cottage cheese sodium through the roof?

[theanswer_24]

I have FF cottage cheese and it has 470mg per half cup! thats crazy... how is this considered a good food for u>

[iversonmourning]

Most people on here will say that sodium isn't as bad for you as the media would have you believe. Whether that is entirely true or not, I have no idea. Unfortunately for me I have tinnitus in my ears, and sodium drives me crazy sometimes. So I have to try and avoid it for the most part =( lol.

[determined4000]

Increase potassium
Problem solved

[BookMonkey]

I still will never understand why people freak about sodium. I mean, are they really having sodium in every meal in some way? I never add salt to anything except my morning eggs and just a tiny bit when I grill meat. Total intake is always super low anyhow so CC can't harm me.

Well, except for the whole genetic predisposition for blood pressure.

[dustinh6719]

Unless you have blood pressure or related problems, then you don't need to worry about sodium. Athletes and BB's can handle a higher intake of sodium than the average joe anyway. The worst you'll experience is a little temporary bloat. Drink plenty of water and you'll live

[Simmo0508]

Yes CC is relatively high in sodium which is why it's important to ease back on it when you're trying to harden your physique up a bit and drop a bit more water. The thing with high sodium foods, and combined with a high carb diet in general, is that it does get you holding onto excess water.

The reason why we cut it back has nothing to do with blood pressure or anything like that. It's because it's something you need to drop down if you want to get extremely dry during those final weeks.

It often goes hand in hand with carb depleting. We tend to use a lot more turkey and chicken and egg whites during that time as the sole protein sources because they're low sodium yet high protein.

Like anything again as always in bodybuilding, it does differ depending on an individual's own response, but the majority of the time, the above is how it goes down. It sucks though, cos CC is so convenient and so quick to eat lol

[matthew3881]

i dont fear sodium with regard to health. my only concern is that im sort of particular about knowing where i stand with regard to progress. eliminating a source of fluctuating water weight lets me feel a little more secure about how accurate the scale is reporting my gains/losses.

but then again, i love CC

[desslok]

If worried about it, get Friendship Dairies no salt added CC.
http://www.friendshipdairies.com/pro...ge-cheese.html

[determined4000]

I get about 3000mg a day but also have 6,000mg of potassium
This will negate most of the effects of a high Na diet
Most non-processed foods are low in sodium anyways
The only reason mine is high is I cant stay away from cheese

[hrdgain3r89]

Ya know...one would think that with such a high amount of sodium in most brands that it would be a bit more tolerable to eat plain, while the sodium free version tastes like spoiled milk.

[TBU720]

If worried about it, get Friendship Dairies no salt added CC.
http://www.friendshipdairies.com/pro...ge-cheese.html

You beat me to it. This CC is THE BEST on the planet...Friendship is a great company.

Be careful though..if your tastebuds are addicted to salt, this CC will taste yucky at first.

[BookMonkey]

CC minus salt tastes funny, but I've never had Friendship, so I can't comment on it. But from the "low sodium" brands I have had, they taste like...well...protein. Just pure fuel, no taste. But I don't feel bad...food is fuel. Bring it!