that is a good start. one way to reduce sodium is to not use salt with your foods. high sodium in the diet can lead to high blood pressure so its good to cut down on it!

see some more info about sodium and its effects in this post on high blood pressure and salt

and the impact of heart disease

Also, try to avoid canned and packaged foods. There is lots of extra sodium in many of those products.

Another tip is to eat at home. At home you can more easily regulate how much sodium is in the products you're buying and how much salt you're adding to each meal. When you eat out, you have no idea how much salt and sodium has been added to your food, but, it's likely to be significantly more than if you made it yourself!

i have also read that some of the food in the chinese restaurants can have a lot of sodium - this was published by the CDC a year ago!

try to have one meal with no salt in it!

Thanks to hiker, Stayin Fit, Ian9, acoma, and sak2109 for the information. Check out www.mypyramid.gov to assess your dietary intake.