Sodium content in frozen vegetarian meals?!

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Hi. Sodium is the component of salt which is bad for your body. Although it may be irritating, your mom is actually very right to be looking at that.

Foods high in salt really should only be eaten in moderation, and a lot of the frozen meals are a lot higher in salt than is good for you. So many foods contain a bit of salt, such as bread, soya milk, etc, so there's no need to feel you may not be getting enough. For almost everyone it's a case of getting too much.

Have you considered cooking up big batches of healthy meals, then freezing portions of them to have on hand when you need them? Things like curries, bolognase etc are really simple to make, and that way you can regulate the amount of salt you put in them.

If you've prepared and frozen your own meals then you won't have to resort to the pre-made ones which are high in salt.
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sodium makes things palatable... so companies put lots of sodium in freezer meals. People are obsessed with the whole sodium thing because eating too much sodium can lead to high blood pressure/heart problems. That being said, its completely fine for a healthy person to eat a higher sodium freezer meal every once and awhile. Our bodies do need sodium... a lack of enough sodium can be just as dangerous as too much sodium.