Lunch meats, bacon, ham

There was a very good article in the newspaper recently:

YouDocs: Save your brain by ditching salt

"Cutting back on sodium can save you from a heart or brain attack (a.k.a. stroke). It’s as important as eating more (many more) fruits and veggies. But it ain’t easy to go low in a high-sodium world."

Bacon, ham, lunch meats, sausage, canned soups are to be avoided because they contain a LOT of salt. We should stick to fresh fruit, vegetables, poultry, fish, whole grains.

My siblings and I all suffer from high blood pressure, so I sent them this article to increase their awareness and to try to ensure we don't pass our bad habits onto future generations. It may be as simple as learning how to read the nutrition labels and understanding what they mean. It will help us to make better food choices.

Try this Interactive Nutrition Label and Quiz, I think you will learn something you didn't know before.