Desperately need low sodium recipes

[nanawaggs]

Both my Mom and my hubby have been put on low sodium diets, I'm the one with IC, and I'm really having a difficult time trying to find ingredients to use that don't tip the sodium scale and are IC safe at the same time. My Mom is a basic "salt & pepper" lady and after 90 years it's so hard to get her taste buds to change to some of the "herbal" flavors in the salt free additives or even the plain No Salt substitute. She's a lover of Cream of Mushroom soup too and it just seems like everything I've always cooked with, is loaded with sodium and when we add up the mg's it's riduculously high for anyone to eat.

Your helpful ideas are welcome...particularly the lunch/dinner area. I've seen so many delicious recipes here, but don't know how low in sodium they are.

Thanks!

[ICNDonna]

I suggest you quietly reduce the amount of salt in the family diet. There is low sodium mushroom soup available --- as well as canned vegetables, etc. If it's warm enough to cook meats on your barbecue, that's a good way to cut back on salt --- I don't use any at all on meats I cook outdoors and nobody even notices.

Be sure to talk with your doctor about the low sodium substitutes --- some can be a problem.

Sending encouraging hugs,
Donna