Too much sodium

[mklap1]

I had 4 cups of broccoli today and got an F for too much sodium and a D for too much folate. Just thought that was funny...who would think broccoli had so much sodium in it?

 

[cheval]

I don't think broccoli does have that much sodium in it. If you choose the raw broccoli, 8 oz has about 60 mg sodium. If you choose broccoli cooked from fresh for the 8 oz, there is about 600 mg. The only thing I can think is that salt is added during cooking or there's a lot of salt in the water.

I choose the raw version and steam my veggies.

April

 

[mklap1]

I'm using fresh broccoli. Maybe something is wrong with the sodium entered in the system. Anyway it always puts me from an A to an F. 4 cups is a lot though.

 

[cheval]

If you click on the Sodium grade, you'll get a list of all your foods for the day ranked by how much sodium is in each food. Gives you a good idea where your sodium intake is coming from.

April

 

[DeanaMax]

broccoli isn't high in sodium. it's gotta be from everything else you are eating and this is just putting you over the edge.