Low sodium?

[keloid_kyo]

Does anyone know any low sodium ideas for steaming/stirfrying veggies/tofu/mushroom in? I've tried soy sauce, chili powder, curry powder and so on, but they're all so high in sodium that i blow up like pufferfish :(!

oh ps. i drink 2L of water everyday and do cardio to sweat.

Comments

[kalakumari]

vegetable stock is superfantastic. If commercial veggie stock has too much sodium you can always use homemade.

[metonyms]

have you just tried bragg's or a low-sodium soy sauce?

i'm kind of confused about the spices - most good blends of things like chili powder and curry powder should be completely free of sodium unless they have added salt for some reason. the ones in my cabinet are completely sodium-free. are you sure it's sodium that's giving you the problem?

[wolfden]

even low sodium soy sauce has 795 mg of sodium in a serving (My mom is on a sodium restricted diet and I read EVERY soy sauce lable). We ended up with sweet soy sauce which is apparently Indonesian. It has 395 mg a serving. We watch sodium pretty closely.

Curry paste or chilli sauce may have a hefty sodium content too. But spices shouldn't be.

[metonyms]

well, what's a serving? braggs has 110 mg a serving, which is pretty low, but the serving is also only 1/2 tsp.

[perdysha]

Have you tried fresh or dried chillies instead of the powder? I get dried shredded chillies with the seeds in and prefer them to powder. Mind you I prefer the fresh ones even more. One way to keep them longer is to chop them up as soon as you get them, put them in a freezer bag and put them in the freezer. That way you can just take out what you need when you need it.

[narkivity]

maybe a bit of lemon juice if you're steaming the veggies..for tofu, idk if it would be flavorful enough.

[abazureonna]

olive oil and lemon juice is my favorite for steaming veggies -- especially asparagus and mushrooms.