The DASH diet, or Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension, recommends that adults at risk for hypertension limit their sodium intake to 1,500 mg per day. Healthy adults with no hypertension issues should limit their sodium to 2,300 mg per day. Nutrition Facts labels include sodium amounts per serving on all packaged food products, but you will need to adjust the amount of sodium to match your actual serving size rather than the serving size recommended on the package.
Step 1
Read the Nutrition Facts label to determine the serving size and the amount of sodium per serving.
Step 2
Measure the amount you plan to eat in the same units that the serving size is expressed. For instance, if a serving is measured in cups, use cups. If a serving is a certain number of pieces, count the pieces you plan to eat.
Step 3
Divide the amount you plan to eat by the serving size. For example, if you plan to eat 1.5 cups and the serving size is 0.5 cups, you are planning to eat three servings because 1.5 divided by 0.5 equals three.
Step 4
Multiply the actual number of servings you will eat by the amount of sodium per serving. For example, if a serving contains 230 mg of sodium and you plan to eat three servings, you will consume 690 mg of sodium because 230 times three equals 690.
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