Julie Bove wrote:

>
> "cshenk" > wrote in message
> ...
> > 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.

I have to smile here. My Doc told me to up my own salt a bit due to
low blood sodium while still cooking low sodium for my salt reactive
husband.


>
> 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 think many of us did that. We ended up getting ham a bunch of times
when looking for some other meat.

>
> 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 actually like those Idahoan Mashed packets.


> 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.

Smile, works for me!


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

Hehe my daughter doesn't have a personal kitchen (USS Nimitz) but once
she does, I have some stuff to send her!


> 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!

Ah, same here but they change. Give it time.