Bacon

 

I picked this up today.. i didn't know they made low sodium bacon!

160mg for 2 slices isn't that bad.

Our low sodium journey

It is with a happy heart that I am announcing our venture back into the world of sodium.. although many of our lifestyle changes we plan to carry on.

A few weeks ago Matthew received a kidney transplant! 

We have been advised to always remain vigilant about our sodium intake, but we definitely do not need to be on such strict watch. I hope this (short) blog of products is helpful to other people starting  down the low sodium path. 

I will try to update this blog when I find new products but it likely won't be quite as often as I have updated it in the past. 

Chips

When I first tried these chips I thought they were so plain that I actually salted them for myself (without telling Matt). But I have to say that these chips have really grown on me, they taste like potatoes not salt.  I would actually purchase them over the salted variety now. 

Low Sodium bread machine pizza dough

I keep stalling at posting this recipe because I want to include a picture but I can't seem to remember to take a picture... so here is a the recipe for low sodium pizza dough for the bread machine.
We love to make pizza from scratch but struggled for a long time to find the right combination of salt and yeast. I think we finally have it:

1 cup water
1 Tbsp shortening
1 Tbsp sugar
1/2 tsp salt
2 2/3 Cup flour
3/4 tsp yeast

There you go! You will have to trust me as I have no picture proof..

We usually top it with homemade low sodium pizza sauce, our favourite low sodium mozzarella cheese (here) and different combinations of low sodium toppings.

Mr. Spice- hot wings

 

Matt's favourite Mr. Spice is the Hot Wings. I think he has tried the whole line now.. here are some others.

We notice that most stores carry one or two different Mr. Spices but hardly any carry the whole line. We have to go to Whole Foods for this particular one.

Seasoned pepper

This isn't really a "no-sodium product", as pepper doesn't usually contain salt anyway but I thought it was worth a mention. It is a seasoned pepper, which is great as it gives extra flavour to the food. I find the grains a bit too large, but the flavour is very nice.

Chicken broth

 

We like to make our broth from scratch in order to keep the sodium level as low as possible.

We start with a bed of onions, lots of garlic, lemons, pepper and a whole chicken. After about 5 hours (on low) in the slow cooker we remove most of the chicken meat, leaving the bones, skin and other bits.. add some water, Kombu seaweed and spices and let it go for another 5 hours before straining.