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A heart-healthy diet means a diet that's low in fat, cholesterol, and salt, and high in fruits, vegetables, grains, and fiber. That doesn't mean that you can never have pizza or ice cream again. You could start by telling yourself that you will eat a big leafy green salad first, and then you will have one slice of cheese pizza, not three slices with sausage. Or if you must have a burger, don't get your usual order of french fries. That alone cuts hundreds of calories.
Experts point out that a heart-healthy diet should be the routine. That way, when you have high-fat food every now and then, you're still on track. Making a high-fat diet the routine is asking for trouble. With that in mind, here are some simple substitutions you can make for safe weight reduction, and a healthy heart
INSTEAD OF USING whole or 2 percent milk and cream
USE 1 percent or skim milk
INSTEAD OF USING fried foods
USE baked, steamed, boiled, broiled, or microwaved foods
INSTEAD OF USING lard, butter, palm and coconut oils
COOK with unsaturated vegetable oils such as corn, olive, canola, safflower, sesame, soybean, sunflower, or peanut
INSTEAD OF USING fatty cuts of meat
EAT lean cuts of meat or cut off the fatty parts
INSTEAD OF USING one whole egg in recipes
USE two egg whites
INSTEAD OF USING sauces, butter, and salt
SEASON vegetables with herbs and spices
INSTEAD OF USING regular hard and processed cheeses
EAT low-fat, low-sodium cheeses
INSTEAD OF USING salted potato chips
CHOOSE low-fat, unsalted tortilla and potato chips and unsalted pretzels and popcorn
INSTEAD OF USING sour cream and mayonnaise
USE plain low-fat yogurt, low-fat cottage cheese, or low-fat or "light" sour cream
Try these simple substitutions and watch the pounds come off. Remember, some times simple is best!
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