On Monday, November 30, 2020 at 6:08:43 PM UTC-6, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2020-11-30 6:56 p.m., cshenk wrote:
> > Dave Smith wrote:
>
> >> I have had canned chili. I bought it once and I learned from my
> >> experience. Besides, I am on a low sodium diet these days so prepared
> >> foods are out, especially canned.
> >
> > Not all canned foods are out, just learn t read the labels and selct
> > the versions with acceptable sodium. Generall speaking, the more 'name
> > brand' it is, the less acceptable sodium wise per serving. Hunts,
> > Heinz, Contadina tomato products for example are horrible.
> >
> The dietitian stressed the importance of checking the labels for the
> nutrients list. There are a number of "blue menu" products with little
> or no salt. The amount of salt varies a lot for the same products from
> different companies. When I was stocking up on beans last week I found
> that those being billed as organic had the highest salt content.

We only use canned beans when I don't have time or motivation to cook
dried beans in the pressure cooker, like when I get home from work wiped
out. I swear, if we had a Canadian style, single payer health care system,
my sixty year-old ass wouldn't continue to work full time for the employer
subsidized health insurance.

Dave, do you monitor your BP several times a day? Persons who have
high BP vary widely as to the effect that dietary sodium has on their BP.
It's not one-size-fits-all.

--Bryan