When you are on a diet you really need to be extra conscious of what you are putting in your body.  You need to be careful about drinking empty calories like you would find in a can of Cola, for example.  In fact, unless you are on a juice diet you are probably going to be better off to just stick to water.

But water is boring, and sometimes you need to liven things up a little bit. I love Spicy Hot V8 but the problem is the sodium content is very high, almost half of your daily allowance in a single 12oz serving! Campbell's makes a Low Sodium V8 for those people wishing to have better control over the amount of salt they ingest, but let's be honest - it's a little bland. 

If you are interested in the lower sodium variety of V8 but you need to have more pep in your drink you can try one of these 4 Ways to Spice- Up Low Sodium V8:

1. Tabasco is your friend.  Just like a Bloody Mary can be spiced-up with a little dash of this hot sauce so too can your V8.  Put too much of it in though and the salt will be the last of your worries!
2. Add some real veggies like olives or celery.  It may feel like I am on a Bloody Mary kick here but nothing can take your focus away from the lack of salt faster than munching on some delicious veggies.
3. Add a few grinds of black pepper.  Like the Tabasco sauce you need to be careful that you don't overdo it, but a little pepper will certainly give your Low Sodium V8 a nice little "crunch."
4. Add a few splashes of Lea & Perrins Worcestershire Sauce.  This condiment has been around for 170 years but I only just recently tried it in V8 and I loved it.

So there you go, my 4 Ways to Spice-Up Low Sodium V8.  If you have your own recipe for improving on the taste of this healthy drink please comment and let me know what works for you.  I am looking forward to hearing about all of the unique ways of adding taste that I would never have imaged.

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John writes about his journey from fat to fit at John is Fit.  He credits his weight loss blog for giving him a renewed focus on fitness, not to mention helping him lose 20 pounds to date.