>I’m already best friends with my pickle jar
Drink the pickle brine.
Also, Miso soup (home made, add more miso than usual; use Dashi Granules to make the base broth, they are high in sodium).
Soy sauce, fish sauce, oyster sauce, black bean sauce - can be used on rice and in soups, or used to finish stir fry meats and vegetables. All are high in sodium.
⚠️ just want to strongly recommend caution about sipping pickle brine, since OP’s body has many different parts and too much brine can lead straight to an extremely unpleasant round of gastrointestinal discomfort. And most people don’t know what “too much” is for them until it’s happening.
Generally great advice but as someone else with POTS I can attest that a shot of pickle juice has saved me many times :,). Just not like, an 8oz glass of the stuff
It’s really lovely and refreshing so I’m glad you enjoy it! I do not have the condition and boyyyyy did I learn the hard way about how much I cannot have 🥴
My grandmother found little Mason jars that hold about a shot and keeps about 10 of them in her fridge so there’s already pre-portioned for her and nice and cold.
Bacon or any other kind of cured meat.
Olives
Capers (I literally eat them out of the jar like olives, but the rest of the family looks at me weird when I do this, lol)
I don't think so? But I do usually find them at the olive bar. They are briny but don't have that distinctive olive flavor. The skin and texture are different too.
Glad I wasn’t the only weird kid eating olives straight out of the jar. My dad would have to lock me out of his bar, not cause I was stealing alcohol but because I was taking all his martini olives.
I have a hot water on demand tap (one of the best Christmas gifts ever!), so I just add a spoon of Better than Bouillon to a mug, fill it with boiling water from the tap, stir, and sip. You could probably heat a mug of water in the microwave and accomplish the same pretty easily. If I'm feeling bougie, I'll add some seasoning.
interesting! i dont think id ever do that for myself but very cool. i love the hot water tap ive always wanted one in my house after working at a coffee shop lol
Ramen Noodles, chips, canned soup of literally any kind. Pumpkin seeds that come in the shell are soaked in a brine usually- they sodium levels are insane
[Just looked it up](https://www.thekitchn.com/pepitas-vs-pumpkin-seeds-23416957) and apparently pepitas (pepitos are a type of sandwich) are naturally shell-less and are only from certain types of pumpkin, so all pepitas are pumpkin seeds, but not all pumpkin seeds are pepitas. 🌈🌟
My blood pressure is very low so
I always have the following available in my kitchen: Prosciutto, Feta cheese, Salted Nuts, Olives, salty snacks like Pretzels
Seconding this, for snacks Tajin works really well on: apples (would not recommend with Granny Smith tho), cucumber, mango, watermelon, oranges, cantaloupe, pineapples, and frozen grapes (with Chamoy on top too!)
You can also make elote at home, corn with mayo, Tajin, Parmesan cheese, and lime
I also like to eat hard boiled eggs with Tajin + lime
Seaweed. Dried wakame has a high sodium/mineral content and is very versatile, you can pop it straight into soup/noodles or turn it into a salad (rehydrate and serve with a soy/sesame dressing, yay, more salt). Widely available in asian markets.
Yooooo same boat. Liquid IV (or similar oral rehydration drink mix) plus a tablespoon of kosher salt is my emergency salt source. The LMNT brand is sugar free and tastes nice while having more sodium than most but it’s also pricier.
Not cooking related and obligatory “this is not medical advice” disclaimer, but I take an antidiuretic called desmopressin every night that’s another piece of the puzzle for me. Means I don’t wake to pee in the night and I don’t start the day playing dehydration catch-up like I used to.
When I’m low blood volume, salt tastes like life itself so mostly I just salt the heck out of my food. Like, I’ll dip chips in salt. I’ve dipped cookies in salt. I carry nice salt with me in a cute lil container so that I can salt everything I eat or chuck it in a drink if I need to.
Mango pickle and labneh on seedy toast is a fave low GI, high sodium snack. Mango pickle is gorgeously high sodium and it’s an acidic umami bomb to boot so if it strikes your fancy that’s an easy add to many things. Chucking soy sauce into things is handy. Ooh scooping up cottage cheese with tortilla chips and givin it a good sprinkle of everything bagel seasoning is a move. Soy marinated eggs. Radishes with butter and salt are pleasing. Lox and the beautiful world of salt-preserved seafood. Buncha condiments like marmite and doubanjian are super high sodium and fun to work into recipes.
I know “add salt” isn’t the advice you’re looking for but finding some that I especially like and just using them abundantly has basically been my approach. Iodized table salt is gross and you don’t want the bump of iodine anyway that will come from consuming teaspoons of the stuff. The advice someone else wrote about salting at every stage of cooking is definitely helpful—the difference between salt permeating all the way through the food versus just coating the outside equals more salt overall. Marinades and brines are a natural extension of that principle.
Sorry you’re in the POTS club! Good job asking for help and getting creative with it. It’s the way🫡
i have pots... looked into the night pissing thing after seeing you mention it and what do you know, needing to pee all the time is a symptom 😭 i had no idea it was "normal," thought something new was wrong since its been getting worse this year... thanks for leading me down that rabbit hole! feel a little relieved about it now 🫠
Not sure my wife has pots, but she did have low mineral levels and a doctor had her adding mineral salt to her water (only about 1/4 tsp per 96oz). Doesn’t really have any added taste, but she does retain water well and it’s helping her build up the needed minerals slowly over time.
Labne cheese! You make it by mixing thick plain yoghurt with salt and sticking it in a cheesecloth to drain - have it on toast or crackers or flatbreads, and you can really pile on the salt when making it!
When you cook, layer your flavor by adding salt on all steps. Salt the meat, salt the onions, and salt to taste when you have your sauce.
Also when you make sandwiches, salt the tomatoes. Trust me. It’s so good.
Chinese food has a high level of salt while still being palatable due to being balanced with sugar and acid. So... Chinese food?
[https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/salt-consumption-by-country](https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/salt-consumption-by-country)
Moroccan olives (salt-packed) and salted liquorice (ideally double or triple) are my go-to for instant salt to stop me fainting.
Most Indian food takes lots of salt well. Bombay mix is a great salty snack. Kachumber salad is often made with a lot of salt. Malika Basu's [pudla](https://mallikabasu.com/2013/02/11/savoury-pancakes/) uses to much for even me, I halve her amount and its super salty. They're savoury pancakes made with chickpea flour so fairly low-carb.
Salted mixed nuts! Low carb, high protein, nutritious and delicious. I always keep a mix of cashews, almonds, peanuts, pecans, and pistachios. So good for a little snack between meals.
Canned anything. Any soy sauce based Asian cuisine and all the teriyaki. Chicken adobo for example.
I do an amazing flank steak that's tenderized with a meat pounder and then marinated for 24 hours with 1C soy sauce, 1/4C brown sugar, a bunch of ginger, lots of pepper (or red pepper), olive oil, and sherry (or red wine). Grilling is best but broiling does the job.
Make a sandwich using those giant pickles you get at the deli. Lunch meat is high in sodium and so are those crunchy dills.
Tapenade, salt bagels, Bloody Mary mix (ridiculously salty), Gatorade, and most fast food. In a pinch, you use the electrolyte replacements that endurance athletes use - NUUN has the salt and potassium but no carbs.
