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[babyloulou]

Is it?? I thought it was 1g which is 1000mg??

 

[babyloulou]

Right just checked it's 1g of salt (so 1000mg) and 0.4g of sodium (so 400mg) x

 

[lisaf]

lol, um... whats the difference betwen salt and sodium?
(feeling dumb here..)

 

[kcw81]

Right! So if we are checking the ingredients on stuff like bread it states the sodium amount not the salt, so gotta figure it out that way.

 

[kcw81]

"Sodium is an ingredient found primarily in processed foods, such as frozen and canned goods. Salt, or sodium chloride, is made up of 60 percent chlorine and 40 percent sodium"

 

[babyloulou]

Salt is made up of sodium and chloride - so the sodium level on a packet is the level of sodium within the salt that's in it. They are listed separately usually- I don't think it really matters which you follow as long as you make sure you stick to the same one when checking packets and adding the totals x

 

[kcw81]

they don't list salt content here, just sodium in mg. they show it there?

 

[lisaf]

that 40% makes sense then...
1000mg of salt IS 400 mg of sodium then. So they can only have a maximum total of 400mg sodium a day, including the salt.
Totally weird.. I'll just pay attention to sodium unless I'm putting actual salt on his food... though why I would do that is beyond me since I'm sure its easy to go over the limit if you aren't careful.

 

[babyloulou]

It easy to go over the limit just with finger foods Lisa- it's amazing how much every thing has in it!! 

Most things list both here Casey. I just count the salt x

 

[kcw81]

check out pickles and mustard sometime- theres so much!

 

[babyloulou]

Yeah looking at them constantly for Ben has made me realise that I eat over the adult limit pretty much every day- before i've even added any extra to my food!! It's terrible how much they put in things really!

 

[SBB]

God I'm so slack at checking stuff! I don't think S has too much since he has such a small amount of everything, and for the most part its just fruit/veg but I'm going to check everything now. Ridiculous how much is in bread - why does it need to be there?!

X x x

 

[babyloulou]

God knows Suz! I think sometimes it's used as a preservative but I did read that we're just used to salty stuff and when they make things with no salt they just don't sell well

 

[SBB]

I have to admit I love salt

X x x

 

[SBB]

Hey verna :wave: how are you?

X x x

 

[lisaf]

I believe salt works with the yeast somehow... or at least my breadmaker instructions said not to skip the salt for that reason.

 

[kcw81]

I love salt! I eat pickles and olives and I practically eat mustard or salsa with a spoon! The more mustard on a sandwich the better! But for breakfast I am all about sweet. I never did like egg dishes with bacon or other salty foods in the morning. I like fruit and sweet flavors when I wake up.

They premiere the US X factor this week and I won't be watching it. You guys talked about it all the time though so I am a little curious. I never liked American Idol so I figure I won't like X factor. Seems like just another reality talent show in a long list of them!

 

[lisaf]

I really worry my MIL is kind of insane. She picked a tomato from the garden. It had a bad spot, so she gouged it out and threw it in the sink (left it there on the side without the disposal). She left the gouged-out tomato on a paper plate... 'so we could eat it'.
Ummmmmmm, I didn't ask her to pick a tomato...I didn't need one! That alcohol smell of fermentation was so strong in the kitchen that I didn't want to even taste the damned tomato. Weirdo.

Also, I don't want to keep buying diet Pepsi for them... its sickening how much they are drinking and while I want to keep drinks and snacks in the house for them, I feel I'm enabling a disgusting habit. Its not the cost of buying more, its that they're just guzzling them down like crazy and its kind of scary. They bring 20 ounce bottles from home... then on top of that the past 2 days they've babysat they went through 9 cans... each day! SIL is 40 and MIL is in her 60s.

 

[babyloulou]

Wow that's a lot of Pepsi Lisa!!! I'm surprised they're not climbing the walls!!

I love salty food too! Especially on chip-shop chips! Yummy!!

Suz- I had a dream about you last night! I dreamt that me, Ste and Ben came to stay with you in your mansion! Everything was fine until I knocked over a glass which smashed a lamp which then smashed your tv! You were mad with me although tried to pretend you weren't! I knew you were mad though because there were loads of people there and I was the only one not allowed in your marble swimming pool and indoor Turkish bath!! Nasty Suz!! 

 

[caz & bob]

girls well finished striping the walls in the living room chinese for tea starving cant wait x x x