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2.4g sodium is only "low" if you're eating a lot of processed foods It really isn't that low

by feet 4y ago

hilbert42 4y ago
Right. I don't put NaCl on anything I eat except perhaps fries which I'd only have a few times a year yet I reckon I consume considerably more than 2.4g a day. It's put in every conceivable thing we eat that we don't cook ourselves. Either we become obsessive home cooking fanatic or we exceed that limit.
- feet 4y ago
  Personally I track my nutrients with cronometer and I make 70% of my food from scratch by meal prepping and I don't add table salt to anything. If I don't use salt when seasoning my chicken my sodium intake is around 1g per day Is it really considered obsessive to cook meals yourself? That sounds so bizarre to me
  - hilbert42 4y ago
    No it's not. But one has to be obsessive if one's to keep the salt below 2.4g and do so every day! For me, cooking is a chore however I eat mostly at home. Two issues: almost everything other than vegetables has salt it, even packs of herbs. OK, I can run without condiments and herbs of any kind but it's damn boring. The other issue: you tell me how one can cook for a family and keep the food salt-free. They wouldn't stand for it. Riot time, anyone? Edit: the key issue here is lowering the consumption of salt across the whole population. You obviously like cooking and that's fine. But look at the stats, people not only in the US but all over the world are eating out more than ever, cafe culture seems to have taken over the world. The moment you eat out you've lost control over the salt content.
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    - feet 4y ago
      I actually don't like cooking, I do it to save money and to control my nutrient intake. It takes about one to two hours per week to do meal prep which gives me lunch and dinner for the whole week. Breakfast is usually fruit and possibly some oatmeal and protein shake. Mostly whey with a little casein. Veg, rice, and chicken barely have any sodium content naturally. Same with potatoes. Most unprocessed foods don't, it's only when you get to stuff that has preservatives that there's a bunch of sodium like the other commenter mentioned. If you buy it in a package, if it has a long shelf life (longer than a few days to a week or so) then it is likely highly processed and contains preservatives. You don't have to keep food salt free when you cook unprocessed foods, you can season with salt. Have you actually looked at the nutrient content for unprocessed foods?
- version_five 4y ago
  I've looked into it a bit and my understanding is that added salt, like on fries, is almost irrelevant, in that a little salt goes a long way and salty fries still only have a comparatively low amount of sodium. On the other hand, commercial baked goods, like bread or buns, have an insane amount of sodium that you barely taste. A hotdog bun often has as much or more sodium as the hotdog.
  - feet 4y ago
    One slice of bread I've seen had 420mg sodium. That's insane

2.4g sodium is only "low" if you're eating a lot of processed foods It really isn't that low

by feet 4y ago

2.4g sodium is only "low" if you're eating a lot of processed foods It really isn't that low

Right. I don't put NaCl on anything I eat except perhaps fries which I'd only have a few times a year yet I reckon I consume considerably more than 2.4g a day. It's put in every conceivable thing we eat that we don't cook ourselves. Either we become obsessive home cooking fanatic or we exceed that limit.

feet 4y ago
Personally I track my nutrients with cronometer and I make 70% of my food from scratch by meal prepping and I don't add table salt to anything. If I don't use salt when seasoning my chicken my sodium intake is around 1g per day Is it really considered obsessive to cook meals yourself? That sounds so bizarre to me
- hilbert42 4y ago
  No it's not. But one has to be obsessive if one's to keep the salt below 2.4g and do so every day! For me, cooking is a chore however I eat mostly at home. Two issues: almost everything other than vegetables has salt it, even packs of herbs. OK, I can run without condiments and herbs of any kind but it's damn boring. The other issue: you tell me how one can cook for a family and keep the food salt-free. They wouldn't stand for it. Riot time, anyone? Edit: the key issue here is lowering the consumption of salt across the whole population. You obviously like cooking and that's fine. But look at the stats, people not only in the US but all over the world are eating out more than ever, cafe culture seems to have taken over the world. The moment you eat out you've lost control over the salt content.
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  - feet 4y ago
    I actually don't like cooking, I do it to save money and to control my nutrient intake. It takes about one to two hours per week to do meal prep which gives me lunch and dinner for the whole week. Breakfast is usually fruit and possibly some oatmeal and protein shake. Mostly whey with a little casein. Veg, rice, and chicken barely have any sodium content naturally. Same with potatoes. Most unprocessed foods don't, it's only when you get to stuff that has preservatives that there's a bunch of sodium like the other commenter mentioned. If you buy it in a package, if it has a long shelf life (longer than a few days to a week or so) then it is likely highly processed and contains preservatives. You don't have to keep food salt free when you cook unprocessed foods, you can season with salt. Have you actually looked at the nutrient content for unprocessed foods?
version_five 4y ago
I've looked into it a bit and my understanding is that added salt, like on fries, is almost irrelevant, in that a little salt goes a long way and salty fries still only have a comparatively low amount of sodium. On the other hand, commercial baked goods, like bread or buns, have an insane amount of sodium that you barely taste. A hotdog bun often has as much or more sodium as the hotdog.
- feet 4y ago
  One slice of bread I've seen had 420mg sodium. That's insane