Low-Sodium Cheddar Or Colby Cheese

Cheese - There's good news here, even though your choices are pretty limited. Swiss cheese is usually fairly low in sodium, while most other cheeses aren't. And even with Swiss there's a lot of variation. My favorite low sodium Swiss from Alpine Lace isn't around any more, but Kraft and a number of other brands are 50 mg per serving or less. Food Lion also carries a block of Swiss with only 10 mg per serving and I've heard of other stores that have similar products. The flavor of the Food Lion one is quite good. Boar's Head makes Swiss that you can find at their stores or the deli counter that are very good and very low. They have a no salt 10 mg per serving Swiss, but their Lacey Swiss is also only 35 mg per serving. The problem comes when you want something *other* than Swiss. Most regular cheddar and jack cheese is in the 180-200 mg per 1/4 cup range. Boar's Head has a Munster with 75 mg per serving. They also have a Provolone with 140 mg, which is a little high, but lower than most you'll find on the grocery shelf. Salt Watcher's recent addition of a deli aisle offers some additional options. In addition to a 10 mg Swiss, they also have Heluva Good White Cheddar with only 5 mg per serving, a 24 mg per serving Gouda and a 95 mg Colby. Their 50 mg Goat Brie-style Cheese is very good. They also carry Bel Gioioso Fresh Mozzarella Cheese with 85 mg per serving. The Mozzarella Company at http://www.mozzco.com also makes and sells online an unsalted mozzarella, but it is quite a bit more expensive than the Bel Gioioso. You can probably also find fresh mozzarella with the gourmet cheeses in most large groceries. It has a lot less sodium than the pre-shredded mozzarella most people think of first. Black Diamond Cheese, in Ontario, Canada used to make a low sodium cheddar that was available in Canada and the northern US, but it seem to be listed on their website anymore, so they may no longer be making it.