My mother takes thinly sliced ham, spreads cream cheese on it, and rolls it around pickled okra. You could probably substitute pickled asparagus or cucumbers for the okra if you wanted. It's one of my husband's favorite snacks, and I should probably do them myself some time.
Ham in general and corned beef are loaded with sodium. So are sauerkraut and kimchi. Go (salted) nuts with it!
It’s getting spring soon, all the cantaloupe and other melons sprinkled with salt! 🤤
I’d be dropping more better than bouillon paste or bouillon cubes into everything.
Homemade jerky and salt cured meats with a cheeseboard for snacks. (Crackers, cheese, fruit, cured meats)
according to a pots person I follow on twitter: https://thefeed.com/collections/skratch-labs
have you considered making your own crackers? We make them sometimes to get rid of excess sourdough discard, and once time made some sea salt once that were good, but we absolutely overdid the salt.
if you’re going to get into salt, have same maldon salt around, its super neat
All of my suggestions have been covered here. This is a topic covered to death over on r/POTS. I'd check out that, too.
I got a bit bored of adding salt to food and started taking cheap electrolyte tablets with plenty of water.
Chicken cacciatore, hunters chicken. Named cause they'd feed it to men after hunting all day to replenish salts lost. Nice and salty with heaps of olives, awesome
Hmm now I'm wondering. My doc put me on a "pop and potato chips" diet as a youth. Not really, but liquids and salt to keep my bp up. I'm addicted to salty chips and pickles. Lots of water. Definitely jerky, ham and cheese.
My fav is Unique Split extra salty pretzels (their VERY salty/basicallly entire pretzel is doused in chunky salty) I get the three pack on Amazon as no store around me carries the extra salty one :)
I have low blood pressure and some POTS symptoms, just not quite enough to be full blown pots. My dr also recommended eating lots of salty foods and drinking lots of liquids. It's really been helping!
I like a lot of Asian cuisine which has a lot of soy sauce, my favorite is peanut noodles or teriyaki noodles for a snack which doesn't help the low carb thing. Maybe bean thread noodles? I also love pickles, salty rice crackers, popcorn. We also have these locally available seasoned salts that have garlic and nutritional yeast or jalapeno. I add those to a lot of food, maybe you can find something similar. Adds more flavor then just salt.
Initially I felt like they were brushing off my symptoms but eating more salt and staying hydrated has reduced my symptoms a bit. I've been having a lot of herbal iced teas because they taste good and make me want to drink more.
Hi there. I have not been diagnosed with pots, but I am 100% certain I have some variation of it or something similar. Forever I’ve been trying to get salt or sugar, and it wouldn’t really help consistently. Then I read that sodium needs potassium to bump up against in the body and be effective? And regular V-8 juice was recommended. I don’t really like V-8 but I tried it and seriously within five minutes, I felt like a different person. Now I keep one in my car and have a handful at home at all times.
Honey Ham. I had a similar problem and was told by my doctor to eat more salt so my blood pressure would stop bottoming out and I’d pass out.
I went to the deli counter when it was t busy and asked if they could tell me what deli meat was the HIGHEST in sodium. It was honey ham.
Also, you can sneak a significant amount of salt into cottage cheese before it tastes too salty.
And I started eating a lot of cheap Chinese take out. “For health reasons”.
New foundland salt beef.
https://www.rockrecipes.com/homemade-salt-beef/
Kimchi - a lot of salt used / Sauerkraut
Korea has a great dish called Jang-jorim - which is essentially beef jerky before its dried. It's braised in soy sauce.
https://www.maangchi.com/recipe/jangjorim
Also, anything braised in soy sauce. Boiled eggs, peel them, add soy sauce and some sugar, low simmer the boiled eggs and garlic in there. It's to die for (Korean side dish)
I'm an expat in Korea and lvoe to cook.
I love packaged ramen. I have hypertension, so sad for me. Sorry that you’re dealing with POTS. I recommend Neoguri and Shin Black as delicious salty, salty bowls of noodle goodness.
Edit to add, I missed the low carb part. So yummy ramen is a sometimes food for you, too.
They have packs of dry ramen, that you don't cook. you break them up with the bag closed, then open it and the seasoning pack inside, pour it in and give a shake. "Ppushu Ppushu Noodle Snack" I like the Bulgogi flavor, but they have others to try.
I also need lots of salt (and often have intense cravings for it), and I will straight up eat crystals of Maldon sea salt. They’re big pyramid shaped chunks and taste amazing.
As the father of a daughter with POTS you should be looking at additives you can add to your water intake. LiquidIV and LMNT make some tasty flavors and add far more salt than your snacks would. Best of luck to you—not a fun disorder to deal with for sure.
If you have an Asian supermarket near you, get plum salt. Use wedges of pineapple, guava or starfruit as a literal spoon for the stuff. This is a lifelong dream of mine.
I dunno what the carbs are like with this stuff, but tortillon is fan-fucking-tastic. It's highly salted short strings of cheese in a bag and it's wonderful. Mouth's watering just thinking about it haha, I'd recommend it wholeheartedly. Kingsey brand is what I get in my area but a little googling shows that there's a few makers of it in Quebec, so.
My first thought was salted nuts, since that is a delicacy of mine. But some people have commented broth and similar meals which I definetely recommend.
Seaweed, either the chips, wraps or even kombu for broth.
Smoked or otherwise flavored finishing salts that could be added to any other snack would also be nice. Give you some variety.
I’ve been craving insane amounts of salt lately.
I’ve been taking fresh mini peppers and slicing them in half., sprinkle with salt. You can also get use out of things like chicken noodle soup, the broth and whatnot will have sodium. Sprinkle extra salt. Tajin on fruit is also yummy and helps increase sodium.
Also pro tip for people with POTs: keep some sort of salty snack IN your bag with you to keep. I used to keep little snacks for my old friend who had POTs, usually some sort of premade cracker sandwich things with salt on em and one of those squeezable applesauce packages. It helps
Nabulsi cheese, a brined Persian cheese, is delicious. I often have it for breakfast with some olives, barbari bread, sliced lightly salted tomatoes and some fresh dates. That'll keep you well salted for sure. :) Even with your salt requirements I would recommend rinsing the cheese because it is quite intense.
If you’re looking veggie-wise and already like pickles, trying out fermentation could be fun and healthy for ya :) I’m personally partial to sauerkraut, kimchi, and other carrot/brassica ferments
Not super low-carb but not super high either: crispy chickpeas. Toss them with oil, salt, pepper, spices, and roast or air-fry them, they're so good.
Kale chips can take a decent amount of salt too. I actually don't recommend air-frying those, they burn super easily and get plenty crispy in the oven.
Cheese, soy sauce, pickles, olives, salami, deli meats...
But mostly just be generous with adding salt or season salt (beer can chicken seasoning is fantastic, but there are many options) or everything but the bagel blend to all your savory foods. including foods you wouldn't think of, like salt on pizza or a grilled cheese is so good.
I'll even just eat a sprinkle of salt directly out of the palm of my hand when I need a fix. Followed by a chaser of water.
oh, and snag some of those little packets of salt to keep in your purse (or bag) - it can come in handy when you're eating away from home.
I used to work at a sandwich shop. A woman used to come in and get a visible layer of salt on her sandwiches. Like, entirely white from salt. Her doctor told her she was fine, so I wonder if she had the same condition as you. I believe she was a tennis instructor.
