Fresh fruits and vegetables contain very little natural sodium and can be eaten often. Learn to use spices and herbs that do not have salt in them to enhance the flavor of your food. Lemon or lime juice and vinegar can help brighten up the taste of foods. When people begin to lower the salt in their diet, their taste begins to change. After a while, food begins to taste better without salt than it did with it.
Many foods have a natural sodium content.
Read the labels when you buy packaged foods. Look for different sodium compounds that are added to foods. Watch for the words on labels that identify sodium ingredients. Some drugs even have large amounts of sodium in them. When in doubt, ask a pharmacist, or your healthcare provider, if the drug is one you can use.