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Low Sodium Foods for 13 Month Old

I have been making baby food for my 12 1/2 month old son since he was 6 months old. He had a food intolerance to grains and we are just now getting him started on them. When I use frozen or canned produce I always buy it with no salt and sugar added. I am looking for the same in grain products and am not having any luck. Maybe I am looking in all the wrong places, but I can't even find unsalted crackers! Everything I looked at had incredibly large amounts of sodium! Whole Foods is too far away from me, so I'm looking for products I can find at biggs, kroger or meijer. I am also looking for ideas on meats (all natural) for this age group. He does really well with finger foods and any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

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T.,

I am new to the Toledo area, but I just found a Fresh Market on Central & Secor. They have a lot of whole grain & organic foods. That might be a good place to look.

Good Luck!
A.

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Try usalted tops. It cuts down the salt. There is also truely is not a salt free diet. Pork products have sodium in it by nature. Salt is used to keep things from turning bad. Sometimes rinsing will remove most of the salt or sugar. I rinse beef when I brown it to remove fat. I rinse in hot water. I also rinse or buy fruit in light juice to remove most of the sugar. The only sure way to have no salt is to fix it yourself not always possible in this day and time.

Kroger has a no-salt cracker. It is their own brand. Have you tried any of the health food stores? I know this sounds strange but I get some of my grains, flours, etc., from the Amish. They don't usually add a lot of extra ingredients and can tell you exactly what is in the product. I know you can go online to see what stores carry their products. I don't know where you live but Amish Acres is here in Indiana.

I have been able to find unsalted top saltine crackers at Wal-Mart. I have noticed that many of their canned veggies have a reduced/low sodium option as well. I am 30 weeks pregnant, so I try to watch my sodium intake.

You can buy a lot of good things through amazom.com ... the grocery section. Free shipping if you order $25 on most items (be sure it says free shipping) ... most are in bulk. Good luck!

T.,

I am new to the Toledo area, but I just found a Fresh Market on Central & Secor. They have a lot of whole grain & organic foods. That might be a good place to look.

Good Luck!
A.

Would probably be a good idea to purchase a copy of FEED ME I'M YOURS by Lansky

Have you tried Amazon.com? I did a low sodium grocery search and it came back with over 300 results. http://www.amazon.com/s/qid=1222741776/ref=sr_nr_i_1?ie=U...
I am pretty sure Krogers sells organic and low sodium products in their organic section. Also here is a low sodium shopping list that might be helpful.
http://72.14.205.104/search?q=cache:YyaIn0iRv8EJ:www.hy-v...
Good luck! ~~~ sorry if the links don't work... I googled low sodium shopping and also searched amazon.com for low sodium in the grocery tab.

I was going to suggest Whole Foods but I see that you don't live near one. What about Trader Joe's (Jim's)?? You could always take a day to go wherever you can find the best stuff and really stock up on what you need. Kroger's has some organic meats, produce, and even crackers and such. Good luck! Sounds like you really care about what your child eats, as you should! :)

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