https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 12 May 2026 05:46:23 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/avoiding-salt#post-806024 Thu, 23 May 2013 21:09:53 +0000 hilsy85 806024@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@scg00387: hmm might have to get one. But we have so little counter space!... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/avoiding-salt#post-805993 Thu, 23 May 2013 21:02:49 +0000 immabeetoo 805993@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@hilsy85: ahhhhh I use my crockpot so often! It is perfect for lazy cooking! I've never done dried beans any other way; I just dump in a box, fill up with water to soak overnight, dump water out and put in fresh, cook on low all day checking every once in a while. Then I freeze in glassware portions. I started doing it after falling down a Google wormhole on the dangers of BPA (which is in can lids, or at least used to be) but now it's just habit. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/avoiding-salt#post-805964 Thu, 23 May 2013 20:56:03 +0000 hilsy85 805964@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@scg00387: we actually don't have a crockpot (crazy, I know!) and I am usually pretty lazy--canned beans are so easy! :) But I might give dried a try. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/avoiding-salt#post-805863 Thu, 23 May 2013 20:31:41 +0000 immabeetoo 805863@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@hilsy85: I was pondering this as well, glad you started this thread. Also, FWIW, dry beans are super easy in a crockpot and avoids the salt issue </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/avoiding-salt#post-805820 Thu, 23 May 2013 20:19:54 +0000 hilsy85 805820@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@artbee: hmm we use a lot of salt when cooking I think..I love salty things!</p> <p>And of course, after starting this thread, I made LO some purees of white beans and only realized after I was done that the canned beans had salt on them! I had rinsed them before pureeing but now I'm nervous...I guess I'll just do small portions. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/avoiding-salt#post-805544 Thu, 23 May 2013 19:32:11 +0000 heffalump 805544@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@hilsy85: lo eats what we eat now and I rarley salt our food. Of course sometimes I do..... but its rare. We rarely used salt before though, I didn't change for her. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/avoiding-salt#post-805311 Thu, 23 May 2013 18:42:52 +0000 mrskc 805311@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@hilsy85: Also think about the serving size too. How much salt is in one stick? I don't think more than a gram? Plus, he probably won't be eating a whole stick. 0.4 grams of sodium is 400 mg which is usually how they label it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/avoiding-salt#post-805296 Thu, 23 May 2013 18:39:13 +0000 CupQuakeWalk 805296@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrskc: whoh!! Thank you for sharing that! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/avoiding-salt#post-805277 Thu, 23 May 2013 18:36:16 +0000 hilsy85 805277@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrskc: oh wow, so it sounds like having even a small amount of table food with salt/restaurant food could be too much!! i need to find cheese without salt in it... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/avoiding-salt#post-805238 Thu, 23 May 2013 18:30:03 +0000 mrskc 805238@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was reading about this in my BLW book. Salt is bad b/c their kidneys can't handle a lot of salt. It's recommended that a baby have no more than 1 gram (0.4g sodium) per day. I keep an eye out for it on packages. I also don't add any salt to his food. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/avoiding-salt#post-805232 Thu, 23 May 2013 18:28:14 +0000 Weagle 805232@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@hilsy85: When she eats what we eat, it usually contains salt. If I do something just for her, like her steamed green beans tonight, I don't add it. It's basically a convenience thing for me :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/avoiding-salt#post-805219 Thu, 23 May 2013 18:25:51 +0000 hilsy85 805219@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@artbee: @Weagle: @TurtleDoves: ok thanks! I don't use salt while making his food, but as he gets more into table food/"Real" food, it seems like it'll be hard to avoid!</p> <p>When do you plan to start using salt with LO's food? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/avoiding-salt#post-805217 Thu, 23 May 2013 18:25:31 +0000 autumnlove 805217@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@TurtleDoves: Same here! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/avoiding-salt#post-805211 Thu, 23 May 2013 18:24:28 +0000 CupQuakeWalk 805211@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I purposely avoid salt when feeding him *his* food. But if he eats off my plate (minimally) or if we feed him some food off our table at a restaurant then, I won't be choosey with that. I figure, it's just a small percentage of his total intake. Plus, I always make sure he gets his water so, I feel like in moderation, salt is OK. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/avoiding-salt#post-805208 Thu, 23 May 2013 18:23:49 +0000 Weagle 805208@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I paid attention to portions for foods that are known to be salty (sausage, for instance), but didn't worry too much beyond that. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/avoiding-salt#post-805195 Thu, 23 May 2013 18:22:16 +0000 heffalump 805195@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Once she hit finger foods I didn't worry too much about it. Like you said, people add salt to things, and since I don't want to have to make all of LO's food and we like to go out, I can't be that picky. At home when I make her food I don't add salt though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/avoiding-salt#post-805107 Thu, 23 May 2013 18:08:01 +0000 hilsy85 805107@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Do you completely avoid any foods with added salt for LO? For instance, the cheese sticks (organic mozzarella string cheese) that I bought to give to him have salt added to them...and when we go out to restaurants and we give him teeny bits of food, I'm sure everything is cooked with some salt added. How careful do i have to be? He's 7 months old. </p>