Salt is the enemy, but not necessarily the shaker

We all no that American’s get to much sodium in their diets but why is it important and were does it come from?
Statistical show on average American’s consume about 4000 mg. of sodium per day. This excess sodium is linked to obesity, high blood pressure, and kidney failure. Sodium is a necessary mineral for human life, but for most people a diet containing less than 2500 mg. of sodium daily is appropriate, while people with high blood pressure should shoot for something closer to 1500 mg.
Where are we getting all this sodium from? Well, we can’t necessarily blame the salt shaker because it is estimated that only 6% of our sodium comes from the shaker. Another 6% comes from what we add when cooking. An astounding 88% of the sodium in the average American diet comes from packaged foods and restaurant food.
My top six list of foods you need to watch for in the grocery store to make sure you don’t get to much sodium are, canned vegetables, packaged deli meats, canned soups, spaghetti and tomato sauces, snack foods and packaged grains (potato, rice & pasta).
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