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    Heart Healthy Meal Plan

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    Do you want to adopt a heart-healthy diet, but aren’t sure where to start? Paige Holder, MA, RD, LD, Southwestern Medical Center, recommends this as an example for one day of meals for heart-healthy eating.

    BREAKFAST

    • 1 cup plain, low-fat yogurt, topped with 3⁄4 cup blueberries
    • 3⁄4 cup calcium-fortified orange juice

    LUNCH

    • 1 cup low-fat (1 percent or lower), plain yogurt with 1 teaspoon ground flaxseed
    • 1⁄2 cup peach halves, canned in juice5 multi-grain crackers
    • 1 cup raw broccoli and cauliflower
    • 2 tablespoons low-fat cream cheese, plain or vegetable flavor (as a spread for crackers or vegetable dip) 
    • Sparkling water

    DINNER

    • 4 ounces salmon
    • 1⁄2 cup green beans with 1 tablespoon toasted almonds
    • 2 cups mixed salad greens
    • 2 tablespoons low-fat salad dressing
    • 1 tablespoon sunflower seeds
    • 1 cup skim milk
    • 1 small orange

    SNACK

    • 1 cup skim milk
    • 9 animal crackers