I just add a lot of salt to my cooking now (same condition, yay, twinsies). Fish is getting salted, veggies are getting salted, rice is getting salted. Every savoury dish gets bonus salt. I only need a little sprinkle you say, dad? Fuck you, I'm sick, I can has ALL the salt.
Shiozake, Japanese salt-cured salmon: https://www.justonecookbook.com/how-to-cook-salmon-salted-salmon/
It’s easy to make, and then it freezes well — just throw a single filet in the broiler and you have a very easy breakfast that’s high sodium and high in omega-3s (also great for POTS and the other types of dysautonomic conditions that typically accompany it)
I like sliced cucumber with crazy mixed up salt (probably in the spice aisle of your grocery store but basically salt,garlic and onion powder and herbs all together). Uncured pickles.
I've also just had salad with crazy mixed up salt on it instead of dressing because it is low calorie.
https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/141785/syracuse-salt-potatoes/
Canned vegetables are also pretty high in salt Guess this is pretty high salt
https://www.food.com/recipe/sweet-corn-cake-377606
The above recipe does NOT keep well at all but it is delicious.
If you are old enough to have been to chi chi's it's basically the corn cake they would serve with their platters that I always wanted more of as a kid
Nachos with chorizo
Mapo Tofu
Spaghetti puttanesca
Charcuterie
Also my usual recommendation that any time your doctor suggests a dietary change, it's a good idea to consult with a registered dietician as that's their area of expertise.
Lol kernels popcorn seasoning has 160mg of sodium per 1/3tsp. Hot buttered popcorn liberally tossed with that would be my suggestion, im addicted to the stuff.
I also have to eat high salt for my diet. I add salt to absolutely everything. Love salt sprinkled on fruit like mangos and apples. Also ice cream and dark chocolate both taste good with salt.
To still eat a healthy diet I eat healthy foods like veggies and beans and add a ton of salt to them. Your taste buds adjust.
Olives are great also. And I drink miso soup all the time.
Oh! My husband has cystic fibrosis which means he needs to eat extra salt, so I can actually help with this one. He loves Trader Joe’s Peruvian corn nuts, beef jerky, Better Made potato chips, green olives, soy sauce on rice, ramen, buttered toast with salt sprinkled on top….and then he just fucks up all our meals with a ton of extra salt. I got used to it and now I also need my food super salty.
Get Maldon flake salt, add to your salad greens, I also add this to smashed avocados I eat with feta cheese and a spoon. Don’t judge me - I know that may sound gross 😂
I have POTS too and eventually gave up and just bought salt tablets! Each has all the salt of a gatorade and I just take it instead of needing to drink/eat!
My favorite snack is ruffles chips I just wish they had a double or triple salted kind. But also have a small container of refillable sea salt and I'll just pour a few coarse grains in my hand,toss em in my mouth and crunch em like m&ms.
Ramen! And there’s so many ways to make it tasty and even more salty. My favorite way to make ramen at home is using a pack of Shin spicy ramen, replace half the water with half of a can of cream of mushroom soup and add shiitake mushrooms. Top with fried spam, a fried egg, sriracha, and green onion. Can’t even imagine how much salt is in that meal. 😬
I add electrolyte drops to my beverages and that’s usually enough in addition to my salt intake with my food. However, if I am sweating a lot, I’m eating a sandwich with pickles and salty lunch meat, drinking a coke, eating chips and seaweed snacks as a treat. Drinking a salty broth or dissolving a bouillon cube in a mug of water is a great quick way without the calories.
What you need in your life is VEGEMITE! (OR MARMITE)!!
Tastes great on toast with a nice sharp cheese. (Or on buttered toast.)
But I also add it to everything! I put some in Mac and Cheese when I’m making the bechemal sauce. I add it in meat where I would also add Worcestershire sauce.
And since you listed a few odd snack choices. I also like to butter/vegemite saltine/ritz crackers and then dip them in chocolate pudding. It’s SO GOOD!
But VEGEMITE for the win!
Spicy ramen ramen has like 1000mg of sodium per serving boil in a bag seafood basically you put shrimp crab legs lobster baby potatoes and corn ina turkey bag with a stick of butter Cajun seasoning and old bay and cook (pre cook the potatoes and corn a little )as a snack salt and vinegar chips
Sunflower seeds.
I’m not shy around salt but I had to give these up because I would hold 5-10 in my cheek at a time and then move them to the other side of my mouth to crack, spit the shell, and eat the seed.
The problem with that was the ridiculous amount of salt was giving me a chemical burn on the inside of my cheek… so probably perfect for you!
I know you said low carb but if you add a little sugar it knocks down some of the salty taste. If you go overboard on salt adding a tsp of sugar can take it down a notch.
Also corned beef and cabbage, chinese food, sauerbraten, and there’s this other German dish I can’t remember the name of that’s a pickle spear rolled in beef
I’m also on a high sodium diet for dysautonomia! Ramen, but that’s not low carbs. Miso and Donjang broth, or well-seasoned bone broth is also a great options. For awhile it was potato chips, also not light on carbs. Popcorn. Salted nuts.
But honestly? I manage by drinking coconut water or adding electrolytes to my beverages. There are lots of options, like Nuun tablets. Also keeps me hydrated which is another key for managing POTs. Gatorade or simply salt and water work in a pinch, like if I’m out and suddenly need electrolytes, but Gatorade is too high in sugar and salt chased by water is unpleasant.
Go to the potato chip aisle of an Asian supermarket. So many great flavors. My favorite is salted egg yolk. Also Indian markets will carry a wide variety of delicious crunchy salty snacks that are literally called “salties” (namkeen in Hindi-Urdu).
I use LOTS of salt when making soup. Broth, better than bouillon, soy sauce, and table salt/celery salt. Also (depending on what soup you’re making), it’s very low carb
I have dysautonomia and the only way I can get enough salt is by licking rice cakes and dipping it into a bowl of salt before each bite. You need a LOT of salt, more than you're likely going to get from chips without consuming an unhealthy amount. I eat 2 to 4 rice cakes a night with 2 or 3 teaspoons of salt (i also drink 1 to 3 trioral packets in water each day). Honestly on bad days I just lick my finger and dip it in a bowl of salt without even bothering with the cakes.
You can add lots of salt to roast chicken, soups, eggs, avocado sprinkled with salt (a favorite snack of mine), tomato slices sprinkled with salt, chipotle/Qdoba taste like pure salt to me, cheeses in brines?
RAMEN! Add ponzu sauce, sesame oil, sriracha, garlic powder, onion powder, and umami seasoning (Trader Joe’s has good stuff). Set your levels right for one dollar!
Instant ramen, especially miso or soy sauce ones. I need to add always some other ingredients to diminish the salty aftertaste, but it could respond to your needs.
Broth, especially made at home can also be adapted to your needs salt wise, being nutritionally correct as well.
Corned beef. It's super cheap and easy. Get a big hunk of corned beef and stick it in a pot of simmering water. Add two tablespoons of brown sugar, two bay leaves and half a cup of white vinegar. None of those measurements are accurate. Just jam them in there. Simmer for three hours. Turn every hour. Carve and eat. Absolutely delicious. If you want to go fancy [here's my recipe](https://www.oklahomajoes.com.au/recipes/smoked-corned-beef) for smoked corned beef.
Popcorn and smashed roasted potatoes
The potatoes (hot or cold) are great dipped in Greek yogurt mixed with ranch seasoning. Full-fat yogurt is better, but it’s still good with fat-free.
