Salty Facts - Seemingly "Healthy" Foods Can Sometimes Pack Absurd Amounts of Sodium

When shopping for healthy food, you probably check the nutrition facts label for calories and fat — but even the seemingly "healthy" foods can sometimes pack absurd amounts of sodium. Sodium is naturally present in some foods, but it’s also used in processed foods to prevent the growth of bacteria, bind ingredients, enhance color, and give food a firmer texture. ⁠⁠

Since frozen meals are one of those products that tend to be high in sodium, I decided to do some grocery shopping and find out just how much is in the most popular brands. Boston Market and Hungry Man apparently love the salt. But what was somewhat surprising was that plenty of Weight Watchers meals had more sodium than Hot Pockets, and some meals from natural and organic food brand Amy’s contained more than 700 milligrams. Hungry Man Home-Style Meatloaf packed in 1,600mg of sodium. Hungry-Man? More like Salty-Man.

At least it has corn.⁠⁠Some great SALTernatives…try the home delivery service for easy and convenient dinners like @HelloFresh@blueapron or @Dinnerly . Cooking at home gives you more control over how much salt is in your food. ⁠