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Of course there exist low-quality or over-salted meals. But I just took a look in my freezer at two bog-standard ready meals I have there just in case - macaro
by matthewmacleod 7y ago
Of course there exist low-quality or over-salted meals.
But I just took a look in my freezer at two bog-standard ready meals I have there just in case - macaroni and cheese, and a beef lasagne. They’re each about 1.5g of salt, and there’s nothing notable about the ingredients.
- ianai 7y agoAnything more than like 700-900 mg/day is less than ideal. 1.5g leaves you no budget for the rest of the day. (Though some sources say you just need to be below 2.5g. Still, that’s not much higher than 1.5g when we’re talking an entire rest of the day to eat.)
- matthewmacleod 7y agoWhat does “less than ideal” mean? NHS guidelines in the UK are <6g of salt (2400mg sodium) per day. US guidelines are 2300mg. Salt and sodium are not the same; 1.5g of salt is about 600mg sodium, or about 1/4 of the recommended daily limit. That seems entirely reasonable for a main meal.