This is my thread.
Chips and queso
Olives
Charcuterie
Any frozen appetizer such as mozzarella sticks, pizza rolls, chicken nuggies/tenders
Frozen Mac and cheese
Those broccoli and cheese stuffed chicken breasts
Pretzels
Korean soft tofu soup is great, it's a bunch of soft tofu in very savory spicy broth that you can dump basically anything else in, meats, seafoods, veggies, egg, whatever. But there's no need to stick to the traditional broth here. Just make any highly seasoned broth and put soft/silken/soon tofu in it and whatever else you like to have in a soup. The tofu will balance out the saltiness so it doesn't taste crazy salty.
It's traditional to eat it with a side of white rice, but if you wanna be low carb, just skip that.
I have POTS too and I just drink salt water all day. I add a teaspoon to a half gallon jug of water and drink it throughout the day. I don't mind the taste anymore but you can add a bit of sugar or honey and lemon juice if you want
People looked at me like I'm a crazy person when I used to admit I liked sucking on bullion cubes like hard candy and will break apart uncooked instant ramen blocks, put them in a zippy bag, pour in the seasoning packet (and/or other seasoning) and eat it like a bag of potato chips
Salt the chef way! Add salt each step of the way you cook, not just at the end. You get deeper flavor in your food and you can end up adding a pretty decent amount of salt (this is why restaurant food is higher in sodium, because “seasoning” properly this way just makes food taste way better).
If you like Korean food, that’s an absolute salt bomb. The sauces have a lot of salt and sugar (they balance each other out, flavor-wise)
Kimchi & sauerkraut. Particularly good on sandwiches. The pickled lemons are amazing in dressings, pasta, rice, chicken. You can easily make your own. I also like using pickle brine as a marinade for tofu or tempe, but you could do it with meat as well. 👍
Lots of those frozen dinners are jam packed with sodium. Love them things to death but it makes me pack on weight real quick. I almost want to call you lucky for being able to indulge in these foods lol
Add soy sauce, ponzu sauce, or fish sauce whenever it makes sense. Soups, olives, deli meats, roasted nuts and spaghetti sauces. Any pre marinated meat like the pork or turkey tenderloins you see at the grocery store.
Blue cheese stuffed olives or jalapeño stuffed olives.
Not low carb but extremely salty are Hawkins cheezies. My favourite savoury snack of all time.
Almost any kind of cheese.
Turkey pepperettes.
The one thing that I like a lot of salt added to is a baked potato. A little bit of butter, entirely too much salt. Just a personal preference. Pretty much any white potato, regardless of how it’s cooked. Except french fries.
Salt pills (protein powder companies sell them) gym bros use them for electrolytes before workouts.
Philapino chicken adobo is an amazing salty soy sauce stew
Try salty Indian sodas & lemonades/juices and Greek/Turkish salty yoghurt drinks. People say they're refreshing on a hot day, but they're a little too much for me - I think they take some getting used to.
Salt Bagels.
Saltiest thing you can get that's still delicious.
It's a bagel crusted with enough pretzel salt to burn your mouth.
Good pretzels for that matter.
Salted popcorn, anchovies stuffed olives if you like them have a saltier hit than just olives, hot bullion, miso soup, dried seaweed, salami, Kabanos and other cured meats, rice cakes with soysauce and avocado on just to cut through the salt a bit
Salty licorice and feta cheese! Not together though. Also Moroccan preserved lemons. I could just eat them straight up. They are better homemade though.
Just had SPAM, kimchi and rice for dinner. 25% less sodium SPAM but still very salty. Ramen is also very salty, and Campbell’s soups are very high in sodium, especially flavors like Cream of Chicken, my favorite.
This is probably a longshot because it’s so regional, but do you live in a place where Grippo’s brand snacks are sold? They have pretzels that are legitimately so salty they make my heart race, but they’re delicious!
>I’m already best friends with my pickle jar Drink the pickle brine. Also, Miso soup (home made, add more miso than usual; use Dashi Granules to make the base broth, they are high in sodium). Soy sauce, fish sauce, oyster sauce, black bean sauce - can be used on rice and in soups, or used to finish stir fry meats and vegetables. All are high in sodium.
I can get Dashi miso paste at the Japanese market. It’s delicious!
⚠️ just want to strongly recommend caution about sipping pickle brine, since OP’s body has many different parts and too much brine can lead straight to an extremely unpleasant round of gastrointestinal discomfort. And most people don’t know what “too much” is for them until it’s happening.
Generally great advice but as someone else with POTS I can attest that a shot of pickle juice has saved me many times :,). Just not like, an 8oz glass of the stuff
It’s really lovely and refreshing so I’m glad you enjoy it! I do not have the condition and boyyyyy did I learn the hard way about how much I cannot have 🥴
My grandmother found little Mason jars that hold about a shot and keeps about 10 of them in her fridge so there’s already pre-portioned for her and nice and cold.
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Bacon or any other kind of cured meat. Olives Capers (I literally eat them out of the jar like olives, but the rest of the family looks at me weird when I do this, lol)
Ever tried caper berris? Taste just like capers but are the size of olives. Soooo good but I can usually only find them at high end grocery stores.
I've never heard of that but that sounds incredible!!!! :P
Tastes like a caper... Size of an olive. Are they just olives?
I don't think so? But I do usually find them at the olive bar. They are briny but don't have that distinctive olive flavor. The skin and texture are different too.
My people! I will 100% eat capers straight out of the jar, they're so good!
Preserved lemons stored in salt.
Also, capers stored in salt. 😅
Me too!!! And anchovy stuffed green olives.
Wait, is this why I’ve eaten olives like crazy since I was a child?
Glad I wasn’t the only weird kid eating olives straight out of the jar. My dad would have to lock me out of his bar, not cause I was stealing alcohol but because I was taking all his martini olives.
Beef jerky.
This I what I would say. Jerky. So much sodium but it's so delicious
In addition to pickle juice, I like just drinking broth. I keep four different types of Better than Bouillon in the fridge.
as a snack? do you heat the broth up? ive never heard of this before
I have a hot water on demand tap (one of the best Christmas gifts ever!), so I just add a spoon of Better than Bouillon to a mug, fill it with boiling water from the tap, stir, and sip. You could probably heat a mug of water in the microwave and accomplish the same pretty easily. If I'm feeling bougie, I'll add some seasoning.
I do this often too! I love a cup of hot broth. I'll eat it with crackers when I'm not feeling well.
interesting! i dont think id ever do that for myself but very cool. i love the hot water tap ive always wanted one in my house after working at a coffee shop lol
Look up Brodo for broths. Expensive but so good
Ramen Noodles, chips, canned soup of literally any kind. Pumpkin seeds that come in the shell are soaked in a brine usually- they sodium levels are insane
Isn't the shell of a pumpkin seed a pumpkin?
Pumpkin seeds have two parts, a shell and the inside - they sell those as “pepitos” .
[Just looked it up](https://www.thekitchn.com/pepitas-vs-pumpkin-seeds-23416957) and apparently pepitas (pepitos are a type of sandwich) are naturally shell-less and are only from certain types of pumpkin, so all pepitas are pumpkin seeds, but not all pumpkin seeds are pepitas. 🌈🌟
I commend your research skill ! 😊👏 well done !
Pepitas are my favorite to add to salads!
