Less Sodium

May is National Blood


Pressure education

month.

Here are 4 things you

can do each week of May

to learn to eat less sodium.

1. Can the canned sodium

- start watching

the sodium content on

all canned goods. Look

for items that are low-no

sodium. They contain 5%

or less for the daily value

for sodium or they say,

“no salt added”.

2. Read the label on frozen

meals and avoid the

ones which contain more

than 5% of the daily

value for sodium. This

will leave you with

mostly frozen veggies.

3. Start watching the

bread and grain items

that you bring home and

use the 5% rule.

4. Last but not least,

skip the deli and processed

meat and cheese.

These items are high in

sodium and saturated fat.