IT OVERLOAD ON SALT. TOO MUCH SODIUM CAN LEAD TO STROKE AND HEART DISEASE. HALEY HERNANDEZ HAS WAYS WE CAN CUT BACK NOW. >> IT'S NOT EVEN AS EASY'S CUTTING BACK BECAUSE SALT IS SECRETLY IN EVERYTHING, BUT ONE DIETICIAN SAYS THERE ARE WAYS TO REDUCE YOUR INTAKE. ON AVERAGE, A FROZEN MEAL WILL HAVE OVER 1,000 MILLIGRAMS OF SALT. YOU CAN STILL EAT PACKAGED FOODS, JUST MAKE SURE TO CHECK THE LABEL. YOU WANT TO GO FOR THE PREMADE MEALS THAT ARE SODIUM-FREE OR LOW IN SODIUM. JOANNA SAYS IT WILL HELP TO STAY HYDRATED, SINCE SALT WILL DO THE OPPOSITE. >> IT DEFINITELY WILL DEHYDRATE YOU SO, INCREASE YOUR WATER AND LIMIT THE SODIUM YOU DON'T WANT THE DEHYDRATION AND SOMETIMES THE DEHYDRATION WILL GIVE YOU A FALSE SENSE OF HUNGER. >> THEN THAT FALSE SENSE OF HUNGER CAN LEAD BACK TO MORE SALTY FOODS.
>> SO IT'S THE CYCLE THAT YOU WANT TO LIMIT. COOKING YOUR OWN FOODS AND BEING IN CONTROL OF THE AMOUNT OF SODIUM THAT YOU PUT INSIDE THE FOOD THAT WILL REALLY HELP. >> BUT SINCE SALT IS A NATURAL PRESERVATIVE, EVEN CANNED OR FROZEN VEGETABLES COULD BE LOADED WITH SODIUM SO, GRAY SAYS TO RINSE THEM. >> IF YOU RINSE THAT OFF IT WILL GIVE YOU LESS SODIUM. >> YOU'LL ALSO BE ADDING A LOT OF SODIUM ADDING MEALS THAT CAN SEEM HEALTHY. WATCH OUT FOR DRESSINGS AND SALADS OR SAUCES THAT YOU PUT ON FOOD BECAUSE THEY ARE USUALLY FILLED WITH SODIUM. SO WHEN EATING OUT, YOU CAN ALSO CHECK OUT THE MENU BEFORE CHOOSING THE RESTAURANT. GIOVANNI GRAY SAYS IT'S WORTH A TRY TO ASK THE SERVER FOR THE MEALS TO BE MADE WITH NO SALT. IT DOESN'T HURT. I HATE TO BE THAT PICKY PERSON AT A RESTAURANT, BUT, I MEAN, MAYBE THERE'S OPTIONS. >> AND IF YOU USE THE ROCK SEA SALT LIKE WE WERE TALKING ABOUT, A LITTLE BIT GOES A LONG WAY.
>> I DEFINITELY FEEL LIKE I TASTE IT MORE AND IT DOESN'T TAKE AS– >> THEN YOU CAN LOWER YOUR INTAKE. GOOD TIP. >> I MEAN, NOT ALL TIPS ARE JUST COOK AT HOME, BUT I NEVER KNEW THAT YOU SHOULD BE RINSING CANNED VEGETABLES. THAT WAS ONE THAT I HAD NOT HEARD BEFORE, BUT, YEAH, IF IT'S A PRESERVATIVE. >> AND SOME OF THE NO SALT ADDED, I TRY TO LOOK FOR THAT, TOO. >> I THINK IT'S THE CAFFEINE THAT MOST OF US ARE GOING TO.
