Sodium is like crack to me. I genuinely like the taste of overly salty pre-packaged foods.
I do notice the fluid retention, mainly in my fingers. I can tell looking at my hands whether I overindulged in the salty the day before.
My mom has the same love of sodium and now struggles with hypertension and eats some really bland food as a result. I'm trying to use my horror of
unseasoned chicken and rice (true she could use a lot of other non-salty spices to create flavor but she won't for some reason) to motivate me to lay off the canned soup a bit.
But...soooo tasty....
Campbell's Chicken Noodle Soup is my ultimate comfort food.
Tonight I compromised -- wanted to eat something nutritious and fresh but also wanted to celebrate a successful business meeting. So -- freshly made salad with grilled steak. And a liiiiittle salt.