Kitchen

[I am still oxox]

I never cook with salt when I learned to cook. My grnadma was a frequent guest in our house and she had BP issues. 

[Regal Bee]

I have noticed that many of the restaurants in my area...Central Florida...have completely removed the salt shakers from the tables. If you want salt, you have to ask for it.

I think this is a move in the right direction. 

[Shelbelle]

Most brands of Ramen are loaded with salt, fat (oil) and chemicals, they are a cup of garbage !!!

[I am still oxox]

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@Shelbelle wrote:

Most brands of Ramen are loaded with salt, fat (oil) and chemicals, they are a cup of garbage !!!

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@Shelbelle I do not think I have ever had one 

[SilleeMee]

If you use canned vegetables, buy the ones w/o salt. If the salt-free ones are not available then drain and rinse the salted canned veggies before eating them. Fresh is always better and the unseasoned frozen veggies are good, too. 

[wagirl]

I think, most the sodium content in a pack of ramen, is from the flavor  packet. The noodle itself is fried, I believe. You can buy baked ramen noodles and then buy the broth separate.  I love a good ramen soup. I buy Dashi soup stock that has 110 mg of sodium per pak. Then I pile in alot of veggies/egg/leftover meat  to make mine. The noodles have 75 mg of sodium. Doesn't mention if they are fried or baked tho. Cost is 10 paks for around $12 at AMZ---

[ID2]

I was way ahead of todays craze. I developed high blood pressure when pregnant with my first child 44 years ago. I gave up sodium back then. I brought up my children without sodium. Only used natural spices and herbs from my garden. We still don't even own a salt shaker.

[Sooner]

Lots of salt-free products now--even in canned vegetables and at places like Target and Walmart.  I don't have to go to Whole Foods for them now--which is in another city.  

[Sooner]

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@spumoni99 wrote:

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@I am still oxox wrote:

I have BP issues and need to keep my sodium to 2000mg per day. I am floored by the sodium content in some items like ramen noodles. Even the so called diet version has at least 50 mg of sodium

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@I am still oxoxRamen is just empty calories with no nutrional benefit.  Lots of better food options out there.

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@spumoni99 I am not buying them my husband saw an ad on line and I had to show him in black and white what the stats are. I use shirataki noodles which are very low in all counts. I do not think I have ever eaten that kind of ramen in my life

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@I am still oxox You mentioned ramen so we naturally assumed you bought and used them.  It is a logical assumption.  

[RetRN]

Low-sodium products are more readily available than in years past. For people with cardiac or renal issues it is vital to keep sodium intake low. I never use salt in cooking.