Allspice

Basil

Bay leaf

Chili powder

Chives

Cinnamon

Cloves

Curry powder

Dill

Dry mustard

Extracts (vanilla)

Garlic (fresh)

Garlic powder

Ginger

Horseradish sauce

Lemon juice

Lime juice

Mace

Marjoram

Nutmeg

Onion (fresh)

Onion powder

Oregano

Paprika

Pepper

Rosemary

Sage

Tabasco

Tarragon

Thyme

Vinegar

Type of food

Allowed

Stay away from these foods

Milk, yogurt, cheese

• Whole, 2%, or skim milk

• Cottage cheese, regular hard cheeses, tofu

• Puddings, custards, ice cream

• Processed cheese, cheese spreads

Meat, fish, poultry

• Fresh or frozen meats, poultry, fish

• Low sodium canned tuna or salmon

• Dried beans and peas

• Soybean or vegetable protein

• Peanut butter

• Salted or canned meats, fish (sardines, herring, anchovies), or poultry

• Lunch meats (bologna, ham, corned beef)

• Cured meats (ham, bacon, sausage)

• Hot dogs, dried beef, jerky

• Commercially frozen entrees

• Kosher-prepared meats

Fruits

• Fresh, frozen, or canned fruits, fruit juices

• None

Vegetables

• Fresh, frozen, or low-sodium canned vegetables

• Sauerkraut, salted or pickled vegetables

• Vegetables cooked with salted meats

• Regular vegetable juices

Starches, breads, cereals

• Potatoes, macaroni, spaghetti, noodles, rice

• Unsalted potato chips, low-sodium pretzels, unsalted crackers, unsalted popcorn, and nuts

• Whole-grain and enriched breads

• Pancakes, muffins, French toast, waffles, biscuits, cookies, cakes

• Whole-grain and enriched cooked or commercially prepared dry cereals

• Potato chips, salted snack foods, or pretzels

• Commercially prepared rice and noodle mixes

• Salted breads, rolls, and crackers

• Salted popcorn and nuts

Miscellaneous

• Chocolate, cocoa, horseradish, herbs and spices, such as onion powder, fresh garlic, garlic powder, celery seed

• Flavorings, such as vinegar, lemon juice, Tabasco

• Low-sodium condiments and seasonings

• Ketchup, chili sauce, barbecue sauce, mustard, gravy (limit to 1 tablespoon per day)

• Low-sodium canned soups, homemade soups

• Commercially prepared meat sauces

• Monosodium glutamate (MSG)

• Onion salt, garlic salt, celery salt, seasoned salt

• Olives, pickles

• Relish, soy sauce, Worcestershire sauce

• Dehydrated soup or bouillon, canned soups

Fats

• Butter, margarine, lard, shortening, vegetable oil, mayonnaise

• Salad dressing (limit to 1 tablespoon per day)

• Salt pork, bacon fat, fat back

• More than 1 tablespoon salad dressing per day

Breakfast

Lunch

Dinner

Orange juice (1/2 cup)

Dry cereal (1/2 cup)

Toast (1 slice)

Margarine (1 tsp)

Jelly (1 tbsp)

Low-fat milk (1 cup)

Beef patty (3 oz)

Hamburger bun (1)

Mustard (1 tbsp)

Ketchup (1 tbsp)

Sliced tomato and lettuce

Low-fat milk (1 cup)

Baked, breaded chicken strips, homemade (3 oz)

Oven-baked French fries, homemade (1/2 cup)

Green beans (1/2 cup)

Dinner roll (1)

Margarine (1 tsp)

Apple juice (1 cup)

Frozen yogurt (1/2 cup)

Morning snack

Afternoon snack

Banana

Cereal fruit bar

Oatmeal cookies (2)

Lemonade

The food label reads

What this means

Sodium-free

Less than 5 mg sodium per serving

Salt-free

Meets requirements for sodium-free

Low sodium

140 mg sodium or less per serving

Very low sodium

35 mg sodium or less per serving

Reduced sodium

At least 25% less sodium compared with the same product without reduced sodium

Light in sodium

50% less sodium per serving compared with foods with more than 40 calories per serving or more than 3 gm of fat per serving

Unsalted, no added salt, or without added salt

• No salt is added during processing

• The product it resembles and substitutes for is normally processed with salt