Heart Healthy Menu

A good heart healthy menu may also be classified as a low fat/low cholesterol diet.  The body needs a certain amount of cholesterol to promote good health but too much of the wrong kind of cholesterol will cause damage to your heart and other organs.  Cholesterol comes from the foods you eat and it is […]

Love Your Heart – Eating a Low Sodium Diet

One of the components of heart healthy eating is to eat a low sodium diet and one that meets the cardiac diet menu guidelines. Eating a low sodium diet can be tricky, so here are some tips – 1.  Learn what sodium is on the nutrition label. When you read a nutrition label, there is […]