Salt, Added Sugar, and Labels . . .
I wanted to expand a little more on yesterday's post about the foods in this photo.
As you look at it, please remember that i don't have an oxalate problem, so I still eat peanut butter and I have black beans occasionally. :-) As I've mentioned before, every person's kidney stone journey is unique to them. So if you need to not eat peanut butter or anything else on here, then skip them. You need to do what your doctor advises. I'm not a doctor,and I'm not a dietitian, I'm just a human with kidney stone disease. I'm sharing this information because these are the things that help ME. You should always check with your doctor.
I'm not all that keen on processed foods, but in these days of limited shopping and staying at home, I think it's important to know that there are good processed food choices that can be made. You can always choose fresh fruit and veg - neither are big sources of sodium.
In additional, it's best for me to limit my ADDED sugar intake to 25g/day. That equates to 6 teaspoons (or 2 Tablespoons) of ADDED sugar daily. Fruit, obviously, has sugar, but it's naturally occurring. For me, it's all about the sugar that gets added in processing
Here's the food, by row, with sodium first (in mg); ADDED sugar second (in g); and the serving size:
Top, L-R:
Lets talk about the beans for a minute because the sodium content varies widely in beans. Best thing to do is to drain and then to rinse canned beans thoroughly - in a colander under running water - as mentioned in my previous post, that will drop the sodium content per serving by about 40%. That's big!
Do you read the labels on the food you buy? Really read them? If not, it's time to start :-)
As you look at it, please remember that i don't have an oxalate problem, so I still eat peanut butter and I have black beans occasionally. :-) As I've mentioned before, every person's kidney stone journey is unique to them. So if you need to not eat peanut butter or anything else on here, then skip them. You need to do what your doctor advises. I'm not a doctor,and I'm not a dietitian, I'm just a human with kidney stone disease. I'm sharing this information because these are the things that help ME. You should always check with your doctor.
I'm not all that keen on processed foods, but in these days of limited shopping and staying at home, I think it's important to know that there are good processed food choices that can be made. You can always choose fresh fruit and veg - neither are big sources of sodium.
In additional, it's best for me to limit my ADDED sugar intake to 25g/day. That equates to 6 teaspoons (or 2 Tablespoons) of ADDED sugar daily. Fruit, obviously, has sugar, but it's naturally occurring. For me, it's all about the sugar that gets added in processing
Here's the food, by row, with sodium first (in mg); ADDED sugar second (in g); and the serving size:
Top, L-R:
- Best Choice (store brand) No Salt Added Dark Red Kidney Beans, 40mg sodium; 1 gram added sugar (based on comparison with a can of beans with no added sugar); (1/2 C)
- Del Monte No Sugar Added Very Cherry, 5mg; 0g; (1/2 C)
- Del Monte 100% Juice Chunky Mixed Fruit, 5mg; 3g added sugar (based on comparison with the cans with no added sugar); (1/2 C)
- Del Monte No Sugar Added, Fruit Cocktail, 5mg; 0g; (1/2 C)
- Riceland White Long Grain Rice, 0mg; 0g; (1/4 C dry which is just under 1 C cooked)
- Hunt's No Salt Added Tomato Sauce, 15mg; 0g; (1/4 C)
- Green Giant No Salt Added Steam Crisp Niblets Whole Kernel Sweet Corn, 0mg; 0g; (1/2C)
- Bumblebee Very Low Sodium Solid White Albacore Tuna, 35mg; 0g; (2 oz., drained, is is about 1/2 a can)
- Bumblebee Low Sodium Solid White Albacore Tuna, 65mg; 0mg; (1 can, drained)
- McCann's Steel Cut Irish Oatmeal, 0mg; 0g; (1/4 C dry)
- Yogi Green Tea, Super Antioxidant, 0mg; 0g; (1 teabag)
- Quaker Instant Oatmeal, Original, 75mg; 0g; (1 packet)
- Bush's Reduced Sodium Black Beans, 240mg; 0g; (1/2 C)
- Smucker's Natural Peanut Butter, Creamy, 110mg; 0g; (2 T)
- Snyder's of Hanover Unsalted Mini Pretzels, 0mg; 1g; (1 oz)
- CrispyGreen Crispy Fruit, Mango, 0mg; 0g; (1 bag)
- CrispyGreen Crispy Fruit, Apple, 0mg; 0g (1 bag)
Lets talk about the beans for a minute because the sodium content varies widely in beans. Best thing to do is to drain and then to rinse canned beans thoroughly - in a colander under running water - as mentioned in my previous post, that will drop the sodium content per serving by about 40%. That's big!
Do you read the labels on the food you buy? Really read them? If not, it's time to start :-)
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