Eat to Beat Heart Disease

A Heart Healthy diet Includes:

At least 4 and 1/2 cups of fresh fruit and vegetables per day
At least tow 3.5 oz servings of fish per week. Ideally,you should chose fish that contain omega-3 fats, like salmon, mackerel, lake trout, sardines and herring.
At least three 1 oz servings of whole grain products that are high in fiber (1.1 g or more of fiber per 10 g of carbohydrate)
Less than 36 oz of sugar-sweetened beverages per week. (that’s less than three 12 oz cans of soda)
No more than two servings of processed meats per week.
No more than 1,500 mg of sodium per day.
No trans fats- and choose low-fat and fat-free dairy products, lean meats and skinless poultry.

Courtney of Johns Hopkins Medical Center