Heart Healthy Foods

When selecting dairy products such as cheese, milk, sour cream or yogurt for your heart healthy diet, watch the sodium content of these foods and look for low salt and low sodium foods that are low in fat and cholesterol.

Sodium Content of Dairy Products

Heart Healthy Foods Serving Size Sodium mg
Buttermilk one cup 260
Cheese (american) 1 oz 443
Cheese (cheddar) 1 oz 175
Cheese (grated Parmesan) one tablespoon 93
Cheese (Swiss) 1 oz 74
Cottage Cheese one cup 918
Cream Cheese one tablespoon 43
Milk (whole milk) one cup 120
Milk (1% low-fat) one cup 115
Milk (2% low-fat) one cup 115
Milk (skim) one cup 138
Sour Cream two tablespoons 20
Yogurt one cup 115
 

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