Low Sodium Foods That Taste Good And Are Good For You.

Here are the guidelines for a healthy intake of sodium on a day to day basis as you go about the daily events in your own lives;

The suggested daily limit of sodium is to be less than 2,000 milligrams per day .... far less depending on your age and weight and past family medical history.

The best food groups containing low amounts of sodium are and in no particular ranking order are these ....

Artichokes, Bell Peppers< Broccoli, Carrots, Celery, Radish and a Sweet Potato.

Fruits also  low in sodium are, again in no particular order,

 Apples, Plums, Dried Plums, Figs, Oranges, Lime, Watermelons, Dates, Sweet Cherries, Raspberries,  Mango and a Lemon.

Now for the frozen foods that are the highest in sodium amounts and made by the person or persons that, unknowingly. who does the cooking of these frozen and high in sodium foods in your home.

Turkey and gravy frozen. Sodium 1654 mg,

Chicken fajita strips frozen Sodium 1184 mg,

Home style meatloaf Sodium 1660 mg,

Swedish Meatballs 980 mg,

Lasagna Bake With Meat Sauce 960 mg and

These were just a few of the least healthy choices that you could make, There are just far too many to list here, but this could be a good jumping off point for you.

So now the question you might be asking yourself is this one .... "What can we do about downsizing our own sodium intake?

(Before you continuing reading about downsizing your intake of sodium, please take the time to read this next paragraph.)

Sodium does play its' own part in leading a healthy lifestyle in the life that you are leading at this very moment in time.

Not consuming enough sodium as part of a overall health plan on a day to day basis will result in your body failing to maintain healthy fluid levels.

Failing to do this could have a negative effect on the way your body muscles do expand and contract in the midst of a exercise regime or at work if you do moderate lifting of boxes or just do a fair share of walking throughout your work day.

Like everything else,  overindulgence in anything from all the food groups is not good for you at any point in your life.

Some of the risks of sodium misuse include high blood pressure (Which I am on a vial of medication for and adjusting my own food intake to, hopefully that is, not need this little oval pill for much longer.). Possible unchangeable kidney damage could occur.

You,possibly, could experience a very real inability to properly absorb the safe levels of sodium that you can consume.

Setting Limits 

The American Heart Association recommends limiting your sodium intake to less than 2,000 milligrams per day.

This may be easier said than done, due to the amount of sodium found in processed and canned foods.

Frozen foods can even contain hidden and high amounts of sodium in an effort to keep them fresh longer.

In addition, many sauces contain high amounts of sodium--sometimes more than fifty percent of your daily value per serving.

Making Cuts 

Ways to limit your sodium intake include the obivious by eliminating the table salt when possible and cutting out bullion cubes.

Making your own vegetable or chicken broth is another smart option that you sholud consider and adapt quickly.

(EDIT) You can also cut back on soy sauce and other salty sauces, and replace seasoned salts with salt free seasoning options found in any grocery store. You should also check the labels before purchasing canned items to make sure they do not contain added salt. Look for organic, all-natural and salt-free options when buying vegetables and tomato sauces that are packaged.

 The daily-recommended maximum of 2300 mg of sodium for the average person that .

it is safe to say that it is completely impossible to stay under the maximum allotment of sodium for the average healthy person.

If you fall in the category of high-risk eaters who just can't stop eating -- and have been diagnosed with high blood pressure -- you are putting your life at risk.

Many of the frozen diet meals that are advertised everywhere you can look total up to be less than 300 calories. This is not good for your health.

 If your prevent yourself from taking in other calories to supplement these three frozen meals a day that you need per day, you will not be providing enough calories for yourself to live on. 

The danger of undernourishment is a very real thing. exists. Undernourishment will causes your body's metabolism to radically slow down and  making it even harder to lose weight

.Perhaps the worst thing about many frozen meals is that do not provide enough fruits and vegetables to meet your daily nutritional requirements.

Consuming just frozen diet meals three times a day with no additional fruit and vegetables can and will lead to vitamin deficiency if you don't take the needed steps to remedy this problem with prepared low calorie meals.

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Fabricated Meals Made By The Weight Loss Companies That Have Identified You As Their Target And Steady Supply Of Incoming Cash.

