Know which low-salt meats to buy the next time you go to the supermarket.
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15 Foods High in Sodium and What to Eat Instead
Toby Amidor is the founder of Toby Amidor Nutrition PC where she provides nutrition and food safety consulting services and is a spokesperson for restaurants and food brands. She is a Wall Street Journal bestselling author and has published eight cookbooks with her ninth cookbook Diabetes Create Your Plate Meal Prep Cookbook due out in March 2022.
If you’re trying to cut back on your salt intake luncheon meats are definitely a good place to start. Some of the top sources of sodium Americans consume according to the 2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans include sandwiches (21% of total sodium intake) rice pasta and other grain dishes (8% of total sodium intake) non-starchy vegetables (7% of total sodium intake) and deli and cured meats (3% of total sodium intake). A few slices of deli meat on a lunch sandwich can really add up over time.
Luckily you don’t have to give up your regular lunch altogether to reach your health goals. Below are recommendations for daily sodium (also known as salt) intake and 12 different low-sodium lunch meats to choose from if you’re trying to cut back on salt.