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Lowers your blood pressure & reduces fluid retention while introducing new food flavours

 

How will the Lower salt diet plan work for you?

Cutting your salt intake can be easier said than done and plenty of foods such as breads and soups contain 'hidden' salt. In this plan, we help you make healthier, lower sodium choices and uses fresh herbs, spices and other healthy, tasty foods for satisfying meals. To further reduce salt intake, select a recipe-based plan to avoid processed convenience foods that are higher in salt than fresh foods.

Why the Lower salt diet?

  • Lower your blood pressure
  • Reduce fluid retention
  • Introduce your taste buds to new food flavours
  • Cook heart-healthy meals

  • Breakfast

    Fruit & Fibre cereal with toast

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  • Lunch

    Pitta with tuna and sweetcorn salad

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  • Dinner

    Mushroom tortellini with salad

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  • Snack

    Oatcakes with peanut butter

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  • Calories
  • 415
  • Protein
  • 15g
  • Carbs
  • 72g
  • Fat
  • 9g

Breakfast

Fruit & Fibre cereal with toast

  • 50g of Fruit & Fibre cereal with 150ml of semi-skimmed milk
  • 1 slice of wholegrain bread spread with 1 tsp of reduced fat olive spread and 1 tsp of reduced sugar jam
  • 1 orange
  • Calories
  • 425
  • Protein
  • 40g
  • Carbs
  • 50g
  • Fat
  • 7g

Lunch

Pitta with tuna and sweetcorn salad

  • Mix 125g of tuna, canned in brine, drained with 1 tbsp of reduced fat mayonnaise and 1 tbsp of sweetcorn
  • Fill 1 wholegrain pitta bread with tuna mix and mixed salad leaves
  • 1 pear
  • Calories
  • 455
  • Protein
  • 19g
  • Carbs
  • 67g
  • Fat
  • 8g

Dinner

Mushroom tortellini with salad

  • 100g of mushroom tortellini prepared per pack directions
  • Mixed salad leaves and 1 chopped tomato with 2 tsp of low fat salad dressing
  • 150 ml of low fat yoghurt
  • 1 apple

Did you know? Limit your intake of ready meals as these are higher in salt then fresh foods

  • Calories
  • 130
  • Protein
  • 4g
  • Carbs
  • 9g
  • Fat
  • 8g

Snack

Oatcakes with peanut butter

  • 2 oatcakes with 1 tsp of peanut butter