New Adventures in Low Sodium Living: Guacamole!

Thursday, May 10, 2012

Guacamole!

A batch of guacamole for our Cinco de Mayo feast:

2 ripe avocados, peeled, pitted and coarsely chopped
1/2 c canned diced tomatoes, rinsed and drained
2 T cilantro, chopped
1 fresh jalapeno, finely diced
1 shallot, finely diced
1 clove garlic, minced
1 1/2 limes, juiced
pinch salt
dash pepper

Place all ingredients in a bowl, then mash/stir with a fork until blended and still slightly chunky. Serve immediately with low-sodium tortilla chips.

Serves 4, 90mg sodium per serving (not including chips)

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So, what do you have against sodium?

Nothing! In fact, I love sodium, but it does not love me. I was diagnosed with Meniere's Disease in June 2011. The symptoms are not much fun: tinnitus, hearing loss, a strange feeling of fullness in the affected ear, plus dizziness and/or vertigo with nausea. Mild attacks are merely uncomfortable and annoying. Severe attacks are debilitating.

There is no cure, but the first line of defense against the symptoms of Meniere's is a very low sodium diet (less than 2000mg per day, which is just under one teaspoon of salt). Talk about difficult! It isn't just avoiding the salt shaker, but avoiding foods that are naturally (or unnaturally) high in sodium. Once I started reading nutritional labels, it was pretty shocking how high the sodium content of nearly all my dearest and most loved foods are.

This blog follows the story of how I adjust to the new restrictions, find creative new ways to prepare my favorite foods, maybe discover some new foods to love, and once in a while just a space to bitch and moan about not getting to eat that BLT or bacon double cheeseburger with extra large fries.