Sodium Intake Avoid foods that contain a large amount of salt, such as salted nuts, potato chips, pickles, and canned and processed foods. Consuming too much sodium may make you retain water. This can cause you to swell and to bloat. To watch your sodium intake during pregnancy, read labels. Food labels list the amount of sodium in a serving.
Some books contain sodium content of foods without labels, such as fast foods.
Look at them. This may help you reduce fluid retention. Look at the following chart of some foods and their sodium content. You can see foods that contain sodium do not always taste salty. Gelatin, sweet 3 oz.