The frozen and fabricated meals seen in stores and on television are, of course, partnered with the very expensive diet programs that are out there.

Meals which are provided by the nearly legion like number of the weight loss companies that are out there and targeting you.

Why are they targeting you? Because you like most of the overworked Americans who,  on average, should want to lose any excess weight for health reasons.

Except, like most working Americans that do make more than the minimum wage (They are the very lucky ones.) and the not so sudden and growing number of us that are not and all are using fast food from the nearest fast food location to eat because they are too tired to cook or are not able to afford to cook their own meals even if they get their food donations from churches or the many other and non denominational sources of food.

If you have read this far, then you now the chances are well above average that you are or are about to be one more member of this growing community.

.Yes, if you are asking yourself this question about me, I do fall into this category. Yes I do dislike the spare tire that is the great divide made mostly of fast food and is keeping the upper half of my  torso and my lower half forever on the other ends of this great and unwanted divide.

Weight loss companies that have, as previously stated, been bombarding you with their sales pitches that are almost always out there and right in your face on your television screen

This message ...  to fit into the clothing that you outgrew while you have been passively sitting right in front of your television but is no longer confined to that medium  and now has infested computer screens and any tablet or smartphone and laptop computer that you own ... is always the same.

We are the best choice for you to lose the extra weight that you are saddled with is what this message boils down to should you stop long enough to think about what you are reading and seeing and then hearing from from some celebrity spokesperson..

(Hearing unless you are part of the rare breed that actually turns off your devices for more that a few hours just to feel you are safe from them while away from the digital world..)

One other way that they can get your attention is by the Bold Print Advertisements with the large images of mouth watering food war in your favorite magazines that are on the magazines racks in your local big box and open twenty-four hour big box stores and are also in your own homegrown local supermarket chain

(If you don't frequent big box and open twenty four hours stores that are out there  Disclaimer: Which I don't.)

as you frequently stand in their checkout lanes.

Here are another two ways that they get your attention.

1. You have subscribed to the same magazine on the racks where you shop for your food for the next week or month if you do or don't bulk shop the way I do.

2. E mail

(There are more ways that they do this and I shall be adding them as soon as I discover them and add them to this section of this article.)

Until I get back to that, here are some guidelines for many of you that are considering the use of the prepackaged meals that will come your way as soon as you sign up with them.

If you has signed up with one of these weight loss companies to be you new food provider or just buy them in the already mentioned big box stores and local supermarket. these companies will now be the primary source of a very sudden cash drain from your savings or checking accounts.

Here are some examples of this:

1. One year of membership in their plan comes out to be $359.00 gone from your wallet as soon as you make your involvement with them a done deal.

2. The average cost of food will jump up to $100.00 per week every time you set foot into their world.

Perhaps even more than that. (Note: I went ahead and radically cut my food budget and I won't even suggest you try and do what I am doing .... but I am close to eating vegan and cutting my own size portions down some on the meat food groups and staying away from fast food locations.)

3. Average weight loss per year has been recorded at twenty-three pounds for the average human on a calorie reducing plan totals up to.$237.56 per pound for  individual support and the special food that has been sold to you.

You all will be discovering this facts and more all about this very soon by following this blog which I hope you do and I will find some small joy in this ongoing project


A Reminder:  If you are just starting any single one of of these advertised plans that is or appears to be everywhere you are looking ... you too will start to be feeling the same cash hit as have many of the others that already have gone ahead and signed up with any one of the plans that are out there.


Sodium In Frozen Meals.
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The answer to this anything but ordinary query about the level of sodium content in the prepackaged and frozen food that is out there can be found on the back of the packages as they sit in the frozen food sections of the big box stores you frequently visit when it comes time to go food shopping.

It is a fact that you may not like what you are about to find out about how high the sodium levels are in the frozen meals that you have yet to purchase or have already bought in a big box store.

[ FromThe Editor: We will do the best we can to assist you in your efforts to lose the extar weight that you have been a home to for most of the past five years ... or longer.]

Here are the guidelines for a healthy intake of sodium on a day to day basis as you go about the daily events in your own lives;

The suggested daily limit of sodium, according to the scientists and the doctors who are part of The American Heart Association is to be less than 2,000 milligrams per day .... far less depending on your age and weight and past family medical history.

