How should I get my sodium? How do you get it?

[Synpax]

The Synpax Diet (oats, protein powder, flax seed oil, dextrose, water) lacks sodium. Any suggestions on how I can work this in?

 

[HANSEL]

I have a suggestion, throw some real food in there

 

[HANSEL]

beef and chicken has roughly 350mg of sodium per 4-6oz serving.

 

[Synpax]

Too much time required for that. I probably need 2000 mg a day.

Thinking about salting my oats.

 

[Synpax]

Too much time required for that. I probably need 2000 mg a day.

Thinking about salting my oats. I just seriously don't like salt's taste.

 

[heregothere]

buy salted almonds in bulk and substitute them in occasionally for the flax

 

[Synpax]

Hmm. That is a good idea; I will investigate. If you know a good source for salted items please let me know. Thanks.

 

[Accelerator]

how about all natural peanut butter mixed into the shake occasionally instead of flax?

 

[Synpax]

I mix the flax into the oats, not the shake. Dextrose goes into PWO shake.

I will look into the NPB, though. That sounds like the most reasonable and inexpensive route.

 

[juve]

ummm, most protein powders have roughly 1:1 ration of potassium and sodium - if your diet revolves around shakes that should be sufficient. If anything in a good diet ration of K+ to Na+ should be 2:1/3:1 -> my suggestion is: don't add any more sodium. Besides if I remember correctly you're doing some endurance training (5k in 19 mins was it?) - Potassium Citrate would do you very good, not sodium.

 

[bigjwc]

Geeze! How does one not get enough sodium in todays world? I try to avoid it and I still get PLENTY!

 

[Synpax]

Juve - you are the man.

I didn't realize it but yes, the pro complex does have sodium and potassium. Not sure about 'potassium citrate' though.

http://optimumnutrition.com/products/product_detail.asp?Inventory=626

That's the nutritional info.

Since I do 7 a day and each has 12% of daily need, I am close to 100. But I think with the sweating I do I need more than that - much more.

I checked out the ANPB and the salted almonds - not NEARLY enough sodium, not even close.

 

[travis200]

I add salt to my gatorade when i work out other than that I don't get enough also.

 

[Babyfaced Assassin]

where are the veggies in ur diet?

 

[Synpax]

I have none. They are unescessary. I get a lot of vitamins from vitamin pills.

 

[faller]

I don't know how you stand that diet! To each his own I suppose. Fruits and veggies have all kinds of nutrients you won't get in a pill, eat up, it's good for you! Do you drink milk? It has sodium. And just for the record, this is the first time in my life I've seen someone have trouble getting MORE sodium!

 

[Synpax]

What nutrients would I be missing? I can try to include them. The pill is pretty comprehensive.

I don't drink milk, just water.

I just completed doing it for most of this week and ran out of protein. Going to switch to another source but in the meantime substituting the protein with tuna (much less than 400g though).