8. Spaghetti Sauce
Almost everybody loves eating spaghetti; however, you might reconsider the way you prepare this Italian dish if you want to control your sodium intake. A single cup of spaghetti sauce contains about 1,000 mg of sodium. For meat sauce lovers, this content will go up due to the additional sodium for every meat added (i.e. meatballs or sausage). Fortunately, there are plenty of alternatives. You can opt for low-sodium pasta sauce which has about 100 mg of sodium per cup. Of course, you have the option of making your own pasta sauce filled with ripe plum tomatoes, garlic and fresh basil.
9. Bread and Tortillas
Your favorite tortillas, rolls and bread contain salt. Read the labels in the packaging carefully. The bigger the tortilla also means it has higher sodium content (6-inch variant contains about 200 mg and the 10-inch variant can have 500 mg sodium). Instead, choose plain or corn variants – they contain just 11 mg of sodium for the 6-inch size. Hamburgers are another staple American food and if you want to have it, consider using Portobello mushroom bun or lettuce wrap. You get added nutrients without the chunk of sodium. A typical hamburger contains about 250 mg of sodium.
