National Salt Awareness Day 2001 - Resource (Salt Intake From Processed Food)
Below are the estimated amounts of salt in the diet from processed foods with no added salt in someone pursuing a health conscious diet or a non health conscious diet. You will see that someone who thinks they are eating healthily is consuming around 12.5 grams of salt a day, and someone less health conscious consumes an average of 18.5 grams of salt in a day. The recommended intake in the UK is 6 grams a day.
Healthy Diet
| Amount in Grams | Kcals | Sodium(mgs) | |
| Breakfast | |||
| Orange juice | 160g | 58 | 16 |
| Bran Cereal | 50g | 138 | 500 |
| Mid Morning | |||
| Wholemeal biscuits | 28g | 128 | 200 |
| Low fat spread | 7g | 27 | 46 |
| Lunch | |||
| Chicken cup soup | 295g | 89 | 1000 |
| Chicken and sweetcorn sandwich | Pack (473g) | 439 | 1190 |
| Apple | One (120g) | 40 | 3 |
| Evening Meal | |||
| Healthy lasagne | Portion | 304 | 800 |
| Green salad | Portion (200g) | 27 | 12 |
| Salad dressing | 15ml | 97 | 140 |
| Baguette | Half | 218 | 600 |
| Rice Pudding | 1 pot | 128 | 200 |
| TOTAL | 2006 | 4897 mg | |
THIS AMOUNTS TO 12.5 GRAMS OF SALT A DAY
Non Healthy Diet
| Amount in Grams | Kcals | Sodium(mgs) | |
| Breakfast | |||
| Rice Crunchies | 30g | 113 | 400 |
| Mid Morning | |||
| Salt and Vinegar Crisps | 1 packet | 195 | 800 |
| Lunch | |||
| Cream of mushroom soup | 1 cup | 115 | 1000 |
| Smoked ham, cheese and pickle sandwich | Pack (473g) | 471 | 1540 |
| Evening Meal | |||
| Luxury lasagne | Portion | 432 | 1900 |
| Baked Beans | Portion (210g) | 149 | 1100 |
| Baguette | Half | 218 | 600 |
| Wine | 250g | 175 | 25 |
| Daily milk allowance | Half pint | 138 | 165 |
| TOTAL | 2006 | 7530 mg | |
