What should I avoid eating and drinking while on a 3 gram sodium diet?
• While following a 3 gram sodium diet, you may eat enriched white, wheat, rye, and pumpernickel bread, hard rolls, dinner rolls and breadsticks. You may also enjoy muffins, cornbread, waffles, and pancakes. Most dry and hot cereals are OK to eat on this plan, as are unsalted crackers and homemade bread stuffing. Enriched rice, barley, noodles, spaghetti, macaroni, and other pastas are also OK to have. • All fresh, frozen, and canned fruits that are low in sodium are OK to have on this plan. Read the labels before buying the products. Fresh vegetables, frozen vegetables, and canned vegetables that have been drained may be eaten. Commercial canned and dehydrated soups, broths, and bouillon may be eaten once a week because they do contain sodium. Homemade broth, soups without added salt and made with allowed vegetables are OK to eat, as are reduced-sodium canned soups and broths. • Meats and meat products such as fresh or frozen beef, lamb, pork, and poultry are OK to have. Fish and most
