Recipes for Healthy Living Feedback & New Ideas

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Since sodium is the new fat  for health-conscious individuals, I would sure like to see more low-sodium recipes,  DH has not only diabetes but heart failure (not so unusual, unfortuneately).  So, I moniter sodium like a mother bear looking after her cubs.  We are trying to keep to 1500 mg a day and everyone is being cautioned to cut back.  Thanks for listening, and certainly thanks for this website.

[#2]

Thank you for your comment. We agree that it is important to limit sodium in the diet, especially for those with diabetes since they are at an increased risk for heart disease. The American Diabetes Association recommends 2300 mg of sodium or less per day for people with diabetes. However, if you have diabetes and hypertension, the American Diabetes Association recommends 1500 mg of sodium or less per day. Keeping sodium to less than 1500 mg per day is extremely difficult with our current food supply. So, we encourage people with diabetes to do their best to keep the sodium in your diet to a minimum. It is great that you are already making an effort to do so! The amount of sodium in our recipes will vary but in general we do not feature recipes that cannot be worked into a one-day meal plan with between 1500-2300 mg of sodium. However, the meal plans we provide are typically well under the 2300 mg limit. Many of our recipes have 200 mg of sodium or less per serving, and most of our entrees have 550 mg or less per serving. We will continue to watch the amount of sodium in our recipes, keeping your suggestion in mind.

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We've added two new content pages on our main site related to sodium intake! Check them out when you can. With this information and our Recipes for Healthy Living section, you can make wiser, more informed decisions about sodium in your diet: http://www.diabetes.org/food-and-fitness/food/what-can-i-eat/be-sodium-savvy.html

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am Type 2 - and as far as sodium goes - i try to never buy anything that has more than 100 mg of sodium in it.  Check the labels on everything.  EVERYTHING has sodium (just about).  I make/cook my own foods - my breads: egg subs, soy milk/sea salt - and when it calls for 1.5 tsp of salt i only use .5 - not necessary to load it up with more.  My brotherinlaw has to curb his salt intake - so sis bought all new receipe books to radically cut salt from the foods she cooks - buys - prepares for him.  WORKING well.  I bought the same books - and they are very good - i try hard not to buy anything loaded with salt and sugar.  JUST PAY ATTENTION to the labels - and what it is your buying/making - HARD especially if you were brought up to have desert every nite after dinner -some sweet.  But never too late to change. MAKE that difference so you can live long healthy life.