5 Tasty Low-Sodium Dinners While it remains to be seen if the government will get involved, one thing’s for sure: We should be paying more attention to the amount of sodium we’re taking in with our go-to meals. “Oftentimes people look at calorie counts when choosing what to eat, but that’s simply not the whole picture,” says nutritionist Judy Caplan, RD, of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. [sidebar]The current daily guidelines for sodium is 2,300 mg a day, but as you’ll see, it’s easy to surpass that daily allotment in just one meal. See how easy it is to fall into a salt trap at breakfast, lunch, and dinner: Breakfast: IHOP’s Ham & Eggs Combo with Whole Wheat Pancakes and Bananas This menu item sounds healthy enough: It has bananas, eggs, whole wheat—how bad could it be? Really bad. Not only does it tally up to 1000 calories and 47 grams of fat, it also serves up 3240 milligrams of sodium. Lunch: Applebee’s Bruschetta Chicken Salad Clearly, not all salads are created equal when it comes to offering up healthy fare. This order adds up to 1110 calories and a jaw-dropping 3120 milligrams of sodium. Dinner: Chili’s Lighter Choices Sweet and Spicy Chicken Sure, it’s on the “Lighter Choices” menu, but it’s anything but light on the sodium with its whopping 2740 milligrams of salt. Perhaps the name should be “Sweet, Spicy, and Extremely Salty.” Also see: How To Kick The Salt Habit, 6 Super Salty Canned Soups, Lower Your Blood Pressure With Yoga