The best food grounds containing low amounts of sodium are and in no particular ranking order are these .... Artichokes, Bell Peppers< Broccoli, Carrots, Celery, Radish and a Sweet Potato.

Fruits low in sodium are, again in no particular order, Apples, Plums, Dried Plums, Figs, Oranges, Lime, Watermelons, Dates, Sweet Cherries, Raspberries,  Mango and a Lemon.

Now for the frozen foods that are the highest in sodium amounts and made by the person or persons that, unknowingly. who does the cooking of these frozen and high in sodium foods in your home.

Turkey and gravy frozen. Sodium 1654 mg, Chicken fajita strips frozen Sodium 1184 mg, Home style meatloaf Sodium 1660 mg, Swedish Meatballs 980 mg,Lasagna Bake With Meat Sauce 960 mg and these were just a few of the least healthy choices that you could make. Yes, there are just far too many to list here.

So now the question you might be asking yourself is this one .... "What can we do about downsizing our own sodium intake?

Sodium plays a huge role in leading a healthy, sensible lifestyle. If you do not consume enough sodium in your diet on a daily basis, your body cannot maintain healthy fluid levels, and it may have a negative impact on the way your muscles expand and contract, especially during exercise. On the other hand, if you consume too much sodium every day you are at risk for high blood pressure, kidney disease and your body may even experience an inability to properly absorb the sodium you consume.

Setting Limits 

The American Heart Association recommends limiting your sodium intake to less than 2,000 milligrams per day. And this may be easier said than done, due to the amount of sodium found in processed and canned foods. Frozen foods can even contain high amounts of sodium in an effort to keep them fresh longer. In addition, many sauces contain high amounts of sodium--sometimes more than fifty percent of your dailyvalue per serving.

Making Cuts 

Ways to limit your sodium intake include eliminating the table salt when possible, cutting out bullion cubes and making your own vegetable or chicken broth. You can also cut back on soy sauce and other salty sauces, and replace seasoned salts with salt free seasoning options found in any grocery store. You should also check the labels before purchasing canned items to make sure they do not contain added salt. Look for organic, all-natural and salt-free options when buying vegetables and tomato sauces that are packaged.

 The daily-recommended maximum of 2300 mg of sodium for the average person that .

it is safe to say that it is completely impossible to stay under the maximum allotment of sodium for the average healthy person.

If you fall in the category of high-risk eaters who just can't stop eating -- and have been diagnosed with high blood pressure -- you are putting your life at risk.

Many of the frozen diet meals that are advertised everywhere you can look total up to be less than 300 calories. This is not good for your health.

 If your prevent yourself from taking in other calories to supplement these three frozen meals a day that you need per day, you will not be providing enough calories for yourself to live on. 

The danger of undernourishment is a very real thing. exists. Undernourishment will causes your body's metabolism to radically slow down and  making it even harder to lose weight

.Perhaps the worst thing about many frozen meals is that do not provide enough fruits and vegetables to meet your daily nutritional requirements.

Consuming just frozen diet meals three times a day with no additional fruit and vegetables can and will lead to vitamin deficiency if you don't take the needed steps to remedy this problem with prepared low calorie meals.

Starting The Day With A Smoothie!

If you will indulge me, for just a few moments, allow me to tell you just a few micro bursts of some information about myself.

These series of articles, that I have come to call info-snapshots, are to be published on a daily basis or be published every couple of days or maybe only once during the week depending on my often very unpredictable work schedule. These info-snapshots are about weight loss without spending more of your hard earned cash than you can afford to lose and are part of a in flux plan to assist you in your own weight loss efforts and and are part of a much larger plan of my own design.

My business goals are both simple on some stages and complex on other stages. Let us proceed with the simple one or two act plays on the simple stages first shall we .... yes .... good then let us begin.

This blog is first about helping you lose weight and this blog and all of my many other in the works blogs over at  http://creatingrelationshipsclass.blogspot.com/ and [update later] are there to assist you with some of the other problems that you have experienced in life. These very same blogs are also here to help me out of my own self created problem spots in life.

