I'd like to make my mom (and my sister) their favorite dinner for Mother's Day, however my mom (93) is not supposed to eat sodium. Ideas?

The salt reduction exercise is usually most important for many people who have had salt with everything for decades and can’t really taste unsalted food. It’s quite likely that one special meal that you have tried to make lower salt than normal isn’t going to hurt much. If you are really worried about your mother’s legs filling with fluid, phone her doctor to check. Even the receptionist might slip in and ask. I like the idea of no salt in salad and desert – read the salad dressing label too!

Use Cento canned tomatoes......VERY low in sodium, the paste too.

There are recipe generator websites where you can type in ingredients and it will suggest recipes. You can pick some of their favourite base foods and also put "no added salt" and it will suggest recipes for you. You might find that useful. One of my favourite desserts is a fancy fruit salad. You can also make a caramel sauce for it by blending dates, vanilla extract and water.. it tastes just like caramel but it is healthy!
whatever you decide to make, I hope you have a lovely time and make a lasting memory.

Minimize the salt where you can (cook fresh tomatoes or use canned ones with no salt added), and serve a small portion with a no salt veggie side dish, followed by a no salt dessert.

The Parmesan cheese is going to have salt, just use a small amount of the good stuff.

My mom's on Lasix and a low salt diet, and I would bring her a chile relleno every few weeks, because when you're 92, you get to eat whatever the heck you want.

Your mom and sister deserve some happy food. Just don't add salt to any of it as you make it, and be sure your mom drinks a lot of water to help flush it out. They'll be fine.

Do you make your own sauce?

Good tomato sauce (28 oz can of crushed tomatoes, maybe a can of tomoato paste added to sliced and browned garlic, onion, green peppers and mushrooms) with a 28 ox can of water (or red wine or combo) and lots of oregano, basil and 2 bay leaves) simmered for a couple of hours and you won't miss the salt.

A call to their MD will likely reassure you, and allow you to make a NSA (no salt added) delicious meal for your loved ones. Have a good day.

So hold back on the salt a little when you make it, it's easy enough to find low sodium tomato sauce and if they are used to a low sodium diet they likely won't miss it, and keep the portions small - I think that a one day cheat shouldn't hurt either of them.

The nurse we had said a special occasion high sodium meal at certain ages and certain condions were fine as long as it was not a regular occurance. Im my case it was a 50th wedding anniversary.