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Heart Healthy Diet Plan

8 strategies to go by to start your Heart healthy diet plan.

First: Start out by cutting out the fats and cholesterol by only eating less than 7% saturated fat, 1% or less Tran’s fat, and less than 300 milligrams of cholesterol a day or less than 200 for those that take medication to lower their cholesterol.

Second: If you choose any protein food or drinks such as protein bars or protein shakes then make sure that they are low in fat. For example for a drink get something like skim milk, and for a snack get Greek yogurt or a low fat dairy product.

Third: To obtain the daily vitamins and nutrients required by our body’s you can eat a healthy snack like a vegetable or a fruit. However, coconut, or any fried or breaded fruits, fruit also in a syrup or frozen in a lot of sugar are the ones you need to avoid.

Fourth: In the morning you could eat a bowl of oatmeal instead of the usual cereal with milk. If you’re cooking pasta or eating something with break make sure its whole grain so you can keep your fiber up.

Fifth: Make sure you do your best to avoid or at least limit yourself to a low salt or no salt regime. The salt is bad and raises your risk for a cardiovascular disease such as high blood pressure.

Sixth: Control your portion size because more is not always better.

Seventh: Try to figure out how much and what you’re going to eat the next day as snacks and meals. This will help eliminate the need to over eat.

Eighth and final: Allow yourself a small treat every now and then and this will help you sustain your Heart healthy diet plan.

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