Ketchup

We have been very happy with Thrifty's Compliments brand low sodium ketchup. It is a bit lower in sodium than the Heinz variety 45mg/tbsp versus 60mg/tbsp.

 

 Regular Ketchup below. 140mg/tbsp

A summary of bacon

It is actually quite embarrassing documenting our bacon intake. The kids are a bit obsessed with it at the moment and ask for it every weekend. I think they are making up for lost time.  I picked up a few different low sodium name brands lately, so I thought I would compare...

 

3.8mg/g

5mg/g

Here is the summary from best to worst broken down into mg per gram as the serving size varies per name brand:

2.7mg/g  Kirkland brand photo here

3.8mg/g Western Family photo above

4mg/g Safeway Select photo here

5mg/g Maple Leaf photo above

Salt Salt Salt

To compare the true sodium content between different salts you have to look at the serving size in grams versus the measurement due to the size of the salt.  See below four different types of salt Kosher Salt, Sea Salt, Pink Himalayan and regular "household".  They are pretty much have the same sodium content despite first glance at their label.

 

600mg per 1.5 g

 

585mg per 1.5 g

 

615mg per 1.5 g

 

590mg per 1.5 g

 (Sorry about the bad photo, this box of salt has been around for a while).

Bacon (again)

 

We found another low sodium bacon!! This one is even better.. 54g for 150mg. It is Kirkland -Costco brand and it is great. It is nice to be able to have bacon in our house again. 

Dill Pickles

 

Even at 50% less salt, these are are not really a good option for people on a low sodium diet.. but they are the ones that we get for our pickle obsessed son.

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.