Surprisingly Salty Foods

When most people think of sodium, they think of regular table salt. For most Americans, 77% of all sodium intake is NOT from table salt. Sodium is added to a variety of products by manufacturers, for a multitude of reasons. Unfortunately, it is sometimes added in great quantities to products you wouldn’t even think of as salty. As we know, sodium in large amounts is bad for our bodies and leads to high blood pressure and eventually heart ailments. Maintain a low sodium diet by staying away from processed foods…simple as that.

• Kellog’s Raisin Bran

  

  350 mg sodium. More than twice that of other cereals such as Cheerios or Special K.

• MorningStar Farms Chipotle Black Bean Burger

  700 mg sodium. I thought veggie burgers were healthier?

• Rice-a-Roni Spanish Rice

  

  1,250 mg sodium. Even the low sodium varieties from this company contain a third of your daily sodium allowance.

• Campbell’s Homestyle Chicken Noodle Soup

  940 mg sodium. Now most people expect soup to be salty, but this salty? One entire cup of this soup will provide you with 80% of your daily allowance for sodium. Unreal.

• Vlasic Kosher Dill Pickles

  

  880 mg sodium. The label claims only 220 mg sodium…..for one-fourth of a pickle! Who eats only a fourth of a pickle? Watch out for deceptive advertising.

• Lunchables Ham and Swiss With Crackers

  1130 mg sodium. The holy grail of elementary school lunch rooms everywhere. These lunch time favorites pack in about 60% of your daily sodium intake.

• Lender’s Whole Grain Plain Bagel

  490 mg sodium. This bagel has the same sodium content as a Slim Jim. Who would have thought that?

• DiGiorno for One Pepperoni Thin Crispy Crust Pizza

  1170 mg sodium. Even the portion controlled pizzas are full of crap. Half a day’s worth of sodium in this one, small pizza.