Low-Salt Diet

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This is a normal diet, restricted only in certain foods that have excessive salt or sodium. Avoid serving your child canned and prepared frozen foods. Read all labels carefully. Attempt to keep the child's total sodium intake below 3.5 grams per day.

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FOODS	ALLOWED	OMITTED
BEVERAGES	All tea, coffee, milk (sodium-free)	No restrictions
BREAD AND CEREALS	Regular bread and cereals	Crackers with salted tops Pretzels Salted Popcorn
DESSERTS	All, in moderation	No restrictions
FATS	All except those in omitted column	Bacon and bacon fat Salt pork Olives Prepared meats
FRUITS	All	No restrictions
MEAT AND MEAT SUBSTITUTES	Meat Fish Poultry Eggs Cottage Cheese Dried beans and peas All cheeses except those ommited Cured fish and meats may be consumed once a week	Any meat, fish or poultry that is smoked, brine-cured or salted, including: Bacon Bologna Chipped beef Corned beef Frankfurters Luncheon meats Ham Kosher meats Salt pork Sausages Salted or smoked fish such as herring, anchovies, sardines, or salted codfish Processed cheese Cheese spreads Cheese such as Roquefort or Camembert
POTATOES AND SUBSTITUTES	All except potato chips	Potato chips
SEASONINGS AND FLAVORINGS	A small amount of salt or other seasoning may be used in cooking	Salt at the table Catsup Pickles Relishes Soy sauce
SOUPS	Cream soups Canned soups	Bouillon cubes Prepared soup bases Canned soups containing smoked or salty meats
VEGETABLES	All except those in omitted column	Sauerkraut and other vegetables prepared in brine

(Adapted from The Arizona Diet Manual, by the Diet Therapy Section of The Arizona Dietetic Association, Inc.)