Is it true celery has alot of salt?

I was looking over my WW stuff from last year and I saw that I had written this down. I eat alot of celery lately and don't notice anything....It's still okay I assume?

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Nobody's WW leader has said this?

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Found this on a website!!!! I AM SHOCKED!!!!!!!!!!!!


Is celery high is salt? I am on a salt-free diet and the least bit of salty foods makes me retain water. I love to eat celery, but I don't put salt on it.


Yes, celery contains 35.2 milligrams of sodium in one stalk, but compared to other foods like ham is it not too high. Other vegetables that should be limited to 1/2 cup per day are: beets; beet greens; carrots; dandelion greens; kale; mustard greens; spinach; Swiss chard; white turnips; frozen peas; frozen lima beans; tomato juice, sauce, paste or puree. The sodium values range from 35 to 155 milligrams for one cup cooked of any above vegetable. Celery is the highest in sodium and one cup is about six, five inch by three-quarters inch sticks.

These vegetables do not taste salty compared to ham (one cup chopped has 1938 milligrams sodium). Also, they are not usually omitted from mild salt restricted or even low salt diets. People on diets of less than 1,000 milligrams are usually instructed to limit or omit beets, carrots, celery and spinach from their diet. Small amounts of these vegetables, used to flavor soups or stews, are not usually omitted even on low sodium diets.

So if you are on a salt restricted diet of less than 1,000 milligrams or less, you should not eat celery, even without salting it. I would like to suggest you try green pepper, green onions, cauliflower or broccoli for munching instead. They are low in sodium and calories as well.

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I never would have guessed this in a million years . . .

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I was afraid of this....so what the heck is left so snack on???? Cauliflower? Don't think so....

Thanks for posting!!

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Posted by Mrs. Patticakes

I was afraid of this....so what the heck is left so snack on???? Cauliflower? Don't think so....

Thanks for posting!!

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Posted by baghag

Posted by Mrs. Patticakes

I was afraid of this....so what the heck is left so snack on???? Cauliflower? Don't think so....

Thanks for posting!!

Try bell pepper strips, I love them.

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When I make soups, I eleminate the salt I add to the soup but add lots of celery and that adds enough salt for my liking.

My dad has been on a salt restrictive diet for over 15 years now and my mom has always cooked with low-salt items and other spices to make up for the flavor lost by not using salt and I remember that clelery is one item he was told to use in very limited quanities!

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yes lots!
my grandmother told me that years ago and I thought it was odd that we still sprinkled salt on it!