Heart Healthy Recipes
By: Robert NamTotal Views: 136, Word Count: 575,
Foods low in cholesterol, fats and high on fiber are good for your heart's health. So when you're looking for heart healthy recipes, search recipes that contain low fat and low cholesterol. When it comes to preventing heart disease with diet, there’s quite a bit you can do and a lot to keep in mind.
Eating seafood and in particular, fish, reduces heart issues fairly than worsen them. Thus, alternating your beef and pork intake with shellfish or fish - even just with a few meals a week - can mainly help your heart in the prospect. In addition, by preparing salmon, cod or even crab using heart healthy recipes, you can gather even more health benefits from such delicious and fresh seafood.
Seafood is known for its health benefits for the heart. But beef, on the other hand, is known for the totally contrary. Thus, by altering your beef intake with fish or shellfish and preparing them with heart healthy recipes, you can ensure that you get the most nutrients from Alaska seafood, lessening the risks of heart problems in the future without sacrifice on the taste and essences of your food.
Guidelines for a Heart-Healthy Diet
- You should eat plenty of vegetables and fruits
- Make at least half of your daily foods using whole grains which comprise of whole-grain brown rice, barley, whole-grain corn and oatmeal.
- Eat low-fat dairy foods such as cheese, yogurt and milk
- Getting lots of lean meat, fish nuts and dry beans and poultry without the skin
- Favoring polyunsaturated and monounsaturated fats via fish, vegetable oils and nuts.
- Stay away from saturated and sodium, Trans fats, cholesterol and added sugars
Here are some recipes to help you cook up tasty heart healthy meals for the whole week:
· Chicken, Mushroom & Vegetable Stew
· Vegetarian Spaghetti Sauce
· Spicy Baked Fish
· Chicken Salad
· Zucchini Lasagna
· Baked Chicken with Green Beans a la White Sauce
· Baked Spinach Casserole (with egg)
· Chicken and Spanish Rice
· Banana Pudding
· Chicken Kheema Mutter Lite (Minced Chicken and Peas Gravy_
· Fish - grilled and herbed, no oil, 6oz
· Ginger Chicken with a Green Apple
There is a heart healthy recipe given below that you can take a look at:
Recipe: Crispy Potato Skins
Ingredients:
· 2 medium russet potatoes
· 1 tablespoon minced fresh rosemary
· Butter-flavored cooking spray
· 1/8 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
Directions:
· The first step would be to preheat the oven at the temperature of 375 F.
· Then wash the potatoes thoroughly and slice with a fork. Keep the potatoes in the oven and bake for one hour or till the skins become crunchy.
· With extreme caution, slice the potatoes in half and take out the pulp. Do not forget to leave at least 1/8 inch of the flesh of the potato attached to the skin.
· Then spray butter-flavored cooking spray inside each potato. Add pepper and rosemary to them. Bake the skins in the oven for 5 to 10 minutes. Serve hot.
So enjoy these delicious heart healthy recipes for a healthy heart and add a fine dose of daily exercise. With this, you’ll be on your way to a healthier and fit lifestyle!
About the Author
Dr. Robert Nam is a well known heart specialist and has done postgraduate training in cardiology at the national heart hospital, the London chest hospital and UCL hospital, London. He was also engaged in research at the national heart and lung institute. Nowadays he is working as a consultant cardiologist at UCL hospital, London.
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