Sunday, February 15, 2009

10 Heart Healthy Foods















Do you try to incorporate healthy foods into your diet to watch your cholesterol, blood pressure, and/or sodium intake? 

We can say that we are pretty bad about consuming too much sodium because we love salty foods and lots of soy sauce with our sushi, but we do try and incorporate the 10 best foods for your heart into our diet. 

The list:
1. Oatmeal 
2. Salmon
3. Avocado
4. Olive Oil
5. Nuts
6. Berries
7. Legumes
8. Spinach
9. Flaxseed
10. Soy 

Some of our easy tips to add the top 10 foods to your diet:
Eat oatmeal in the morning, adding in brown sugar and fruit to kick up the flavor. 
Add avocados to your salads and sandwiches for some extra healthy flavor or whip up our favorite guacamole for an afternoon snack.
Add berries to your yogurt.
Incorporate olive oil into your salad dressings and other seasonings.
Snack on a handful of almonds or add nuts into chicken salad. 

Do you incorporate any of the foods on the top 10 list into your diet? Are any favorites? Are there any on the list that your taste buds cannot handle? Let us know by posting under "comments." 

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