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Offline hayleysmum

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Is smoked salmon ok for toddlers?
« on: April 10, 2007, 19:27:31 pm »
My 16mo LO loves smoked salmon - as do I - so I let her have it for lunch occasionally as she always wants it whenever she sees me eating it.  The sodium content isn't listed on the packaging so I have no idea how much it contains although I know that it is quite high...  Her diet is generally low in sodium as I don't salt any of the food I cook and I cook nearly everything we eat so I'm not too worried. 

I'm just wondering if anyone knows what the sodium content of smoked salmon (and/or other smoked fish) is and what the general sodium guidelines for toddlers are!

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Re: Is smoked salmon ok for toddlers?
« Reply #1 on: April 10, 2007, 21:16:38 pm »
Not sure - but ds has it quite a bit, and he's still here, so I'm guessing it's OK :)
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Re: Is smoked salmon ok for toddlers?
« Reply #2 on: April 10, 2007, 22:17:51 pm »
Liv eats smoked salmon for lunch (and sometimes breakfast) at LEAST every other day (it is one of the few foods i rely on to feed her  ::)) we also don't salt food for her generally 9and she also lives on olives and we just rinse the green ones that are salty)
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Re: Is smoked salmon ok for toddlers?
« Reply #3 on: April 11, 2007, 12:06:03 pm »
Sam has it quite regularly too. Salt is used in the curing process but I don't find it really tastes salty?? Anyway Sam's alive and healthy too :-\

This site says about 4 slices (85g) has 430mg of sodium:

http://www.gourmetfoodstore.com/smokedsalmon/nutrition-smoked-salmon.asp

Then compare it to this site:
http://oto.wustl.edu/men/sodium.htmg

100g of bread contains 300-500mg of sodium
100g of cottage cheese 406mg
100g cheddar cheese 620mg
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