Ready-to-Eat Cereals

Do's
Milk is not included in these servings; it is tabulated separately. A cup of milk usually adds 120 milligrams sodium and 375 milligrams potassium to each serving. See milk tabulation where low sodium is expressed, however.

Occasionally
These cereals are borderline because, though they are moderate in sodium, they are not high in potassium. Consequently, they have a poor K-factor. The addition of milk elevates the sodium content very close to the 200-milligram cutoff even though the K-factor is acceptable. Therefore, use them only occasionally and remember to eat other low-sodium, high-potassium foods in compensation.'

Don'ts
Most ready-to-eat cereals cannot be used on this plan. I have identified those can be served. Those that have sodium on the nutritional label should be avoided.