[IrishRose]

Hey ladies! I was just looking for some.thoughts or advice on sodium. I started. thinking about it after hearing a forum thread concerning frozen meals. I love lean cuisines. They offer such variety and I have one with a salad almost every day for lunch. And for someoner who works 13 hour days you can't beat ther convenient factor. Any thoughts? Do you watch your sodium intake like a hawk?

[junebug41]

I don't worry much about sodium because I have low blood pressure- too little sodium and I get dizzy

RDA is 2400mg a day and I find it one of the easier things to monitor. I do notice tight rings and pants buttons when I have overdone it on sodium, though. It's a good way to keep me in check!

[kuhrisuh]

I do watch my sodium, but I'm not obsessive about it. I read somewhere that it's okay to have a little extra sodium here and there, but it's when you're having lots of it everyday for many days in a row that it becomes a health problem. (not sure where i read that or i'd post the link, sorry!)

I love frozen meals like lean cuisines and smart ones too.. it's typical for me to eat one every day. I haven't had a problem so far !

[beerab]

I think if that's your own high sodium item for the day you are fine (unless you use a lot of salt at home)- do you track your sodium intake? I find days I don't eat out I'm always within range- but as soon as I eat out I'm over the recommended daily amount!

[angee phalangee]

I try to be aware of what I'm eating and avoid it if the sodium in it is ridiculously high. But if it's easy for you to eat a Lean Cuisine for lunch, I wouldn't sweat it. Healthwise, it's important for you not to over-do salt, but as long as you don't drink soy sauce out of the bottle and make sure to take in lots of water, I think you're going to be fine.

[forestroad]

Some of the Lean Cuisines aren't that bad, if it is for instance your entire lunch. The chicken ranch flatbread has less than a quarter of your rda of sodium for the day.

[artsnsmarts]

I try to not eat anything super super salty, and if I do have a sodium splurge, I'll make sure I drink extra water. I don't wear any rings or anything so I don't notice it that way, but I always feel like I see it in my face the next day.

[IrishRose]

Thanks for all the input ladies! It definitely helps put things into perspective. And forest I think you're right about some of them not being too terribly high-- after reading the initial thread I of course ran to my freezer to check the sodium content in those little buggers--- and most of them are at 25% or less of the RDA--- one of my favorites only has 8% woot!

[bablou00]

Yah this has been my problem lately and with the daily plate Ive been trying to track it as much as I can. I dont salt my food never have but I like chips and pizza and ketchup....all the stuff with high sodium. So most of the days of the week I try to keep it right around 2500 or lower. But my BP is usually high 90's low 100's and I work out so they say its okay if we tend to get more Na daily. I also drink water only so I hope Im flushin my kidneys out.
I can tell a difference in the scale and rings when Im eating too much. Usually Ill just watch my Na for the next couple days to correct itself

[JLS39311]

Healthy Choice has much lower sodium content than other frozen meals - the same thing goes for their soups, I've found. They are higher in calories though. Just a thought...

[megwini]

Originally Posted by angee phalangee

Healthwise, it's important for you not to over-do salt, but as long as you don't drink soy sauce out of the bottle and make sure to take in lots of water, I think you're going to be fine.

Well there goes my favorite morning beverage! Nothing beats a heated cup of soy sauce to wake you on on those cold winter mornings!

[stellarosa27]

lol Meg.

I know that the RDA is 2500 per day, but I feel like if I have even half of that my body goes haywire. I'm just not a big salt person, and when I am, boy does the scale react.