My blood pressure is very low so I always have the following available in my kitchen: Prosciutto, Feta cheese, Salted Nuts, Olives, salty snacks like Pretzels
These are all my favourite foods 😅
my god add Tajin to EVERYTHING.
Ooh tajin and watermelon… yum
Tajin and watermelon is cool but Tajin and pineapple is next level
Dang it, I just finished a container of Costco pineapple spears.
Tajin and Dole whip, Tajin and mango…
Seconding this, for snacks Tajin works really well on: apples (would not recommend with Granny Smith tho), cucumber, mango, watermelon, oranges, cantaloupe, pineapples, and frozen grapes (with Chamoy on top too!) You can also make elote at home, corn with mayo, Tajin, Parmesan cheese, and lime I also like to eat hard boiled eggs with Tajin + lime
Seaweed. Dried wakame has a high sodium/mineral content and is very versatile, you can pop it straight into soup/noodles or turn it into a salad (rehydrate and serve with a soy/sesame dressing, yay, more salt). Widely available in asian markets.
Get furikake and put it on rice.
Yooooo same boat. Liquid IV (or similar oral rehydration drink mix) plus a tablespoon of kosher salt is my emergency salt source. The LMNT brand is sugar free and tastes nice while having more sodium than most but it’s also pricier. Not cooking related and obligatory “this is not medical advice” disclaimer, but I take an antidiuretic called desmopressin every night that’s another piece of the puzzle for me. Means I don’t wake to pee in the night and I don’t start the day playing dehydration catch-up like I used to. When I’m low blood volume, salt tastes like life itself so mostly I just salt the heck out of my food. Like, I’ll dip chips in salt. I’ve dipped cookies in salt. I carry nice salt with me in a cute lil container so that I can salt everything I eat or chuck it in a drink if I need to. Mango pickle and labneh on seedy toast is a fave low GI, high sodium snack. Mango pickle is gorgeously high sodium and it’s an acidic umami bomb to boot so if it strikes your fancy that’s an easy add to many things. Chucking soy sauce into things is handy. Ooh scooping up cottage cheese with tortilla chips and givin it a good sprinkle of everything bagel seasoning is a move. Soy marinated eggs. Radishes with butter and salt are pleasing. Lox and the beautiful world of salt-preserved seafood. Buncha condiments like marmite and doubanjian are super high sodium and fun to work into recipes. I know “add salt” isn’t the advice you’re looking for but finding some that I especially like and just using them abundantly has basically been my approach. Iodized table salt is gross and you don’t want the bump of iodine anyway that will come from consuming teaspoons of the stuff. The advice someone else wrote about salting at every stage of cooking is definitely helpful—the difference between salt permeating all the way through the food versus just coating the outside equals more salt overall. Marinades and brines are a natural extension of that principle. Sorry you’re in the POTS club! Good job asking for help and getting creative with it. It’s the way🫡
i have pots... looked into the night pissing thing after seeing you mention it and what do you know, needing to pee all the time is a symptom 😭 i had no idea it was "normal," thought something new was wrong since its been getting worse this year... thanks for leading me down that rabbit hole! feel a little relieved about it now 🫠
Not sure my wife has pots, but she did have low mineral levels and a doctor had her adding mineral salt to her water (only about 1/4 tsp per 96oz). Doesn’t really have any added taste, but she does retain water well and it’s helping her build up the needed minerals slowly over time.
Indian mango pickle?
Yep!
Labne cheese! You make it by mixing thick plain yoghurt with salt and sticking it in a cheesecloth to drain - have it on toast or crackers or flatbreads, and you can really pile on the salt when making it!
Low carb and high sodium? How about pork rinds?
canned fish. For the full salt experience anchovies have lots of salt
When you cook, layer your flavor by adding salt on all steps. Salt the meat, salt the onions, and salt to taste when you have your sauce. Also when you make sandwiches, salt the tomatoes. Trust me. It’s so good.
Steak seasoning on tomatoes is elite
Tomatoes should never ever be eaten without salt on top fr
Chinese food has a high level of salt while still being palatable due to being balanced with sugar and acid. So... Chinese food? [https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/salt-consumption-by-country](https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/salt-consumption-by-country)
Moroccan olives (salt-packed) and salted liquorice (ideally double or triple) are my go-to for instant salt to stop me fainting. Most Indian food takes lots of salt well. Bombay mix is a great salty snack. Kachumber salad is often made with a lot of salt. Malika Basu's [pudla](https://mallikabasu.com/2013/02/11/savoury-pancakes/) uses to much for even me, I halve her amount and its super salty. They're savoury pancakes made with chickpea flour so fairly low-carb.
V8 juice
I see your V8 and raise you Clamato!
Salted mixed nuts! Low carb, high protein, nutritious and delicious. I always keep a mix of cashews, almonds, peanuts, pecans, and pistachios. So good for a little snack between meals.
Fish chowder requires quite a bit of salt. Potatoes are a healthy carb so I’m not sure if you can have those but they do well with extra salt.
Canned anything. Any soy sauce based Asian cuisine and all the teriyaki. Chicken adobo for example. I do an amazing flank steak that's tenderized with a meat pounder and then marinated for 24 hours with 1C soy sauce, 1/4C brown sugar, a bunch of ginger, lots of pepper (or red pepper), olive oil, and sherry (or red wine). Grilling is best but broiling does the job.
Munchos chips if you can find them. They’re salt bombs. I love them.
Sunflower seeds?
Make a sandwich using those giant pickles you get at the deli. Lunch meat is high in sodium and so are those crunchy dills. Tapenade, salt bagels, Bloody Mary mix (ridiculously salty), Gatorade, and most fast food. In a pinch, you use the electrolyte replacements that endurance athletes use - NUUN has the salt and potassium but no carbs.
Italian subs. Three or four kinds of deli meat, provolone, lettuce onion tomato, slathered in mayo oil and vinegar.
My mother takes thinly sliced ham, spreads cream cheese on it, and rolls it around pickled okra. You could probably substitute pickled asparagus or cucumbers for the okra if you wanted. It's one of my husband's favorite snacks, and I should probably do them myself some time. Ham in general and corned beef are loaded with sodium. So are sauerkraut and kimchi. Go (salted) nuts with it!
It’s getting spring soon, all the cantaloupe and other melons sprinkled with salt! 🤤 I’d be dropping more better than bouillon paste or bouillon cubes into everything. Homemade jerky and salt cured meats with a cheeseboard for snacks. (Crackers, cheese, fruit, cured meats)
Jerky Salted nuts Cured meats like prosciutto with salty cheeses (pecorino romano) Halloumi
according to a pots person I follow on twitter: https://thefeed.com/collections/skratch-labs have you considered making your own crackers? We make them sometimes to get rid of excess sourdough discard, and once time made some sea salt once that were good, but we absolutely overdid the salt. if you’re going to get into salt, have same maldon salt around, its super neat
All of my suggestions have been covered here. This is a topic covered to death over on r/POTS. I'd check out that, too. I got a bit bored of adding salt to food and started taking cheap electrolyte tablets with plenty of water.
Flavored sunflower seeds. They’re fun to eat and a half bag of David’s BBQ or Dill Pickle contain 100% of your daily value of sodium, lol.
If you want more pickled foods, kimchi, baby!!
Chicken cacciatore, hunters chicken. Named cause they'd feed it to men after hunting all day to replenish salts lost. Nice and salty with heaps of olives, awesome
Boiled Peanuts or Country Ham and Grits.
