Should You Be Concerned About Salt in Your Canned Goods? — Grocery Store Canned Goods

Are you looking to reduce your sodium? The reality is that most of us take in far too much, thanks mainly to processed and fast foods, not a heavy hand with the saltshaker. The very latest Dietary Guidelines for Americans call for eating less than 2,300 milligrams — or, one teaspoon of table salt — each day. If you're on a low-sodium diet, your intake should be even lower.

The very easiest way to cut sodium is to avoid what the American Heart Association terms the salty six: bread, pizza, sandwiches, cold/cured meats, soup, and burritos/tacos. These popular, convenient, readily available foods have sky-high sodium (one cup of canned soup, for instance, could have half your daily allotment of sodium, for instance).

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