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QUIZZES
"TRUE or FALSE"
(1) If the claim "no salt added" appears on a food label, you can guarantee that there will be no sodium in the product. |
(2) Sodium causes high blood pressure. |
(3) Twelve ounces of V8 juice has less sodium than one cooked sausage. |
(4) Many scientific groups recommend that individuals severely restrict their sodium intake. |
(5) A person on a strict sodium-restricted diet can easily reduce their sodium intake to the appropriate amount by simply refraining from high-sodium foods. |
CAN YOU GUESS ...
Which one has more sodium per serving?
THIS or THAT?
Campbell's Tomato Soup (1/2 cup) |
V8 juice (11.5 oz.) |
Sbarro's Supreme Pizza (10 oz.) |
Spam (2 oz.) |
Extra Strength Alka-Seltzer (1 tablet) |
Lay's Salt & Vinegar potato chips (1 oz.) |
THREE
THINGS
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THINK
ABOUT....
What could you do to limit your salt intake, if you were eating at a restaurant?
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What are three things you could do at the grocery store to limit your salt intake?
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"A man's palate can, in time, become accustomed
to anything."
- Napoleon Bonaparte
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The juice has 830 mg of sodium in 11.5
ounces, whereas the soup has 730 mg of sodium in one half cup. This
can has 2.5 one half cup servings, though.
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Ten ounces of the pizza has 1,580 mg
of sodium. Two ounces of Spam has 750 mg of sodium, but keep in mind
that if you ate the whole container of Spam, you'd consume almost double
your Daily Value for sodium. BACK
The potato chips have 380 mg of sodium
in one ounce, but there are 6 ounces in the bag! You do the math.
In one Extra-Strength Alka-Selter tablet, there is 588 mg of sodium.
If you followed the directions on the package and took 2 tablets every
four hours, imagine how much sodium you'd consume. Remember to check
the information on the back of over-the-counter medication packages for
sodium-containing compounds. BACK