health guides
Low-Salt Diet
Best Bets
- Fresh foods such fruits, meats, vegetables
- Oats
- Packeted or prepared foods: look for labels stating “low-sodium,” “salt-free,” or “unsalted”
- Pasta
- Rice
- Seasonings and marinades such as dried herbs, garlic, lemon juice, and/or vinegar (in place of salt)
Foods to Avoid
To avoid salt ask about ingredients at restaurants and others’ homes, and read food labels. The following list is not complete. Consult with a healthcare professional before making any significant changes to your diet.
- Tinned soups, juices, and vegetables
- Cereals: cornflakes, bran flakes
- Cheese
- Cottage cheese
- Hydrolysed vegetable protein
- Ketchup
- Lite soya sauce
- Microwave popcorn
- Miso
- Olives
- Pickles
- Processed meats: bologna, cured ham, frankfurters, etc.
- Salad dressings (prepared)
- Salted butter and margarine
- Salted nuts
- Seaweeds
- Smoked or cured fish
- Snack foods: potato chips, pretzels, tortilla chips
- Soya sauce
- Table salt
- Worcestershire sauce
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