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Mrs. Dash! Lots of flavors to shake and sprinkle and some great new
sodium-free marinades. The garlic & lime marinade is just awesome
for shrimp.
* Herb Ox sodium free bouillon in beef and chicken flavors.
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Uncle Ben's whole grain brown rice. It has a great, nutty flavor, only
15 mgs of sodium per serving and cooks in the microwave in only 90
seconds.
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Pomi tomatoes - strained and chopped. They come in a box instead of a
can, taste like fresh and have 10 mgs of sodium per serving.From
Parmelot, the same folks that make shelf stable milk in a box.
I will periodically post here what I fed Mama for dinner that day to give you some ideas for low-sodium meals. I'm not a nutritionist so I can't give you exact nutrition info but by using fresh and frozen foods in their natural state or as close to it as possible and not adding salt I'm confident that the meals I post are well within the limits for low-sodium meals. I'm also one for experimenting, and you'll notice I don't give a lot of precise details... you should cook things the way you like them so don't be afraid to add a little of this or that or to use flavors and seasonings to your own taste. Cooking should be as much fun as eating, don't be afraid to use your creativity.
* Turkey Tortilla Soup - adding some spice to the leftover turkey. The ingredients are over at the Feedin' Mama Blog.
*Mustard Chicken & New Potatoes
I browned some chicken thighs on both sides in a saute pan with a lid. Then I peeled some new potatoes leaving some of the red skin on and cut them in half. I put those in the pan with the chicken and poured about a half-cup of Paul Newman's light mustard salad dressing over all of that and added about a cup of water, then I put the lid on it and just let it simmer for about 30 minutes. It turned out great and I cooked some frozen green beans on the side. Mama and I both enjoyed it immensely. Quick, simple, inexpensive and low in sodium. How great is that?
* Garlic lime shrimp with rice noodles and steamed vegetables
I thawed some frozen peeled and de-veined shrimp in a saute pan with Mrs. Dash's garlic lime sodium-free marinade along with a splash of Paul Newman's lime vinaigrette dressing and a bit of Iron Chef's Orange Ginger cooking sauce. Meanwhile I soaked some rice sticks (asian rice noodles) in hot water and cooked a package of Green Giant Healthy Weight Vegetables in the microwave (it's the one with sugar snap peas, edamame, carrots and black beans in a light butter sauce - my favorite!)I sauted the shrimp until it turned pink, drained the rice noodles and added them to the pan for a few minutes. This is a great low-sodium dinner that takes maybe 20 minutes to put together. Mama loves it and so do I. Enjoy!
* Pork chops with gingered cherry sauce
* Baked Sweet potato
* Green beans with almonds
* Baked apples
I baked boneless pork chops, sprinkling them with pepper and ground ginger. I heated some Smucker's sugar free cherry preserves in the microwave and poured that over the seasoned pork before I baked them in a 350 degree oven. I put one large sweet potato in the oven and I cored 2 gala apples, put a pat of unsalted butter, cinnamon and sugar in the center and baked them at the same time. Depending on the thickness of the pork and the size of the sweet potato & apples it should all be done in 45 minutes to an hour. I also cooked some Green Giant Simply Steam green beans in the microwave. They came with almond slivers which you can use or not. It was a downright tasty dinner and there was not a lot of prep time so it was pretty easy too.
* Pork Schnitzel, German Potato Salad and Sweet & Sour Red Cabbage
Pop over to the Feedin' Mama Blog for today's post on converting some of Publix Supermarket's recipes from their Apron's Simple Meals program. This one turned out really well. We'll be having this one again soon.
* Chicken and rice, corn and green beans
We love comfort food, especially when it's low in salt. Over at the Feedin' Mama blog I talk about getting the most out of a chicken. Check it out here.
