Free printable low-sodium grocery list. Aisle-by-aisle PDF with foods to buy, foods to skip, and the label rule that does most of the work. No sign-up required.

How to Make Your Own Shopping List Low-Sodium

You don't need to throw out your grocery list and start over. You need to change about seven things on it.

That's the good news buried inside a discouraging statistic: 70% of the sodium we eat comes from processed foods and restaurant meals — not the salt shaker. Most of your list is already fine. The vegetables are fine. The fruit is fine. The chicken is fine. The sodium is concentrated in a small number of items, and once you know which ones, you can fix them in a single trip.

Here is an easy shopping list that features the essential healthy items in most stores. It is a great jumping-off point so folks can base more of their meals on real ingredients.