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Wal-Mart on Thursday unveiled a five-year plan to sell more nutritional food at a Washington news conference that included First Lady Michelle Obama.
The plan includes reducing sodium by 25 percent in grain products, lunch meats, salad dressing and frozen food. Get the full story »
Frito-Lay announced Monday it will begin selling two lightly salted chips brands nationwide.
The announcement comes three months after Frito-Lay’s parent, PepsiCo Inc., pledged to reduce sodium in each serving of its key brands by one-fourth in five years. Fritos lightly salted corn chips and Ruffles lightly salted potato chips have been on sale in select markets since 2000.
Frito-Lay says the chips have at least 50 percent less sodium per one ounce serving than the original chips. On average, Americans consume 3,436 mg of sodium, 1,136 mg more than the FDA’s daily guideline.
