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Heart Healthy Diet Recipes and Menus

Heart healthy recipes and menus

Enjoy these delicious heart healthy recipes.

When it comes preventing heart disease through diet, there’s quite a bit you can do—and a lot to remember. EatingWell’s food and nutrition editors have done much of the work for you by creating a selection of tasty, heart healthy recipes.

Embrace foods with heart-protecting antioxidants, such as richly colored fruits and vegetables, whole grains, beans, nuts and soy products. Try to limit foods that increase blood cholesterol or lead to weight gain, including saturated fats, trans fats and dietary cholesterol, as well as salt, sugar and alcohol.

To be called “heart healthy” our entrees have no more than 3 g of saturated fat (unless from fish, in which case 5 g is acceptable), at least 5 g of fiber, less than 60 mg of cholesterol, and no more than 480 mg of sodium. Heart healthy sides, salads, soups and desserts have 2 grams or less saturated fat and no more than 360 mg of sodium.

So enjoy these delicious heart healthy recipes—add in a good dose of daily exercise—and you’ll be on your way to a healthier lifestyle!

Main Dishes | Sides | Salads | Soups | Desserts | Menus

Heart Healthy Main Dishes

Heart Healthy Sides

Heart Healthy Salads

Heart Healthy Soups

Heart Healthy Desserts

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Heart Healthy Menus

Weeknight Supper
Curried Turkey Cutlets with Dried Apricots
Sauteed Spinach with Toasted Sesame Oil
Raspberry-Mango Sundaes

Vegetarian Menu
Penne with Braised Squash & Greens
Basic Green Salad with Vinaigrette
Blueberry Crumble

Easy Entertaining Menu
Simple Roast Chicken
Wild Rice with Dried Apricots & Pistachios
Chocolate Pudding

Main Dish Salad Menu
Bacony Barley Salad with Marinated Shrimp
Riesling Baked Pears

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USER COMMENTS — Add Your Comment

I have been trying different sites on the internet trying to find help. I am 33 years old and struggling with being overweight all my life. Pls help me. i really don't have time for a lot of exercise so that's a big problem but if i can at least find some other way to burn fat regularly i would be ecstatic. I don't aim to be skinny cuz dat wud be unrealistic. But i do want to be smaller and healthier. Help!

Stephanie, Belmopan, CA

Dear Stephanie, I myself am now on a diet, and I have found that keeping a journal of all my calories that I consume a day keeps me from binging. Also I find that it is healthy not to skip breakfast. And also a little exercice a day may help. Fruit is the best sweets that you can eat a lot of. Hope this helps... From the person who has lost 40 pounds in 3 months.

Marceline, Chateauguay, CA

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Desserts: Cake; Chocolate; Cookies; Frozen Desserts; Holiday Cookies; Pies

Ethnic/Regional Cuisine: Asian; Chinese; Hispanic; Indian; Italian; Mediterranean; Mexican; Southern; Tapas

Fresh & In Season: Apple; Apricots; Berries; Blueberries; Cauliflower; Cherries; Corn; Cucumber; Eggplant; Fall; Garlic; Ginger; Nectarines; Peaches; Peas; Pineapple; Plums; Roasted Peppers; Spinach; Spring; Stone Fruit (cherries, peaches, etc.); Strawberries; Summer; Tomato; Winter Greens; Winter Recipes; Winter Squash and Pumpkin; Walnuts

Health Consideration: 7 Foods to Keep You Young; Antioxidants; Bone Health; Diabetic Diet; Diet; Digestive Health; Gluten Free Diet; Heart Healthy Diet; Healthy Aging; Healthy Mind; High Blood Pressure Diet; High Fiber; Immunity; Low Calorie; Low Fat; Low Sodium; Mind Body Spirit; Pregnancy Diet

Holiday/Occasion: Valentine's Day; Super Bowl; Mardi Gras; St. Patrick's Day; Easter; Passover; Mother's Day; Memorial Day; Father's Day; 4th of July; Labor Day; Halloween; Holidays; Holiday Sides and Desserts; Holiday Gifts from the Kitchen; Thanksgiving; Thanksgiving Leftovers; Thanksgiving Sides and Desserts; Hanukkah; Christmas; Kwanzaa; New Year's Eve

Kid-Friendly: Healthy Eating for Kids; Kids Lunch

Lifestyle/Theme: Breakfast; Brunch; Budget-Friendly; Burgers; Casseroles; Cast-Iron; Cheap Meals; Chili; Comfort Food; Cooking for Two; Fried; Grilling; Lunch; Pizza; Salad; Sandwich; Slow Cooker; Soup and Bread; Stir Fry; Summer Drinks; Summer Potluck Sides & Desserts; Tailgating; Vegetarian; Winter Drinks

Main Ingredient: Beans; Chicken; Eggs; Fish; Flax; Ground Beef; Oats; Olives; Pork; Salmon; Seafood; Shrimp; Steak; Tofu; Whole Grains

Quick and Healthy: Appetizers; Chicken; Desserts; Dinner; 15-Minute Fruit Desserts; Healthy in a Hurry; Low Calorie; Low Carb; Low Cholesterol; Low Fat; Pasta; Smoothies; Snacks; Ultra-Quick Dinner

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