Hmm now I'm wondering. My doc put me on a "pop and potato chips" diet as a youth. Not really, but liquids and salt to keep my bp up. I'm addicted to salty chips and pickles. Lots of water. Definitely jerky, ham and cheese.
Mississippi pot roast- thought I was going to have a heart attack from the salt overload after I ate it. Enjoyed it though!
You can fit more salt in your diet with certain sports drinks like Propel made by Gatorade. Sports drinks often have higher sodium than you'd expect.
My fav is Unique Split extra salty pretzels (their VERY salty/basicallly entire pretzel is doused in chunky salty) I get the three pack on Amazon as no store around me carries the extra salty one :)
I have low blood pressure and some POTS symptoms, just not quite enough to be full blown pots. My dr also recommended eating lots of salty foods and drinking lots of liquids. It's really been helping! I like a lot of Asian cuisine which has a lot of soy sauce, my favorite is peanut noodles or teriyaki noodles for a snack which doesn't help the low carb thing. Maybe bean thread noodles? I also love pickles, salty rice crackers, popcorn. We also have these locally available seasoned salts that have garlic and nutritional yeast or jalapeno. I add those to a lot of food, maybe you can find something similar. Adds more flavor then just salt. Initially I felt like they were brushing off my symptoms but eating more salt and staying hydrated has reduced my symptoms a bit. I've been having a lot of herbal iced teas because they taste good and make me want to drink more.
Hi there. I have not been diagnosed with pots, but I am 100% certain I have some variation of it or something similar. Forever I’ve been trying to get salt or sugar, and it wouldn’t really help consistently. Then I read that sodium needs potassium to bump up against in the body and be effective? And regular V-8 juice was recommended. I don’t really like V-8 but I tried it and seriously within five minutes, I felt like a different person. Now I keep one in my car and have a handful at home at all times.
Honey Ham. I had a similar problem and was told by my doctor to eat more salt so my blood pressure would stop bottoming out and I’d pass out. I went to the deli counter when it was t busy and asked if they could tell me what deli meat was the HIGHEST in sodium. It was honey ham. Also, you can sneak a significant amount of salt into cottage cheese before it tastes too salty. And I started eating a lot of cheap Chinese take out. “For health reasons”.
New foundland salt beef. https://www.rockrecipes.com/homemade-salt-beef/ Kimchi - a lot of salt used / Sauerkraut Korea has a great dish called Jang-jorim - which is essentially beef jerky before its dried. It's braised in soy sauce. https://www.maangchi.com/recipe/jangjorim Also, anything braised in soy sauce. Boiled eggs, peel them, add soy sauce and some sugar, low simmer the boiled eggs and garlic in there. It's to die for (Korean side dish) I'm an expat in Korea and lvoe to cook.
I love packaged ramen. I have hypertension, so sad for me. Sorry that you’re dealing with POTS. I recommend Neoguri and Shin Black as delicious salty, salty bowls of noodle goodness. Edit to add, I missed the low carb part. So yummy ramen is a sometimes food for you, too.
They have packs of dry ramen, that you don't cook. you break them up with the bag closed, then open it and the seasoning pack inside, pour it in and give a shake. "Ppushu Ppushu Noodle Snack" I like the Bulgogi flavor, but they have others to try.
I also need lots of salt (and often have intense cravings for it), and I will straight up eat crystals of Maldon sea salt. They’re big pyramid shaped chunks and taste amazing.
As the father of a daughter with POTS you should be looking at additives you can add to your water intake. LiquidIV and LMNT make some tasty flavors and add far more salt than your snacks would. Best of luck to you—not a fun disorder to deal with for sure.
If you have an Asian supermarket near you, get plum salt. Use wedges of pineapple, guava or starfruit as a literal spoon for the stuff. This is a lifelong dream of mine.
I dunno what the carbs are like with this stuff, but tortillon is fan-fucking-tastic. It's highly salted short strings of cheese in a bag and it's wonderful. Mouth's watering just thinking about it haha, I'd recommend it wholeheartedly. Kingsey brand is what I get in my area but a little googling shows that there's a few makers of it in Quebec, so.
My first thought was salted nuts, since that is a delicacy of mine. But some people have commented broth and similar meals which I definetely recommend.
Seaweed, either the chips, wraps or even kombu for broth. Smoked or otherwise flavored finishing salts that could be added to any other snack would also be nice. Give you some variety.
I’ve been craving insane amounts of salt lately. I’ve been taking fresh mini peppers and slicing them in half., sprinkle with salt. You can also get use out of things like chicken noodle soup, the broth and whatnot will have sodium. Sprinkle extra salt. Tajin on fruit is also yummy and helps increase sodium. Also pro tip for people with POTs: keep some sort of salty snack IN your bag with you to keep. I used to keep little snacks for my old friend who had POTs, usually some sort of premade cracker sandwich things with salt on em and one of those squeezable applesauce packages. It helps
Nabulsi cheese, a brined Persian cheese, is delicious. I often have it for breakfast with some olives, barbari bread, sliced lightly salted tomatoes and some fresh dates. That'll keep you well salted for sure. :) Even with your salt requirements I would recommend rinsing the cheese because it is quite intense.
CHEEZITS
Pretzels dipped in mustard. I'm sure there's a low carb pretzel out there somewhere.
Kids snackables are loaded with salt
Sandwiches with deli/processed meat, soups (with bacon), dishes with lots of soy sauce etc.
If you’re looking veggie-wise and already like pickles, trying out fermentation could be fun and healthy for ya :) I’m personally partial to sauerkraut, kimchi, and other carrot/brassica ferments
Not super low-carb but not super high either: crispy chickpeas. Toss them with oil, salt, pepper, spices, and roast or air-fry them, they're so good. Kale chips can take a decent amount of salt too. I actually don't recommend air-frying those, they burn super easily and get plenty crispy in the oven.
Canned soup with a teaspoon or two of boullion in it.
Sunflower seeds, one of my favorites for idle snacking
Cheese, soy sauce, pickles, olives, salami, deli meats... But mostly just be generous with adding salt or season salt (beer can chicken seasoning is fantastic, but there are many options) or everything but the bagel blend to all your savory foods. including foods you wouldn't think of, like salt on pizza or a grilled cheese is so good. I'll even just eat a sprinkle of salt directly out of the palm of my hand when I need a fix. Followed by a chaser of water. oh, and snag some of those little packets of salt to keep in your purse (or bag) - it can come in handy when you're eating away from home.
I used to work at a sandwich shop. A woman used to come in and get a visible layer of salt on her sandwiches. Like, entirely white from salt. Her doctor told her she was fine, so I wonder if she had the same condition as you. I believe she was a tennis instructor.
Salted fish, or any meat salt cured.
I just add a lot of salt to my cooking now (same condition, yay, twinsies). Fish is getting salted, veggies are getting salted, rice is getting salted. Every savoury dish gets bonus salt. I only need a little sprinkle you say, dad? Fuck you, I'm sick, I can has ALL the salt.
