"cshenk" > wrote in message
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> Bryan Simmons wrote:
>
>> 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
>
> I have some canned beans but only a few types and more the frills like
> black ones. I think I have 3 cans of them now? 1 is a black bean and
> 2 are refried pintos. Agree with you that it's not a one-size-fits-all
> deal on the sodium. Doctors will always blame salt intake as it frees
> them of litigation.

I tend to have low sodium so I have to eat more salt. I don't have to pay
attention to sodium, counts.

That being said... I made a meal the other day that was very hard for me to
eat! These are things my daughter sometimes eat, but I had never tried them.
They were purchased at the start of the pandemic. The foods I normally
bought were not available.

I can't remember the brand now but it was some kind of frozen, batter dipped
chicken tenders or strips. They were slightly expired so I air fried the
whole pkg. Plenty of batter. Not much meat.

The other was a pouch of Idahoan instant mashed potatoes and cheese. Just
add water.

I served these with canned peas. I happily ate the peas, but the chicken and
potatoes were such salt bombs. Blech! Thankfully, Justin ate the rest of the
chicken. I finished off the potatoes the following day.

I think Angela may be getting some potato packets for Christmas!

I think younger people can tolerate the taste of super salty stuff because
they've gotten used to it. So many of them don't cook from scratch. Angela
can cook some things from scratch, but she takes after my mother that way. I
remember when she wouldn't touch frozen food. Now, if it comes frozen, in a
packet or jar, etc., she's all for it! With some exceptions of course!