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Tips for Reducing Sodium in Your Diet
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Buy fresh, plain frozen, or canned "with no salt added" vegetables. |
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Use fresh poultry, fish, and lean meat, rather than canned or processed types. |
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Use herbs, spices, and salt-free seasoning blends in cooking and at the table. |
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Cook rice, pasta, and hot cereals without salt. Cut back on instant or flavored rice, pasta, and cereal mixes, which usually have added salt. |
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Choose "convenience" foods that are lower in sodium. Cut back on frozen dinners, pizza, packaged mixes, canned soups or broths, and salad dressings these often have a lot of sodium. |
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Rinse canned foods, such as tuna, to remove some sodium. |
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When available, buy low- or reduced-sodium, or no-salt-added versions of foods. |
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Choose ready-to-eat breakfast cereals that are lower in sodium. |
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