My husband just had a heart attack and we are starting to work on the low salt diet. A couple of the things the dietician in the hospital told us was if you are going to use canned vegetables, drain them first and rinse them. When you cook them add your own water and seasonings, this gets a lot of the salt out of the canned vegetables. She also said if you really think you need the salt taste when you get a bottle of Mrs. Dash just open the lid and add about a 1/2 teaspoon to the bottle and shake up. This way you get a little salt taste, but most the Mrs. Dash seasonings. Hope this helps a little. Vicki
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Chasity Jackson Sent: Monday, March 15, 2010 4:46 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [CnD] Seeking Recipes for someone who must be on a low sodium diet Hello everyone, Last week, my very close friend Terry who lives with me was diagnosed with Congestive Heart Failure. The doctor said it is absolutely crucial that he maintain a low sodium diet. I was wondering if anyone has any recipes that have low sodium in them? He must not go over 2,000 mg per day in sodium content. Some of the things he can have are potato salad and tuna salad, but I looked at the ready made ones, and they are very high, containing about 520 mg of sodium per serving, which is 1/3 of a cup. So I am looking for ways to make things from scratch that don't contain nearly as much in sodium. If anyone knows of any books that are available online that contain sample menus for someone on a low sodium diet to follow, please let me know that too. I greatly appreciate any help. Thanks. Chasity _______________________________________________ Cookinginthedark mailing list [email protected] http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark _______________________________________________ Cookinginthedark mailing list [email protected] http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark
