So Long, Sodium
All foods can be incorporated into a healthy diet, but it's important to know what the best options are. This month (and from now on), use this list of foods to help you lower your salt intake.

High-in-salt foods (cut back on these!)

Cheese
Pretzels
Potato chips
Tortilla chips
French fries
Frozen dinners
Pizzas
Low-in-salt foods (eat more of these!)

Fruits (apples, bananas, peaches, pears, berries, kiwis, bananas, pineapples, mangoes, strawberries, blueberries, raspberries)
Vegetables (carrots, broccoli, cauliflower, celery, tomatoes, or sliced peppers — and if you like to have them with dip, use a small amount of salad dressing, hummus, or a little melted cheese)
Fruit smoothies
Salad-in-a-bag
Dried fruits (raisins, cranberries, apricots, bananas, apple chips, etc.)

—By Chris Wharton, Ph.D., research associate at the Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity at Yale University