Added Salt| Salt that is added to foods during processing or preparation. Most Americans consume too much salt in their diet. It is recommended that we consume less than one teaspoon a day (2300 mg). There is an association between high salt intake and <u><a href="asfunction:_level0.LinkToWord,High Blood Pressure">high blood pressure</a></u>. Foods that have high amounts of salt include: snack foods, canned soups, frozen entrees, canned vegetables and soy sauce. Read food labels and look for words such as: sodium phosphate, sodium nitrate and monosodium glutamate. Replace table salt (sodium chloride) with herbs such as garlic, bay leaves, thyme etc. |AddedSalt.swf\Added Sugars| Sugars and syrups that are added to foods during processing or preparation.  To look for added sugars, read food labels. Examples of added sugars include: honey, <u><a href="asfunction:_level0.LinkToWord,High Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS)">high-fructose corn syrup</a></u>, sugar, dextrose and maltose.|AddedSugars.swf\ Antioxidants| Vitamin E, vitamin C, and  beta carotene are considered antioxidants because they protect body cells from the damaging effects of oxidation. Fruits and vegetables are high in these vitamins, as well as, <u><a href="asfunction:_level0.LinkToWord,Phytochemical">phytochemicals</a></u> that may help prevent certain types of cancers.|Antioxidants.swf\