Heart-Healthy Recipes

Maintain a healthy heart and help prevent heart disease with these recipe ideas.

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Eat for a Healthy Heart

If you're at high risk or you're trying to control early-stage heart disease, you'll want to take a careful look at what's on your plate. Our featured recipes are low in sodium and include ingredients that reduce cholesterol and improve heart health.

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The Cholesterol Challenge

"Promise to Love My Heart" Cholesterol Challenge

Step: Assess Your Risk.
Identify and learn about heart disease risk factors. This will help you find your ideal cholesterol levels, and create a plan of attack that meets your goals.

Yes, I'll Do It!

Stretch: Draft an Action Plan.
Make your cholesterol-lowering goals very specific, and list the steps you need to take to reach them. Learn to create your plan and see examples of healthy, attainable goals.

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Leap: Meet and Modify Your Goals.
If one of your goals is to walk 20 minutes a day, tack on an extra 10. If you've managed to create a healthy eating habit, try folding in another. Commit to finding new ways to continue lowering your cholesterol.

Yes, I'll Do It!

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Fresh raspberries or strawberries work equally well in this deliciously healthy recipe.

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Enjoy low-in-fat, low-in-salt, no-guilt recipes that will help you eat well and live longer! Start now to change your eating habits without giving up the tastes you love.

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