Does Sodium means salt?

Question

okay i have to cut down salt, im pregnant, when i look on the back of any food, i see SODIUM, is that part of salt? how can i know which food are salty? hmmm?

Answer 1

Yes. That's why I look at the back of food labels to check out the sodium levels

Answer 2

yes sodium is salt

Answer 3

Sodium isn't a part of salt, it is salt. So if you want to eat less salt, then look at the back where it says sodium.

Answer 4

Yes Sodium is salt content.

You can definitely look on packaging for the amount of sodium content and stick with the lower numbers...The sodium content is usually measured in percentages like all of the other nutrients.

Pickles, a very common pregnancy craving is very high in sodium. Limit your intake of pickles.

Otherwise just keep your eyes open :)

Hope this helps.

Best wishes and congratulations :D

Answer 5

Yes sodium is salt.

Some food are not salty but still has lots of sodium. Those foods are the frozen dinners, lunch or breakfast. Some sodas has sodium, energy bars has high levels of sodium, pickles, pre-made food.

Try to stay away from things that has more than 150 sodium (I know is not possible all the time but if something has a lot of it and you don't really want to eat it then don't).

Answer 6

actually Sodium is part of what makes Table salt it is one of the elements on the periodic table it has to combine with another element to make salt  

Answer 7

I have a nurtitional guide that will tell you the sodium levels in food if you want I can forward to you.  I work for  a kidney doc and this is what we give our patients to watch their salt intake

Answer 8

Yes, sodium is the scientific term for salt.  Na is the name for it on the periodic table - going back to high school chemistry days.

Your highest salt intake will come from eating out and frozen processed foods.  Most dinners in the frozen food aisle must have a lot of salt in order to preserve the food.  They also do this so they can advertise "no artificial preservatives."  Also, most manufacturers add salt to canned vegetables and foods in order to preserve them.  Basically - buying fresh and unprocessed foods are your best bet.  And healthy.  

Don't forget to cut out nasty "high fructose corn syrup".  Yuck.  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_fructo...

Answer 9

Technically, salt is sodium chloride.  But only the "sodium" part is listed on the nutrition facts of food items.  So you can definitely estimate the amount of salt you're getting based on the sodium contained in the food.

Hope that helps!

Answer 10

Salt contains sodium. If you are restricting salt you need to watch your sodium intake. Look for items marked 'low sodium' or look at the labels and make sure that one serving doesn't have too much of your RDA of sodium. Generally, the fresher the food, the lower the sodium. Try to stay away from highly processed, pre-packaged foods. They are going to be the worst.

Answer 11

Salt is sodium chloride so yes salt is sodium. You should try to keep your intake of sodium to above 1500mg but below 1700mg while you are pregnant. If you need to, make a list of all the foods you are eating that day and write down the amount of sodium. Just remember that the amount on the package is based on the recommended serving size. If you eat more than that amount you will get more sodium. Also keep in mind that you may sprinkle salt on certian foods when you are eating.  Also when you go out to eat at fast food restaurants ask to see the nutritional guide before you order, and when you go to a sit down restaurant ask if the food can be prepared low sodium, which usually means they will not use salted butter and they will not salt the food.