High sodium foods to avoid

 

Food group        

 

Meat or substitute

allowed: 5-7 ounces

fresh meat daily

                       

ham

hot dogs

kosher meats

canadian bacon

caviar

smoked tongue

sausage

pickled herring

anchovies

salt pork

luncheon meats

chipped beef

cheese

salted or dried cod

sardines

canned fish or poultry

regular peanut butter

processed cheese

 

 

Bread and cereal

 

pretzels

snack mixes made from cereal

corn chips

crackers with salted tops

crackers

cereal

salted popcorn

commercial bread stuffings

bread, rolls with salt topping

 

Vegetables

2 servings or more daily

 

pickles

sauerkraut

relishes

tomato juice

olives

tomato paste

v-8 juice

spaghetti sauce (use salt-free tomato products)

 

Fruit

3 servings or more daily

 

no restrictions

 

Potato or substitute

 

salted potato chips

frozen potato products

commercial potato products

macaroni and cheese

rice-a-roni

au gratin potatoes

 

Fat

 

bacon

salt pork

salted nuts

bottled or dry salad dressings

party spreads and dips

 

Soup

 

dried soup mixes

canned or frozen soups

bouillon cubes or powder (may use salt-free soups, bouillon)

 

Desserts and sweets

 

items made with salted nuts

 

Beverages

 

no restrictions

 

Miscellaneous

 

meat sauce

meat tenderizers

lite salt

seasoned salt

tv dinners

catsup (use sparingly)

soy sauce

imitation bacon bits

salt

monosodium glutamate (msg)

chili sauce

cooking wines

microwave lunch products

pizza (frozen or commercial)

canned stews

prepared horseradish or mustard

packaged or frozen entrees