Heart Failure Prevention: Foods to Avoid

VEGETABLES

Salted canned vegetables

Sauerkraut

BREADS, CEREALS, GRAINS & STARCHES

Instant cooked cereals

Self-rising flour & corn meal

Prepared mixes, such as muffin, waffle, pancake, cornbread, etc.

DAIRY PRODUCTS

Buttermilk (store bought)

Canned milk (only if diluted & used as regular milk)

Egg substitute (limit to 1/2 cup/day)

Eggnog (store bought)

Salted butter & margarine

SOUPS

Bouillon

Canned broth

Dry Soup mixes

Canned soups*

MEATS & MEAT SUBSTITUTES

Canned meats & fish (unrinsed tuna, sardines)

Cured meats (dried beef, bacon, corned beef,and salmon)

Sausage- all types (pork, beef, chicken, turkey, polish knockwurst hot dogs, etc.)

Peanut butter

Salted nuts

SWEETS

Prepared mixes (pudding, pie, cake)

Store bought pies, cakes, muffins

COOKING INGREDIENTS & SEASONINGS, CONDIMENTS, SNACKS

Fermented miso

Preseasoned mixes for spaghetti, chili, tacos, etc.

Preseasoned convenience foods

Coating mixes as Shake N Bake

Tomato sauce (unless unsalted)

Catsup*

Chili sauce*

Barbeque sauce*

Mustard*

Salad dressing*

Baking powder, baking soda (Use only low sodium type)

Pickles (sour, dill, sweet gerkins)

Olives

Soy sauce

Teriyaki sauce

Cooking wine

Light salt or Seasoning salt

Sea salt

Garlic salt, tenderizer

Monosodium glutamate (MSG)

Celery salt, onion salt, lemon pepper

Pretzels, chips, skins, etc.

DRINKS

Athletic drinks (such as Gatorade)

Canned tomato or vegetable juice (unless unsalted)

MEASUREMENTS

1 cup = 8 fluid ounces = 240 cc

4 cups = 32 fluid ounces = 1000 cc = 1 liter

8 cups = 64 fluid ounces = 2000 cc = 2 liters

1 milliliter = 1 cc

1 ounce = 30 cc