Tuesday, July 30, 2013

Lime and Chile nuts

This is Matt's favourite new discovery. They are spicy!
From Trader Joe's.

Cinnamon almonds

These are my favourite nuts and they are sodium free!

No sodium bread

This is the only low sodium bread we know of in the States and it is from Trader Joe's. It is sodium free (and flour free). It is ok, a bit dry and it spoils quickly but it does the trick.

Mrs. Dash


We are currently in the states on holiday and found a new Mrs Dash: fiesta lime. We tried it tonight on chicken and it was great. The one on the right is the regular one we brought with us.

Salsa


This is one of Matt's favourite salsas from Trader Joe's, it isn't super low sodium but it is better than most.

Friday, July 19, 2013

Sausage

The serving size equals 2 sausages. 
These aren't low salt, by any means, but they are the lowest sodium sausages I have ever found.
(I didn't think to take a picture of the until after i froze them- so sorry for the bad photo!)
This is from Queensbury Market in North Vancouver.

Thursday, July 18, 2013

Caesar Salad Dressing


Pretty low, especially for Caesar dressing.

Mozzarella cheese


Lowest sodium cheese i have ever found.
Found at Thrifty's, unfortunately the other types of cheese from this name brand aren't as low.

Sunday, July 14, 2013

Corn tortillas


I am sure anyone reading this is well aware that Corn Tortillas are the obvious choice over flour tortillas on a low sodium diet. They are no salt!!
Today we tried this recipe: http://www.justataste.com/2013/04/healthy-baked-chicken-cheese-taquitos-recipe/
And they turned out delicious (the picture makes them look  a little blah.. but they were very good!) 
Obviously we omitted the salt, roasted our own chicken, used homemade broth, salsa and guacamole.. but otherwise stuck to the recipe.

Thursday, July 4, 2013

Nutritional Yeast


I keep hearing about Nutritional yeast to use in place of salt. Apparently it tastes a bit like Parmesan cheese. We haven't tried it yet, but I will report back.

Reporting back.. 
Matt has been a bit reluctant trying this but I have sprinkled it on quite a few things. It definitely does have a Parmesan flavour to it. The lady at the store recommended it on popcorn, which I tried and I do agree it is a very nice addition.

Mustard


I was super excited to see that dry mustard has zero sodium. Prepared mustard has 60mg per tsp! I usually add mustard to homemade salad dressing and marinades, so now I am using dry!