Heart Smart Diet

The heart smart Diet information

• Reduce your cholesterol
• Enhance your heart's health
• Maintain a low-sodium diet
• Lose weight
• Lower your risk of heart disease, hypertension and type 2 diabetes
• Follows the American Heart Association's recommendations for fat, sodium and fiber.

about the heart smart diet

Heart disease is the number one killer in the United States, and obesity is a major contributing factor.  A Heart Healthy Diet and exercise can go a long way toward decreasing your risk of heart disease.  There are certain foods that can help you lose weight and also protect you against heart disease.

• Eat 5 or more servings a day of fruits and vegetables.
• Eat 6 or more servings of grain products.
• Choose fat-free and low-fat dairy products.
• Eat fish, legumes, skinless chicken and lean meats.
• Choose healthy margarines, canola oil and olive oil.
• Walk or do some other type of exercise for 30 minutes every day.

Following a Heart Smart Diet will help you achieve and maintain a healthy body weight, a desirable blood cholesterol level and a normal blood pressure.  This diet will benefit more than your heart.  It will reduce your risk of other chronic health problems, like Type 2 Diabetes, Osteoporosis and some Cancers.

heart smart Diet menu

Breakfast: Whole grain cereal with fruit and nonfat milk

Lunch: Cuban rice and beans with spinach salad and fruit

Dinner: Grilled chicken, baked sweet potato & vegetable & fruit

Snack: Low-fat muffin and herbal tea

 

 

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Diets-az provides information about diets.  No information given here can substitute professional medical advice.  Please consult your doctor before making any significant dietary changes.