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Low Sodium Backpacking Food: Delicious Trail Food With Less Salt

A common question we get from backpackers is, “What backpacking meals do you have that are low in sodium?”  Low sodium is a regulated term for food containing 140 mg of sodium or less per serving. Most packaged food will not meet this definition because salt functions as a natural preservative and drying agent. Fresh food and water-packed meals are your best bet for finding low sodium food. Beyond that, dried single ingredients, especially freeze-dried fruits and vegetables, are more likely to be low in sodium than dried packaged meals. A small amount of sodium is […]