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Measures to be Considered for Compliance with Heart Healthy Diet Recommendation-4

Patient/caregiver was educated on measures to be considered for compliance with heart healthy diet as follows: Many sauces and salad dressings contain a lot of flavor additives that are rich in sodium. Among condiments, avoid or observe strict moderation with products very high in salt content, such as, soy sauce, teriyaki sauce, and ketchup. You can rely more on lemon juice, vinegar, or vinaigrette for dressing and flavoring, which can reduce the need for adding [...]

Measures to be Considered for Compliance with Heart Healthy Diet Recommendation-3

Patient/caregiver was educated on measures to be considered for compliance with heart healthy diet as follows: Salt is also heavily added in snack items, such as, chips, cheese popcorn, crackers, nuts, trail mixes, pretzels, and granola bars, to enhance the flavor. Avoid these high salt content snacks and make choices for healthier & low sodium content snacks, such as, some fresh fruit, roasted nuts without added salt, air-popped popcorn, a cup of yogurt, fresh raw [...]

Measures to be Considered for Compliance with Heart Healthy Diet Recommendation-2

Patient/caregiver was educated on measures to be considered for compliance with heart healthy diet as follows: Choose soups made of lean meat and fresh vegetables. Try using low fat alternatives versus heavy cream, while making soups. Prepare all your soups a day ahead before consumption. Refrigerating them overnight and removing any extra fat that floats to the top the following morning, can help reduce consumption of unhealthy fats. Significant portion of our daily salt/sodium intake [...]

Measures to be Considered for Compliance with Heart Healthy Diet Recommendation-1

Patient/caregiver was educated on measures to be considered for compliance with heart healthy diet as follows: Pay close attention to food labels. Focus upon choosing foods low in saturated fat, trans fats, and LDL cholesterol. Look for food items with the label rich in unsaturated fat and HDL cholesterol. Also, look for food items with the label reduced salt or no added salt. Dairy products, such as, buttermilk, cottage cheese, and processed cheese are very [...]

Guidelines for Heart Healthy Diet-2

Patient/caregiver was educated on guidelines for heart healthy diet as follows: Heart healthy diet aims to cut down consumption of food sources high in sodium content. This diet also aims at making choices for low sodium alternatives on the foods we consume and preparation products we use for cooking. When buying food products, always read the nutrition labels to note for the sodium content in each serving of the food item. As a benchmark, foods [...]