Patient was educated on high sodium foods as follows:

  1. Any canned, fried, and frozen foods usually have high sodium concentration, as sodium is needed for preservation.
  2. Examples of high sodium foods include
  • Canned Soups and Vegetables, canned entrees, such as ravioli, spam and chili.
  • Frozen Meals, Frozen breaded meats and dinners, such as burritos and pizza.
  • Vegetable juices.
  • Prepackaged foods and salty snacks such as, salted nuts, potato chips, and popcorn.
  • Smoked, cured, salted or canned meat and sea food, such as, bacon, cold cuts, ham, sausage, sardines, caviar and anchovies.
  • Sliced deli meats and hot dogs.
  • Regular and processed cheese, cheese spreads and sauces.
  • Cottage cheese.
  • Regular canned soup and broth.
  • Easy to make noodles.
  • Soy sauce and bottled salad dressings.
  • Flavor Packets and condiments.