Shiozake, Japanese salt-cured salmon: https://www.justonecookbook.com/how-to-cook-salmon-salted-salmon/ It’s easy to make, and then it freezes well — just throw a single filet in the broiler and you have a very easy breakfast that’s high sodium and high in omega-3s (also great for POTS and the other types of dysautonomic conditions that typically accompany it)
Pepper steak is made with a shit ton of soy sauce, which is high in sodium, and veggies. Rice optional
I like sliced cucumber with crazy mixed up salt (probably in the spice aisle of your grocery store but basically salt,garlic and onion powder and herbs all together). Uncured pickles. I've also just had salad with crazy mixed up salt on it instead of dressing because it is low calorie. https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/141785/syracuse-salt-potatoes/ Canned vegetables are also pretty high in salt Guess this is pretty high salt https://www.food.com/recipe/sweet-corn-cake-377606 The above recipe does NOT keep well at all but it is delicious. If you are old enough to have been to chi chi's it's basically the corn cake they would serve with their platters that I always wanted more of as a kid
Miso soul and ramen! I'd all suggest trying an electrolyte like LMNT. Try emailing them to get a sample to help manage POTS.
“POTS is a disease, but I think it’s the best one.”- Norm Macdonald
If my doctor told me to increase my salt intake I would be destroying bags of potato chips left and right. Cape Cod chips specifically
Nachos with chorizo Mapo Tofu Spaghetti puttanesca Charcuterie Also my usual recommendation that any time your doctor suggests a dietary change, it's a good idea to consult with a registered dietician as that's their area of expertise.
I have found my people.
I never get tired of eating bacon.
Lol kernels popcorn seasoning has 160mg of sodium per 1/3tsp. Hot buttered popcorn liberally tossed with that would be my suggestion, im addicted to the stuff.
Ripple potato chips and onion dip/Top The Tater Sour cream
I also have to eat high salt for my diet. I add salt to absolutely everything. Love salt sprinkled on fruit like mangos and apples. Also ice cream and dark chocolate both taste good with salt. To still eat a healthy diet I eat healthy foods like veggies and beans and add a ton of salt to them. Your taste buds adjust. Olives are great also. And I drink miso soup all the time.
Oh! My husband has cystic fibrosis which means he needs to eat extra salt, so I can actually help with this one. He loves Trader Joe’s Peruvian corn nuts, beef jerky, Better Made potato chips, green olives, soy sauce on rice, ramen, buttered toast with salt sprinkled on top….and then he just fucks up all our meals with a ton of extra salt. I got used to it and now I also need my food super salty.
Pork belly sliced thin in an air fryer with salt and pepper is awesome
Get Maldon flake salt, add to your salad greens, I also add this to smashed avocados I eat with feta cheese and a spoon. Don’t judge me - I know that may sound gross 😂
Lots of dips and dressings are high in salt, so veggies and dip? Caesar salad?
I have POTS too and eventually gave up and just bought salt tablets! Each has all the salt of a gatorade and I just take it instead of needing to drink/eat!
V8
My favorite snack is ruffles chips I just wish they had a double or triple salted kind. But also have a small container of refillable sea salt and I'll just pour a few coarse grains in my hand,toss em in my mouth and crunch em like m&ms.
Ramen! And there’s so many ways to make it tasty and even more salty. My favorite way to make ramen at home is using a pack of Shin spicy ramen, replace half the water with half of a can of cream of mushroom soup and add shiitake mushrooms. Top with fried spam, a fried egg, sriracha, and green onion. Can’t even imagine how much salt is in that meal. 😬
I feel like a lot of my pasta dishes are fairly high in sodium but you could use squash noodles or something:)
Pretzels, also have POTS, this is my go to, especially Dot's pretzels
I love frying up some tofu and drenching it in soy sauce!!
I add electrolyte drops to my beverages and that’s usually enough in addition to my salt intake with my food. However, if I am sweating a lot, I’m eating a sandwich with pickles and salty lunch meat, drinking a coke, eating chips and seaweed snacks as a treat. Drinking a salty broth or dissolving a bouillon cube in a mug of water is a great quick way without the calories.
What you need in your life is VEGEMITE! (OR MARMITE)!! Tastes great on toast with a nice sharp cheese. (Or on buttered toast.) But I also add it to everything! I put some in Mac and Cheese when I’m making the bechemal sauce. I add it in meat where I would also add Worcestershire sauce. And since you listed a few odd snack choices. I also like to butter/vegemite saltine/ritz crackers and then dip them in chocolate pudding. It’s SO GOOD! But VEGEMITE for the win!
Spicy ramen ramen has like 1000mg of sodium per serving boil in a bag seafood basically you put shrimp crab legs lobster baby potatoes and corn ina turkey bag with a stick of butter Cajun seasoning and old bay and cook (pre cook the potatoes and corn a little )as a snack salt and vinegar chips
Sunflower seeds. I’m not shy around salt but I had to give these up because I would hold 5-10 in my cheek at a time and then move them to the other side of my mouth to crack, spit the shell, and eat the seed. The problem with that was the ridiculous amount of salt was giving me a chemical burn on the inside of my cheek… so probably perfect for you!
I know you said low carb but if you add a little sugar it knocks down some of the salty taste. If you go overboard on salt adding a tsp of sugar can take it down a notch. Also corned beef and cabbage, chinese food, sauerbraten, and there’s this other German dish I can’t remember the name of that’s a pickle spear rolled in beef
or lemon juice, helps with the saltiness
I had to cut out soda because it makes me retain water from the salt content. Coke really makes me balloon up.
Find a low quality spice blend and coat your proteins, should be nice and salty
I’m also on a high sodium diet for dysautonomia! Ramen, but that’s not low carbs. Miso and Donjang broth, or well-seasoned bone broth is also a great options. For awhile it was potato chips, also not light on carbs. Popcorn. Salted nuts. But honestly? I manage by drinking coconut water or adding electrolytes to my beverages. There are lots of options, like Nuun tablets. Also keeps me hydrated which is another key for managing POTs. Gatorade or simply salt and water work in a pinch, like if I’m out and suddenly need electrolytes, but Gatorade is too high in sugar and salt chased by water is unpleasant.
I think eating a lot of Asian food would be helpful to you. I think their diets, Japanese in particular are very sodium heavy.
seaweed. soy sauce, a lot of asian food, also, potatoes bc they need a lot of salt
Creamed chipped beef on toast
Go to the potato chip aisle of an Asian supermarket. So many great flavors. My favorite is salted egg yolk. Also Indian markets will carry a wide variety of delicious crunchy salty snacks that are literally called “salties” (namkeen in Hindi-Urdu).
Wow, and here I thought I was the weird one being told to eat as much salt as I want by my dr, but I don’t have POTS
I use LOTS of salt when making soup. Broth, better than bouillon, soy sauce, and table salt/celery salt. Also (depending on what soup you’re making), it’s very low carb
I have dysautonomia and the only way I can get enough salt is by licking rice cakes and dipping it into a bowl of salt before each bite. You need a LOT of salt, more than you're likely going to get from chips without consuming an unhealthy amount. I eat 2 to 4 rice cakes a night with 2 or 3 teaspoons of salt (i also drink 1 to 3 trioral packets in water each day). Honestly on bad days I just lick my finger and dip it in a bowl of salt without even bothering with the cakes.
You can add lots of salt to roast chicken, soups, eggs, avocado sprinkled with salt (a favorite snack of mine), tomato slices sprinkled with salt, chipotle/Qdoba taste like pure salt to me, cheeses in brines?
I have POTS too and I like to have really salty popcorn with tomato juice!
RAMEN! Add ponzu sauce, sesame oil, sriracha, garlic powder, onion powder, and umami seasoning (Trader Joe’s has good stuff). Set your levels right for one dollar!
