 [ Symptoms ] how to daily chart salt intake i need to reduce the amount of salt in my diet yet i know the body needs some amount to maintain health i am looking for a chart i can plot what i eat to determine how much salt i am ingesting  i am 70 years old in excellent health except for this darn bp problem i am been a ballet student for 40 years currently dancing 2 days a week for 1 12 hours in an advance ballet class i see my health professionals regularly and always great dental checkups thanks for helping me with my need [ Disease ] the american heart association has this sodium tracker <link> there are also various apps you can use if you have a smart phone just do a search online and read review to pick the best one make sure you get nutrition information from restaurants and read labels here are some articles that might help range of sodium content for common foods reduce salt in your diet low sodium recipe tips i use fatsecret com you can log in your foods and choose the settings you would like for instance protein fat sugar sodium fiber it will allow you to track 5 at one time it will give you how many grams you are eating per day based on the foods you input