3 Sneaky salty foods for which to watch out

Your daily serving of salt

Salty foods are one of the biggest culprits when it comes to additional weight gain. Most people should stick to less than 2 300 mg of sodium a day.

If you have high blood pressure, you should be limiting this amount to 1 500 mg per day.

3 Salty foods for which to watch out

1. Cottage cheese. Just one cup of low-fat cottage cheese packs almost 1 000 mg of sodium. That's about 40% of what you're supposed to have for the entire day! Greek yoghurt contains just 60 mg of sodium per serving and makes a good substitute.
2. Cereal. Many cereals contain between 180 and 300 mg of sodium per serving, which amounts to around 12% of your daily sodium intake. Rather stick to morning oats topped with healthy nuts and fruit.
3. Veggie burgers. This is a great meat-free substitute for vegetarians, but be careful... These little patties contain a whopping 400 to 500 mg of sodium (and that's before the bun, cheese, and condiments). Opt to make your own patties, or treat yourself to a veggie burger on the odd occasion.

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