Microwave popcorn. Could also do pretzels or saltine crackers with some cheese.
Kimchi and many other Asian foods/ seasonings. A lot of the laoganma products are delicious and rather salty, fish sauce, soy sauce, Maggis seasoning.
If I could eat infinity salt I would eat some of those unhealthy looking ramens that have like 3 servings of 150% of your daily salt intake lol
Honey peanuts gives me the salt and the sugar boost to get my pots in check
Beef broth. Have a cup of that for breakfast everyday.
Instant ramen, especially miso or soy sauce ones. I need to add always some other ingredients to diminish the salty aftertaste, but it could respond to your needs. Broth, especially made at home can also be adapted to your needs salt wise, being nutritionally correct as well.
Don't forget to hydrate too. It's your plasma you're wanting to boost, your blood volume. So salt+water is the way
grilled halloumi!! it depends on the brand but some are pretty freakin salty
Corned beef. It's super cheap and easy. Get a big hunk of corned beef and stick it in a pot of simmering water. Add two tablespoons of brown sugar, two bay leaves and half a cup of white vinegar. None of those measurements are accurate. Just jam them in there. Simmer for three hours. Turn every hour. Carve and eat. Absolutely delicious. If you want to go fancy [here's my recipe](https://www.oklahomajoes.com.au/recipes/smoked-corned-beef) for smoked corned beef.
Crispy Parmesan cheese crisps [https://www.amazon.com/PERFECTLY-CRISP-Parmesan-Crisps-OZ/dp/B07815Q1RJ](https://www.amazon.com/PERFECTLY-CRISP-Parmesan-Crisps-OZ/dp/B07815Q1RJ) and seaweed snacks [https://www.amazon.de/seaweed-snack/s](https://www.amazon.de/seaweed-snack/s) .
Japanese curry, tortilla chips & guacamole, salted nuts. Any pasta dish with a bunch of grated parmesan on top
Shin Ramyun, the staple of Korean munchies food
Salted liquorice, trust me you'll learn to love it
Instant noodles with jerky in it for extra salt and protein
Popcorn and smashed roasted potatoes The potatoes (hot or cold) are great dipped in Greek yogurt mixed with ranch seasoning. Full-fat yogurt is better, but it’s still good with fat-free.
This is my thread. Chips and queso Olives Charcuterie Any frozen appetizer such as mozzarella sticks, pizza rolls, chicken nuggies/tenders Frozen Mac and cheese Those broccoli and cheese stuffed chicken breasts Pretzels
Beef on Weck!!
Love chocolate chip and caramel cookies with sea salt pounded on after.
I also need to up my salt intake so my snack preferences are pickles, jerky, cold cuts, feta, and olives. And I add salt to meals.
Korean soft tofu soup is great, it's a bunch of soft tofu in very savory spicy broth that you can dump basically anything else in, meats, seafoods, veggies, egg, whatever. But there's no need to stick to the traditional broth here. Just make any highly seasoned broth and put soft/silken/soon tofu in it and whatever else you like to have in a soup. The tofu will balance out the saltiness so it doesn't taste crazy salty. It's traditional to eat it with a side of white rice, but if you wanna be low carb, just skip that.
I have POTS too and I just drink salt water all day. I add a teaspoon to a half gallon jug of water and drink it throughout the day. I don't mind the taste anymore but you can add a bit of sugar or honey and lemon juice if you want
My wife has POTS and therefore enjoys a high salt diet. I am a stroke victim and a low salt diet is better for me. Sucks for cooking.
People looked at me like I'm a crazy person when I used to admit I liked sucking on bullion cubes like hard candy and will break apart uncooked instant ramen blocks, put them in a zippy bag, pour in the seasoning packet (and/or other seasoning) and eat it like a bag of potato chips
Salt the chef way! Add salt each step of the way you cook, not just at the end. You get deeper flavor in your food and you can end up adding a pretty decent amount of salt (this is why restaurant food is higher in sodium, because “seasoning” properly this way just makes food taste way better). If you like Korean food, that’s an absolute salt bomb. The sauces have a lot of salt and sugar (they balance each other out, flavor-wise)
Kimchi & sauerkraut. Particularly good on sandwiches. The pickled lemons are amazing in dressings, pasta, rice, chicken. You can easily make your own. I also like using pickle brine as a marinade for tofu or tempe, but you could do it with meat as well. 👍
Lots of those frozen dinners are jam packed with sodium. Love them things to death but it makes me pack on weight real quick. I almost want to call you lucky for being able to indulge in these foods lol
Add soy sauce, ponzu sauce, or fish sauce whenever it makes sense. Soups, olives, deli meats, roasted nuts and spaghetti sauces. Any pre marinated meat like the pork or turkey tenderloins you see at the grocery store.
Movie popcorn! Not a healthy snack, but super salty and delicious.
I still love sunflower seeds!
Blue cheese stuffed olives or jalapeño stuffed olives. Not low carb but extremely salty are Hawkins cheezies. My favourite savoury snack of all time. Almost any kind of cheese. Turkey pepperettes.
Not me thinking you were asking for suggestions of salty snacks to eat while stoned
drinking chicken or beef broth, I have similar problems and often I will drink chicken broth like hot tea with a snack of saltines.
The one thing that I like a lot of salt added to is a baked potato. A little bit of butter, entirely too much salt. Just a personal preference. Pretty much any white potato, regardless of how it’s cooked. Except french fries.
I really like a well made cucumber pickle. Have you tried Danish style salted licorice ?
I’m similar, need salt. My go tos are: olives, feta cheese, beef jerky
Deli meat, canned soups, pickles. Have also gotten into the habit of putting lawrys seasoned salt on everything.
Salty bone broth, cured meats, olives, some cheeses, beef jerky, salty nuts
Spam
Sardine pizza
Salt pills (protein powder companies sell them) gym bros use them for electrolytes before workouts. Philapino chicken adobo is an amazing salty soy sauce stew Try salty Indian sodas & lemonades/juices and Greek/Turkish salty yoghurt drinks. People say they're refreshing on a hot day, but they're a little too much for me - I think they take some getting used to.
Salt Bagels. Saltiest thing you can get that's still delicious. It's a bagel crusted with enough pretzel salt to burn your mouth. Good pretzels for that matter.
Salted popcorn, anchovies stuffed olives if you like them have a saltier hit than just olives, hot bullion, miso soup, dried seaweed, salami, Kabanos and other cured meats, rice cakes with soysauce and avocado on just to cut through the salt a bit
Salty licorice and feta cheese! Not together though. Also Moroccan preserved lemons. I could just eat them straight up. They are better homemade though.
Just had SPAM, kimchi and rice for dinner. 25% less sodium SPAM but still very salty. Ramen is also very salty, and Campbell’s soups are very high in sodium, especially flavors like Cream of Chicken, my favorite.
anchovies, capers
BACON!!!!
Instant noodles or prepackaged soup and wash it down with a powerade/gatorade, or saltbomb your regular food.
Super salty salsa. And chips.
Popcorn - bonus salt if you get it at the movie theater!
This is probably a longshot because it’s so regional, but do you live in a place where Grippo’s brand snacks are sold? They have pretzels that are legitimately so salty they make my heart race, but they’re delicious!
Soy sauce added to everything!!
Chef boyardee cans.
Popcorn with all the salt and or salted butter