501 Delicious Heart Healthy Recipes

For those who want to maintain their good health and those diagnosed with heart disease, this specially designed volume features 501 recipes that are low in fat, cholesterol, and sodium. Common ingredients listed are consistent with the American Heart Association's dietary guidelines. Each recipe includes complete nutrient information and diabetic exchange values.

With over 90,000 copies sold, this illustrated "bible" for heart healthy eating has a wide array of more than 400 triple-tested recipes. Includes dietary guidelines and menus. "We think it's one of the best cooking light books we've seen".--"Food and Wine Magazine".

1,001 Heart-Healthy Recipes makes it easier than ever before for you to avoid expensive and unsafe processed foods and instead prepare and enjoy dishes that will help you maintain healthy cholesterol levels and lower your risk for heart disease. You’ll discover simple-to-follow recipes for everything from snacks and salads to hearty meat dishes, vegetarian fare, and satisfying soups and stews. And if you think eating healthy means you’ll have to give up the foods you love—think again. Inside, you’ll find healthy makeovers for your favorite comfort foods, takeout meals, and desserts, making it easy to maintain your heart-healthy diet and achieve your most ambitious weight-loss and health-improvement goals. ·You’ll find healthy recipes to satisfy any craving, any time of day: ·Hearty, whole grain pancakes, waffles, and muffins ·Veggie-packed frittatas, omelets, and quiches ·Delicious and nourishing fruit smoothies ·Healthier versions of your favorite condiments, dips, and spice mixes ·Satisfying main dishes featuring beef, chicken, pork, lamb, and fish ·Vegetarian meals and sides packed with nutrient-dense superfoods ·Internationally inspired cuisines, including Italian, Mexican, Asian, and Cajun ·Tips and instructions for baking yummy, hydrogenated oil–free breads, cakes, and cookiesDon’t sacrifice taste and variety for the sake of healthy eating. Find all the heart-healthy recipes you’ll ever need, and enjoy the foods and flavors you and your family love, in this one book!

A heart healthy lifestyle is an ALL HEALTHY lifestyle. Not only can the recommendations found in this book help your heart stay fit, they can also help you live longer and enjoy those added years in good health. Cooking ala Heart helps the reader adopt lifestyle habits to protect our hearts, downsize meals, distinguish good fats from bad with 450 heart-healthy recipes. Packed with tips to avoid calorie creep, reduce sodium, curb our sweet tooth, and how to swap out high fat/sodium ingred w/ heart-healthy alternatives. Includes DASH Diet, latest AHA and USDA Dietary guidelines, plus NHLBI latest desirable chol, triglyceride and blood pressure levels. Full nutrient profiles for each recipe. Also 7 days worth of menus and how to select eco-healthy fish (omega-3 values also included). Bright red dividers between chapters, many charts, easy-to-find information on how to raise HDL cholesterol and lower LDL cholesterol and triglycerides. Great tasting recipes low in sat fat, no trans fat and includes diabetic exchanges.

A Beautiful Heart Cookbook is a collection of heart-healthy recipes filled with simple, wholesome, inexpensive ingredients. But the recipes are not just healthy--they are beautiful, delicious creations to be enjoyed both alone and together with loved ones. They are inspired, and meant to inspire. They are all of those things, and somehow they are still achievable in day-to-day life. Each recipe has been simplified, simplified, simplified--just one bowl, just one pot, just add and stir, or just add and blend--and as a result, each recipe leads its maker through a relaxing cooking experience. The directions seem to translate to "enjoy the moment" and seem to subtly suggest a deep breath in: life is good. But perhaps not so subtly, the recipes demonstrate the truth about healthy eating: it is feasible in day-to-day life, inexpensive, and nourishing on a physical, mental, and spiritual level. It is a commitment to take pride in and a worthwhile lifelong priority. But best of all? Healthy food actually tastes amazing.

Promote heart health, support brain health, and reduce inflammation, with this comprehensive cookbook filled with 500 flexible, flavorful recipes and practical tips for healthy eating, including 50 color photos and illustrations The Mediterranean and DASH (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension) eating patterns are scientifically proven to be the healthiest for our hearts, and they even have added brain health benefits. Combined, they make the MIND (Mediterranean-DASH Intervention for Neurodegenerative Delay) diet, which further reduces the risk of dementia and Alzheimer’s disease. Cooking a la Heart incorporates all three into one nourishing, wholesome, environmentally friendly cookbook with 500 delicious, health-promoting recipes for every meal (plus snacks and desserts), including: Spinach Scramble Pita Pockets • Turkey-Vegetable Soup • Cilantro-Lime Chicken & Corn Salad • A la Heart Mexican Inspired Mac & Cheese • Shrimp Tacos • Blueberry Crisp • Pumpkin Spice Ginger Bars an emphasis on plant-based ingredients, healthy fats, and thoughtful use of dairy, poultry, and lean red meat nutrition facts for calories, protein, total carbs, dietary fiber, added sugars, total fat, saturated fat, omega-3s, sodium, and potassium More than 35 color photographs show off how indulgent heart-healthy eating can truly be.With Cooking a la Heart, eating better isn’t difficult or boring—it’s an investment to keep you enjoying good food for many years to come.

Help your heart by eating right: Over 100 easy and delicious recipes for cardiac patients on the road to having a healthier, stronger heart If you are looking to eat healthier and still enjoy mealtime, open your kitchen to The Cardiac Recovery Cookbook. This indispensable companion to The Cardiac Recovery Handbook contains over 100 quick, easy, and delicious recipes, all approved by the National Institutes of Health, to help cardiac patients eat well on the road to wellness. Whether you want a quick meal, a nutritious dinner, or a heart-healthy dessert, this book is packed with great tasting recipes the whole family can enjoy. All the recipes are reduced in saturated fat, cholesterol, and sodium, and come complete with detailed nutritional information. Eat to your heart’s content with The Cardiac Recovery Cookbook.

Each year in America, more than one million people suffer from heart attacks caused by high cholesterol - and half a million die from related heart disease. Don't become a statistic - take control of your health now! The Everything Low Cholesterol Cookbook provides everything from information on how to create a sensible diet and fitness plan to practical tips for improving your overall well-being. This comprehensive, authoritative guide edited by Sandra K. Nissenberg, M.S., R.D., provides you with all the information you need to lower your cholesterol and reduce your risk of a heart attack. Features timely, reliable information on: The differences between "good" and "bad" cholesterol The effects of high cholesterol and artery blockage Suggestions to improve your overall health Nutrition and exercise tips to keep you fit and well Up-to-date government cholesterol guidelines Also including more than seventy-five heart-healthy recipes for the whole family, The Everything Low Cholesterol Cookbook provides you with all the up-to-the-minute information to keep you informed and healthy.