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My husband also has hep c and cirrhosis (he's on the liver transplant waiting list).
They gave us this list of foods to AVOID:

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MISCELLANEOUS FOODS HIGH IN SODIUM TO AVOID


SMOKED AND CURED MEATS
Sausage patties, seasoned sausage, polish sausage, vienna sausage, sausage links, frankfurters, pepperoni, salami, spam, corned beef, other luncheon meats, turkey roll, ham, bacon, canadian bacon, smoked eel, pickled herring, canned sardines, caviar, anchovies, smoked or canned salmon.

SANDWICHES
Pimiento cheese, ham, deviled crab, commercial chicken, tuna salad, egg salad, any sandwich made with commercially smoked or cured meats.

COMBINATION FOODS
Pizza, pizza rolls, pizza sandwiches, tacos, tostados, burritos, nachos, egg rolls, TV dinners, pot pies, frozen entrees, canned entrees (e.g.- stew, spaghetti, lasagna), regular canned and dried soups, fast foods.

SAUCES/CONDIMENTS AND FLAVORINGS
Table salt, combination spices with salt, MSG, meat tenderizers, bouillon cubes or crystals, baking powder, baking soda, catsup, cheese sauces, cheese dips, barbeque sauce, chili sauce, hot sauce, picante sauce, taco sauce, soy sauce, Worchestershire sauce, steak sauce, ready mix sauces, hollandaise sauce, mustard, horseradish, commercial salad dressings.

CHEESES
American, blue, Roquefort, parmesan, smoked cheddar, jalapeno, garlic, cream cheese spreads, cheese balls.

BAKERY PRODUCTS
Salted breads and rolls, commercial sweet rolls, doughnuts, pastries and quick breads (e.g.- muffins, nut and fruit breads), cake mixes, pie, cheese biscuits.

VEGETABLES
Regular canned vegetables, pickled relishes, pickles, olives, pickled vegetables, sauerkraut, au gratin vegetables, vegetables with sauces or cheese, regular vegetable juices.

SALTED SNACKS
Flavored and salted crackers, salted potato and corn chips, potato sticks, pretzels, salted nuts, red pistachio nuts, salted popcorn, popcorn with cheese, cheese hors d'oeuvres, cheese puffs, cheese straws, cheese crackers.
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Really, what it boils down to is-----watch out for processed foods. If something comes in a can, bottle, jar, or box (at the grocery store), it is usually "trouble" --- read the label for sodium milligrams.
**Try shopping for fresh ingredients (fruits, vegetables, meats), and cook from scratch, leaving out the salt. (((I know, this is easier said than done!)))
**If you have recipes that call for salt----leave it out.
**Use unsalted margarine or butter. (We use Unsalted Land o Lakes----it contains zero salt).
**When buying bread (if you use bread, for toast, etc.)---make sure to compare the labels on different brands, and buy the one with the least sodium.
**If you use jelly or jam---try buying a jar of "All Fruit" instead. (It's just as good, and contains zero salt.)
**If you want to create a "barbeque" type of taste for meat or chicken (don't use bottled bbq sauce)---try making a mixture of 1 part cumin, 1 part chili powder, and 3 parts sugar....and rub it onto meat or chicken.
**Buy more fruit (for snacks).
**If you ever buy canned vegetables, make sure you buy the ones that say "No Salt".
**If you make pasta, don't add salt to the cooking water. Also---make your own pasta sauce (no matter what the recipe says--don't add salt!) (If it's bland---try using extra onion or garlic.)
**Experiment with "Mrs. Dash" (we went through several types of Mrs. Dash--before we found one that my husband likes. Don't give up---just keeping bringing home new flavors of it, and try each, until you find something he really likes.) "Lawry's 17" is another good one. (These help alot, when you're serving "plain" vegetables.) (So does unsalted butter.)
**Read labels on drinks-----even milk has hidden sodium.

Hope this helps.