People with hypoproteinemia are encouraged to restrict sodium intake. That said, life can be pretty dull eating food that is almost tasteless.
Here are some suggestions that might help you restrict your salt intake.
1. Use fruits to flavor foods. That’s right! Lemons, limes, apple, pear, grapes, oranges, can creatively give your meals flavor without an addition of salt.
2. You might try a product called Salt Sense”. I use this. This product is salt, but the crystals are shaped differently (if my understanding is correct) that doesn’t allow as many particles per given area to occupy. With Salt Sense, It looks like I’m shaking a lot of salt to my food (when I use it) but actually it’s a little.
3. Salt substitutes: This is a well known tip. Mrs. Dash and others can help season food with little salt.
4. Don’t add Salt to cooked food. This is probably where many people can save on the most salt intake. It is very easy to attain a daily allowance of sodium with just a few shakes of the shaker.
5. Read labels. I use a lower sodium hot sauce, for instance. I always choose the tortilla chips with the least salt.
6. Be Mindful! Remember all packaged foods have added salt unless otherwise indicated. Salt intake, if not monitored, can accumulate quickly.
High salt intake by people with low serum protein, low Albumin (hypoalbuminemia) can cause a marked increase in edema. This is medically undesirable and personally uncomfortable; even painful.
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