizzas or entrees.
- Buy lower-sodium varieties of your preferred foods.
Health Tips: Cut Down on Sodium
Many foods and recipes contain lots of salt (sodium), which can raise your blood pressure.
The U.S. National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute suggests how to cut down on sodium in your diet:
- buy vegetables that are fresh, canned or frozen without any added salt.
- Stick to fresh meat, fish and poultry as a replacement for of processed or canned products.
- Season foods with salt-free seasonings, spices and herbs. Avoid instant pastas, rice and other foods with prepackaged seasonings.
- If you do eat canned foods, rinse the contents to wash off some of the sodium.
- Avoid prepared foods such as frozen pizzas or entrees.
- Buy lower-sodium varieties of your preferred foods.
Thursday, April 22, 2010
Healthy eating tip:Limit sugar, salt and refined grains
If you succeed in planning your diet around fiber-rich fruits, vegetables, whole grains, lean protein, and good fats, you may find yourself naturally cutting back on foods that can get in the way of your healthy diet—sugar, salt and refined starches.
Sugar and refined starches
It is okay to enjoy sweets in moderation, but try to cut down on sugar. Sugar causes energy ups and downs and adds to health problems like arthritis, diabetes, osteoporosis, headaches, and depression.
* Give recipes a makeover. Often recipes taste just as good with less sugar.
* Avoid sugary drinks. One 12-oz soda has about 10 teaspoons of sugar in it! Try sparkling water with lemon or a splash of fruit juice.
* Eliminate processed foods. Processed foods and foods made with white flour and white sugar cause your blood sugar to go up and down leaving you tired and sapped of energy.
Salt
Salt itself is not bad, but most of us consume too much salt in our diets.
* Limit sodium to 2,300 mg per day – the equivalent to one teaspoon of salt. Most of us consume far more than one teaspoon of salt per day.
* Avoid processed, packaged, restaurant and fast food. Processed foods like canned soups or frozen meals contain hidden sodium that quickly surpasses the recommended teaspoon a day.
It is okay to enjoy sweets in moderation, but try to cut down on sugar. Sugar causes energy ups and downs and adds to health problems like arthritis, diabetes, osteoporosis, headaches, and depression.
* Give recipes a makeover. Often recipes taste just as good with less sugar.
* Avoid sugary drinks. One 12-oz soda has about 10 teaspoons of sugar in it! Try sparkling water with lemon or a splash of fruit juice.
* Eliminate processed foods. Processed foods and foods made with white flour and white sugar cause your blood sugar to go up and down leaving you tired and sapped of energy.
Salt
Salt itself is not bad, but most of us consume too much salt in our diets.
* Limit sodium to 2,300 mg per day – the equivalent to one teaspoon of salt. Most of us consume far more than one teaspoon of salt per day.
* Avoid processed, packaged, restaurant and fast food. Processed foods like canned soups or frozen meals contain hidden sodium that quickly surpasses the recommended teaspoon a day.
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