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Measures to be Considered for Compliance with DASH Diet Recommendation-7

Patient was educated on measures to be considered for compliance with DASH diet recommendations as follows: Among fresh meat, prefer lean meats of chicken, beef, lamb, and fish, as they are low in salt content compared to fresh sodium rich meat from turkey, pork, and veal. Substituting fish, chicken, and turkey for beef, lamb, and pork, twice a week, can help cutting down on consumption of unhealthy fat that is increasingly associated with red meat. [...]

Measures to be Considered for Compliance with DASH Diet Recommendation-6

Patient was educated on measures to be considered for compliance with DASH diet recommendations as follows: Prefer having your vegetables, plain & fresh, baked or boiled versus fried, without any heavy cream added. Avoid or observe moderation with seasonings rich in saturated and unhealthy fats, such as, sauces, butter, and margarine. While using sauce for flavoring your food, try using sauces low in fat content, such as, marinara sauce, sweet and sour sauce, or homemade [...]

Measures to be Considered for Compliance with DASH Diet Recommendation-5

Patient was educated on measures to be considered for compliance with DASH diet recommendations as follows: While picking cooking oil, choose from healthier vegetable oils such as, avocado oil, olive oil, peanut oil, sunflower oil, canola oil, safflower oil and soybean oil for cooking against butter, lard, coconut oil, coconut milk, palm oil, margarine, and cocoa butter, which are rich in unhealthier saturated fats. Avoid consumption of deep-fried foods and snacks such as, egg rolls, [...]

Measures to be Considered for Compliance with DASH Diet Recommendation-4

Patient was educated on measures to be considered for compliance with DASH diet recommendations 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 DASH Diet Recommendation-3

Patient was educated on measures to be considered for compliance with DASH diet recommendations 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 [...]