i would like to know too, all i have wanted lately was peanuts and my icecream. I love salt. I have even bought my canned veges without salt added which makes not even want them. there has got to be an alternative.

There is soy ice cream, and tofu ice cream out there. And also soy butter instead of peanut butter. I buy these things because my daughter has bad food allergies. If you check in your grocery store in the natural food section, or go to a health food store you will find lots of alternatives. That's how I starting finding things for my daughter way before I knew I had hcv. There are even vegetable chips, and natural sea salt has less sodium the iodized salt. But alot of heart patients use regular Mrs Dash to replace salt.

yeah but do these things taste like the real thing, i haven't tasted anything soy or tofu that tasted good.

I am on a very low sodium diet. Not always easy but it can be done. And I love my salt so I had to work hard on this one to get use to no salt added. Here are a few snacks I use to keep my low sodium diet balanced.

Atkins Endulge bars. I like the carmel nut chew bar the best. Has only 70 mg sodium, l g sugar, 140 cal.

Yoplait light yogart is sweet and healthy. Many flavors to choose from. Only 80 mgs. Sodium.

Ice cream isnt bad for you and low sodium. I usually by light or low fat. You just have to keep the amount to normal portions and balance it with the rest of you diet. As long as dairy products arent causeing you problems I say eat it within reasonalble portions.

A fresh veggie tray but use the a salad spritzer like Wish bone that has only 70 mgs of sodium in 10 sprays instead of dipping into a salad dressing loaded with sin. I mean salt. Lol Ten sprays goes a long ways and they are pretty good.

cup of peanut m&ms has only 20 mgs of sodium.

I buy planter no salt mixed nuts and mix the honey roasted peanuts with them for some salt and but still keeps the sodium down.



You can buy Rice snaps with no sodium. I get mine at a Vitaming grocery store. No sodium and not many cal. I add a thin slice of swiss cheese on top. I have found that swiss cheese has the least sodium in it.

A big part of diet is the proportion size and balancing all ingredients to fit what you need for your bodies needed allowance to be healthy.

As far as vegetables I stay away from the no salt canned ones. They are bad. I do frozen which is low sodium and have more flavor but if you can fresh produce is the best and easiest to add spices for flavor. They also naturally have a better taste without the salt. I steam when possible. Boiling can take out a lot of the nutrients.

Soy tastes better than tofu when it comes to ice cream, in my opinion. It tastes a little different, but alot of people I know who switched got used to the difference and now can't stand the taste of milk products for the very same reason why we don't care for soy right now. There is even veggie/soy cheese, again it take some getting use to.

This is one of my favorites I just made. Guerrero tortillas de maiz. 1 tortilla 10 mg of sodium. I take 505 mild green chili Organic (it has only 40 mg sodium per 1/4 cup) Shred about 1 to 2 oz. of swiss cheese shredded. You can brave the cheddar I do on occasion. I heat the green chili up first then put on tortilla topped with cheese roll and nuke for about 30 to 40 sec. And you have fast food thats good.

If everyone would share just one, only one snack I bet this girl can come up with something palatable due our restricted diets we need to be on.

is it way more expensive to do the organic foods? Ive only ever looked at organic vs "regular" fruit and that is always a lot more. Cant you just wash the "regular" stuff?

Makaih is the expert on organic foods. You need to wash them to and the norm is they tend to cost more. If you are concerned about price you can do things like peal and apple and that gets rid the majority of pesticides and is actually easier to digest. They do make washes for this reason of washing off veggies and fruits. Hopefully Makaih will see this or you could message her. She also has the whats cooking group below you may find some good things there. Good Luck. It isn't easy but you can make your diet more tasty if you do the research like you are.

Ok snack girl is here!! LOL First and foremost...Soymilk...yummo!! My fav is soy milk with chocolate Nesquick added! I am drinking that right now yumm!! My second is red pepper hummus If you ever want the recipe ask me, we all eat it around here with baby carrot sticks or on triscuits. I stay away from red meat,but do find my self salivating over a nice raw steak in the meat isle sometimes...thats usually when the other shoppers kinda..walk away..LOL I will not give up my chocolate, but switched to dark chocolate instead and of course everything in moderation. I also love pitas, anything i can stuff in there spicy chicken, lettuce, spinach, mushrooms,feta cheese, herbs, cheese, ranch, mayo, jalapenos, banana peppers, onions..dam I am salivating again!! For me personally I have chose to use sea salt, stevia in place of sugar, no whites, only whole wheat, brown rice,complex carbs. Oh and during that special time of the month...lol...I eat cocoa pebbles! Yumm Oh and I love fruit! You know at first it was hard making these changes, just give your body like say 30 days and now my body craves the good food and when I eat the crap well...I will buy whatever fruit I want and every Sat afternoon I will cut/wash everything and portion it into baggies for the week. I will also do that with chicken breasts, bake some up with mushroom sauce, rice pilaf, steamed veggies and portion out into tupperwares. So during the week I can just get up and 'go' and that has made a huge difference in the eating right factor. Also like trail mix, chex mix and I love brazil nuts! We also have some popsicles, they are only like 35 cal each. Bagels with cream cheese, aren't bagels high in sodium? Bite size prunes and dried fruit, celery sticks with PB or cream cheese and chives and black olives, jello with fruit added, yogurt, i also make smoothies with vanilla yogurt and frozen peaches, bluberries, stawberries, raspberries,honey, and some apple or OJ to top off! Yum Oh and fresh anything is the way to go. Like from local farmers market or garden..ok I gotta go snack now! =)

I like salsa and corn chips. Costco carries organic salsa and healthy corn chips with flax and sunflower seeds. Mash some avocado into the salsa, and then add some fresh greens, like parsley, watercress, cilantro, chopped spinach. I make it healthy. Then allow myself only a certain amount.

I used to eat Soy Delicious, they carry a line without added sugar, called It's Soy Delicious.
http://www.turtlemountain.com/products/products.html

Now I make my own frozen treats. I make an obscenely delicious chocolate mousse with tofu, sucanat and dark organic chocolate. Goes great in a chocolate banana dessert. I make a nut and oat crust, bake it slightly, top it with sliced bananas, cover that with the tofu mousse and then if I'm really in the mood, raspberries sweetened and thickened with arrowroot. My tofu hating friends gobble it down.

Salt is ok if it is Real Salt. Go read up on their website.
http://realsalt.com

Dulse is a great salty seaweed that can be sprinkled on foods to improve the taste. Adds minerals. We all are lacking in minerals.

Make icecream with Thai Kitchen coconut cream and frozen fruits. Yummy.

Fruit smoothies made with frozen bananas, strawberries and yogurt or tofu, and a little honey or maple syrup if you must, are really good.

Join What's Cooking, and ask for ideas! It's a member group.

boy i can't think of any really healthy snacks. mmmmm i did find these crackers called 'ak-mak' that are pretty good.

I have noticed I have weird cravings on tx. Like foods I ate as a child....maybe it's a comfort thing.