As mentioned in a previous post, packaged foods can hold the key to beating the bloated or puffy feeling people often experience in their face and body. Here I thought I would give you a list of some supermarket foods that are typically not high in sodium and therefore should not be much of a concern:

• Regular (not quick) rice
• Regular (not precooked) pasta
• Regular noodles e.g. udon, rice, egg, wheat based - not 2 minute and cuppa noodles
• Milk- all varieties
• Yoghurt- all varieties
• Le rice- rice based pudding
• Dried fruit and unsalted nuts and seeds
• Fresh meat, poultry and fish
• Canned legumes (as long as they havent been put in a premade sauce)
• Canned vegetables- just make sure they are not stored in brine/salty water
• Fresh or frozen (most) fruits and vegetables
• Fresh and dried  herbs and spices

Now as you can see, there are still ample food options to consume even if you were trying to cut down on your sodium intake. Think about your snack, luch and dinner options, here are just a few to get your mind working:

• Home made bolognese with penne pasta
• Beef mousaka
• Baked jacket potato with a home made mexican topping mix of  kidney beans, herbs and canned tomatoes
• Grilled chicken breast or boiled egg  in a wrap with salad
• Scrambled eggs made with milk and chives together with some sauteed spinach, mushrooms and tomato
• Porridge with cinnamon, vanilla essence, yoghurt and nuts
• Banana and cinnamon smoothies
• Jelly with yoghurt and fresh fruit

If you want to know which exact foods from the supermarket fit within the low sodium criteria, I would suggest you go to our YouTube page where we have many short videos that show the best products within the different food groups at your local supermarkets.

What other low sodium suggestions does anyone else have?