Uh - oh .....

[MommaMia]

I love those chips...... and they sure are salty

Have you tried the Dill pickle chips by Lays?  YUM!

[birol]

Have you tried the Dill pickle chips by Lays?  YUM!

Oh yeah talk about it, I love chips too and can't eat anymore, and my BP is still high ...... 125/87, still high .... I think I am gonna  die hahaah it ryhmed  :rolleyes:

[angelsmom10]

Oh yeah talk about it, I love chips too and can't eat anymore, and my BP is still high ...... 125/87, still high .... I think I am gonna die hahaah it ryhmed :rolleyes:

You're just getting yourself upset -- RELAX -- we'll eat your share of the chips, beer, and pretzels

[MommaMia]

Oh yeah talk about it, I love chips too and can't eat anymore, and my BP is still high ...... 125/87, still high .... I think I am gonna  die hahaah it ryhmed  :rolleyes:

How about the baked varieties? Or the ones made with Olestra?

Also, several, including Cape Cod have no salt chips.

[birol]

How about the baked varieties? Or the ones made with Olestra?

Also, several, including Cape Cod have no salt chips.

Those are an option I guess. You won't believe how much salt everything has ..... I had noodle soup yesterday, and I think it raised mt BP. I tasted it afterwards, and it was so salty. I guess that is why the doctor said, you can't eat anything prepared anymore, it has to be fresh and you have to prepare it ..... sigh .... Thanks God, it went down this afternoon ...

[B-flat]

Yes, many foods already have a lot of salt.  I am not a fan of salt and rarely add it at the table.  However, when I do eat something with salt already added, it makes me want to drink a lot of water right away.  It's the same way with sugar.  Both salty and sweet foods will really stand out when you cut back on them and than later eat those type foods.  The difference is very distinctive.

[wiininkwe]

Salt content is one of the reasons that we stopped buying canned veggies, etc.   We now eat only fresh or frozen, and it's made a lot of difference.   And the appearance, taste and texture are so much more appealing.   We also switched from the standard condensed soups on the occasions that we do eat canned, to the healthy choice variety.   A few weeks ago, I happened to be served some of the Campbell's chicken noodle soup (condensed) and coudldn't believe the salty flavor.  
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[tlhdoc]

Birol you can try making your own potato chips, that way no salt only the oil to worry about.

[birol]

Birol you can try making your own potato chips, that way no salt only the oil to worry about.

I gotta watch my cholesterol as well ........ so no fried stuff for me, besides it is fattening, and this medicine fattens too, it is a side effect, I put on 4 Lbs, and I am trying so hard to lose weight  

[tlhdoc]

No fast food, no junk food and lots of walking. :S

[birol]

No fast food, no junk food and lots of walking. :S

It is stuck at 125/85,  I hate myself !!!! I must be doing something wrong, it used to be in the 70's ........

[angelsmom10]

I quit adding salt to things over 25yrs ago.  I do not add even to water for pasta.  We have a box of salt in the kitchen, that I guess has been around for at least 10 years.  

[birol]

I quit adding salt to things over 25yrs ago.  I do not add even to water for pasta.  We have a box of salt in the kitchen, that I guess has been around for at least 10 years.  

Aren't you worried about the salt from stuff like sub-mix, or prepared roast-beef and stuff like that ? we use them for sandwiches, and I stopped eating them unfortunately ....

[B-flat]

There's still plenty of healthy things you can eat without the salt. Prepare your own foods.  Be sure to read the labels of everything you buy. (Last night I almost said for someone to pass me a cold one and some potato chips. )

[MommaMia]

I gotta watch my cholesterol as well ........ so no fried stuff for me, besides it is fattening, and this medicine fattens too, it is a side effect, I put on 4 Lbs, and I am trying so hard to lose weight  

Hey there Birol....

What out on those noodle soups.

They have an average of 7 grams of fat (18% of dailly allowance)for each package (Ramen Noddles)
and the Maruchan Instant Lunch noodle cups have a whopping 15 grams (35% of daily allowance)!  When the noodles are made, the noodles a FRIED and then dehydrated.

Also the sodium content is extrememly high!  Ramen  average is 910 mg (38% of total daily recommended allowance... and this is the percentage of a normal recommended daily allowance, not the allowance for reduced sodium intake diet.) :eek:

Maruchan Instant lunch averages 1,120mg.... a whopping 47% of dailly allowance for normal diet!