Restaurants use salt and often monosodium glutamate to season cooked vegetables. Remove skin from chicken or turkey and order inside portions of roasts if possible. Ask that steak or chops be prepared without salt. If you travel a long distance by plane or train, ask if special meals can be provided. Through the Food Guide Pyramid Breads, Cereals, Rice and Pasta Group Read the Nutrition Facts Panel to compare the sodium content of cereals.
Snack foods are typically high in sodium.
To keep the sodium content down, try seasoning vegetables without salt. Herbs and spices can provide a tasteful alternative. Canned vegetables are higher in sodium than fresh or frozen. Plain frozen vegetables contain less salt than those frozen with sauces. Canned vegetable juices are high in sodium.