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Default Need suggestion for no salt and extremely low salt recipes

On May 18, 11:22*pm, "
> wrote:
> I work in a deli department at a grocery store, and we have a really
> nice guy who has been coming in for about 15 years. He is a Viet Nam
> vet, in his 70s, very eccentric, and a bit paranoid. He's a super nice
> guy who avoids hospitals and cars, won't accept social security, etc.
> He has had two heart attacks in the past and refused to go to the
> hospital.
>
> He lives in a nearby motel and buses to work downtown every day. The
> motel won't allow him to have a microwave, hot plate, etc, so he comes
> by daily for dinner and *tomorrow's lunch.
>
> He's been feeling sick lately, very exhausted and breathing hard. His
> boss finally insisted and hauled him to the doctor. His lungs were
> retaining fluid. He has a water pill now, and they took several vials
> of blood. He was told he needs to cut out the salt since his diet has
> consisted of processed food every day for every meal. His legs are
> swollen, and the lung issue is a bad sign.
>


Does he have a microwave at work? Then he could heat his lunch.

According to lowsaltfoods.com, there are several low sodium canned and
frozen products available in grocery stores. Anything involving ground
beef is easily gummable. Motels have ice machines, so perhaps he could
surreptitiously fill up a small cooler that would let a frozen entree
slowly thaw overnight in time for lunch.

I, too, was dismayed to find out that deli roast beef and chicken had
as much sodium as ham.

The water pills should keep his legs at their normal taper. But I
suspect he has congestive heart failure.