Foods You May Be Surprised To Know Are High In Salt
Shrimp
Pre-packaged shrimp often contains salt for reasons of preservation as well as flavoring. This can be avoided by buying it fresh.
Soup
Canned and packaged soup is often full of excess salt, additives, flavor enhancers, etc. Better off making your own from fresh ingredients!
Ham
Salt is used in ham for curing and flavoring. It has been proven that processed meats cause cancer, so it is best to reduce your intake in general.
Instant desserts
While an instant dessert may not taste like salt, it certainly has a high content of it. This is because it contains many additives.
Cottage cheese
While cottage cheese is great for calcium and protein, it does contain excessive salt. Try rinsing it before eating: this will reduce the salt content.
Vegetable juice
Drinking vegetables in juice form has become increasingly popular in recent years. Best to juice your own vegetables though, as the pre-packaged juice can have excessive salt content.
Salad dressing
A lot of salad dressings can contain high levels of salt. As with many other things, you are better off making your own. Try using vinegar and olive oil.
Pizza
Everyone would suspect that fast-food style pizza would be heavy in salt, but actually it's all pizza. The cheese, sauce, dough, and processed meat all add up.