Low Sodium Breakfast Part 2 - Low Sodium Diet

My wife died in 2016 and we ate out a lot especially after our 2 girls left home. I was a police detective for 35y and she was a social worker in a state government job. My wife had her same weight throughout our 34yrs of marriage she always had a beautiful body and she was 56 when she passed from breast cancer. She did smoke. We ate in restaurants all the time and I noticed my blood pressure started rising and the Doctor told me to cut back on restaurant food. After my wife died I lived in the restaurants and diners that’s how I ate. I recently gave my home to my younger daughter and her husband a beautiful house in the suburbs. I moved into a Hi rise luxury senior citizen apartment. One bedroom I’m in the penthouse they say top floor beautiful bacolony with a lookout to the river. It’s plush. But I started cooking my own meals and my pressure has gone down I was 120/80 on my last Dr visit, I lost 12pounds. Now I go to the gym 3 times a week. I’m 65 and I feel great. My only problem is I miss my dear wife of 34yrs.

Had a heart attack about 6 weeks ago, subsequently, a quadruple bypass, and they've set me on a low sodium, less than 1500 mg a day, restriction. I have never liked oatmeal, I've had to eat it, but I don't think I will ever be able to care for the slick slimy feel of it, okra, or avacado/guacamole. Being located in the south, there are few options available when you have to go back to work, which is from 6am to 4:30 PM plus a 45 min drive time. Options are very limited, as stated, to McDonald's, a truck stop, and a mom and pop shop that Cooks homestyle cajun breakfasts (think breakfast gumbo). They offer low carb food, but not low sodium. I've been wondering why doctors haven't been trying to ween americans off of sodium as they have sugar and sweets. Thank you for this video and keep up the good work

So two years late (as usual!), but here's some additional info... as to the oatmeal, please buy the original longer cook-time version. The mouth feel cannot be beat. Quick or instant is far too mushy. Spend the extra 4 minutes on the stove for something you can actually chew. Next, do not, and I repeat, do NOT go for the packages to get apples and cinnamon, or any other flavor. Do it yourself! Look, take an apple (I prefer a Fuji, Granny's are good if you like tart), peel it, and cube it to around 1/4" pieces. Measure amount of water needed for oatmeal and bring to light boil. Add apple ONLY, along with maybe a tsp of cinnamon, a pinch of nutmeg, a smaller pinch of ginger and the smallest (just a hint) of fresh ground clove (last 3 spices optional, but they are handy to incite a riot in the house while it cooks! hehe). OH! And about a 1/2 tsp (pretty small amount) of pure vanilla extract. Cook apple for 12 mins on a SIMMER, lowest heat you can muster yet still get some bubbling. That's 12 mins! Add oatmeal. If you got the regular cook-time version oats, cook those for 6 more mins. First 4 mins on med heat, last 2 on that same very low simmer for the apple. Adjust cinnamon for your taste, I do it by eye using color (a certain color of brown) then taste. You will become expert at it quick. I add Mocha Mix which is a popular non-dairy coffee creamer, and straight 2% milk for a half&half type mixture. Then some yummy delicious brown sugar to taste. You will NEVER buy one of those packets again, and the only sodium you added is in the milk (the Mocha Mix has trace amounts). This truly jumps with flavor, has a really nice chew, and the apple is soft but just so slightly crisp. You'll never get close with a packet. Why is there 200+mg of sodium in packet oatmeal? PRESERVATIVES! Yes, the manufacturing industry besieges us with all of this unnecessary sodium because it makes their product live longer on the shelf!! That's all!! Take control of your raw ingredients and do not buy packet anything anymore! You can control your sodium intake while eating great flavors! Best of luck all you low sodium folks! You are my people too! <3

Very helpful, including actual numbers to look for (finally)(all others only talk "high" or "low" and advise reading labels but never mention numbers.) Thank you, Kelly

Thanks so much for sharing this with us ❤

I just discovered your channel and subscribed. Thank you for sharing so much useful information.

Very helpful,thank you!!!!!!

Ezekiel bread , no sodium

Thank you for sharing this video..I was told to start this kind of meal, yes sodium is number one, plus sweet too. Thank you 🙏

I just discovered you too and I subscribed. I have CHF also. Can't get my bp down even though I've been doing pretty good at managing my calories and sodium for the past 7 days. I spent about 20 minutes in the grocery aisle frustrated as heck looking at all the labels so that I could buy some pizza sauce. (Just once this month). The best I could come up with was 200 mg for 1/4 cup. I did not see your suggestion of Rinaldi. If I had I would have jumped for joy! Will definitely look for it next time. Looking for pizza bread was another adventure. You were talking about breakfast--- I found something I love, that I eat. I can't believe it's not butter spray with Kelloggs Cinnamon Brown Sugar Waffles. It has only 270 mgs of sodium. That keeps you under 500 mg for breakfast if you only have one. There would even be room for a tbsp of jam. My daily goal is 1200 mg per day & 1200 cals. Calories are a breeze. The sodium, I am so struggling. Glad I found your channel. Keep those videos coming please. You could be saving lives. God bless you...

Thank you for sharing great info! Very helpful!

Thank you for the video

I have Menieres the consensus is a low sodium diet can help reduce flair ups. This channel is a blessing 🙏🏽

Thank you. I went through my fridge and cupboards and was shocked.

Rollled oats with cinnamon and chopped apples are my fav. I mean I’m usually full til late evening. Guess I’ll start throwing a piece of toast with peanut butter in my breakfast

Thank you because I was stucked with what to eat for breakfast

Thanks

I love frosted mini wheats, thankyou! I am looking for 0 to low sodium foods i can eat. I have discovered that lime juice added to plain popcorn and other things gives a good flavor.

I've made my own oatmeal packets in a zipper bag for work and travel: 1 heaping Tbsp quick oats, no sugar added dried cranberries, sliced almonds, flax & chia seeds. At home I put frozen blueberries in it, but dried blueberries without added sugar are ridiculously priced and not easy to find for me.

You can now find bacon at Wal-Mart for 150 mgs sodium for two pieces.