Now, for the moment, we turn away from the simple stage and look toward the complex stage where a very serious struggle is getting played out before interested observers and the casual viewer that chooses only to pause to watch for a moment or two and then moves onto other things. On this stage, you will see only me writing my blogs in isolation to be able to qualify for Adsense ; when I am not engaged in that pursuit you can observe me getting my wares ready to sell at a small vendor business adventure that will showcase all of my art on my line of products. This will all unfold in December of 2015.

A juried art show is where one of my abstract paintings will be in a competition with other art that will be judged by local art experts. It is they who will decide what painting will be the best in show painting. That same painting and artist will be written about in the local print media, this is of some immense value to the unknown artist who will also be awarded. a cash prize.

While all if this is going on, I will be at my booth, selling less expensive versions of my art that are on products designed more for use in home decorating and on clocks and on either hats or jewelry or perhaps both.

Also in the works will be some of my fictional works that centers around the general notion of you best be careful of what you are doing and what horrible things you might unleash on yourself and others. Each fictional work has a real  horror feel to it.

I am working hard to get my fiction ready so that is to be made available for free to read via Amazon for set amount of time.

The plan here is to start to build a core group of repeat readers before a still undetermined and small fee for downloading my written fiction is then phased in in order for me to become far less dependent on my current salaried position.

You can help in my endeavor to become far less dependent on my current salaried position by doing something simple. Follow this blog. Tell others about this blog and get them to follow it as well. By just doing that, the greater the chance of Adsense approval.

Thank you for your help.

 From here are in this blog will be all about weight loss will proceed to be supportive of your weight loss efforts and provide you with all the available information you shall need to make these easy recipes right in your own kitchen.

Now let the fun and the carefully planned weight loss program, including my own extra pounds, now begin with breakfast and the many different morning smoothies that are easy to make right in your own kitchen.

(Note: The breakfast smoothie recipes listed here are meant to be part of a healthy breakfast and not to be the only nourishment that you prepare for your own breakfast and additional breakfast meal options. Options that have yet to be explored. And will be explored in much greater depths in each of the continuing series of articles about low calorie meals and sensible weight loss without gimmicks or fad diets or the paid celebrity endorsements that are everywhere you look on television or are on the magazine covers of other weight loss magazines that are just everywhere lately (With that mind here are our Monday to Sunday breakfast smoothie recipes.

Some Medical Benefits Included In Apple Cinnamon Surprise .

Lower Cholesterol

Studies have shown that just 1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon per day can lower LDL cholesterol.

Blood Sugar Control.

There have been some studies which suggest that cinnamon may have a regulatory effect on blood sugar, making it especially beneficial for people with Type 2 diabetes.

Yeast Infection Help.

In various studies, cinnamon has shown an amazing ability to stop medication-resistant yeast infections.

Cancer Prevention.

 Researchers publishing a study at the U.S. Department of Agriculture in Maryland, wrote about how cinnamon reduced the proliferation of leukemia and lymphoma cancer cells.

Anti-Clotting

Cinnamon has an  documented anti-clotting effect on  blood.

Arthritis Pain Reduction.

In a study conducted at Copenhagen University, control patients were given half a teaspoon of cinnamon powder combined with one tablespoon of honey every morning before breakfast had significant relief in arthritis pain after one week and could walk without pain within one month.
 
Anti-Bacterial Properties.

When added to food, it inhibits bacterial growth and food spoilage, making it a natural food preservative.

Brain Health.

One study found that smelling cinnamon boosts cognitive function and memory.

E. Coli Fighter.

Researchers at Kansas State University found that cinnamon fights the E. coli bacteria in unpasteurized juices.

High in Nutrients.

It is a great source of manganese, fiber, iron, and calcium.

Apple Cinnamon Surprise

SERVINGS: 4 approximately.

4 apples, sliced.Cinnamon. ¾ c (6 oz) vanilla yogurt. 1 Tbsp honey. ½ tsp freshly grated ginger.

Combine the apple and the yogurt and honey, and ginger. Then blend until smooth.

NUTRITION (per serving) 157 cals, 1 g fat, 0.8 g sat fat, 57 mg sodium, 34 g carbs, 28 g sugars, 1.5 g fiber, 5 g protein


DJM, EDITOR Of US NEWS PEOPLE ISSUE #1