Avoid Salt

Interactive sodium tool

Build a 2,300 mg Sodium Day

Choose from educational food examples to see how sodium can accumulate. This is an explainer rather than a meal recommendation.

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How to interpret the result

The result is an estimate based on the values you enter. Reference comparisons provide context, not a personal sodium prescription.

Medical information limits

If you have a medical condition or an individualized sodium restriction, follow guidance from your qualified healthcare professional. Read the medical disclaimer.

How this tool works

Build a Sodium Day demonstrates how several educational food-label examples can accumulate across a day.

Inputs

  • One or more educational food examples

Method

The tool adds the sodium values of selected examples and divides the total by the FDA 2,300 mg Daily Value to provide label context.

Assumptions

The example values are teaching values, not claims about every real product or recipe with a similar name.

Limitations

This is an interactive explainer rather than a meal plan. It does not recommend foods or determine how much sodium you personally should consume.

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