The Heart Healthy Diet Plan Source:
Simplified Diet Manual, Eleventh Edition. Edited by Andrea K. Maher.
Suggested Menu Plan for Heart Healthy Diet
Breakfast
½ c. orange juice
1 egg or egg substitute
½ c. oatmeal
1 slice whole wheat toast
1 tsp. jelly
1 tsp. margarine (trans fat-free)
1 c. fat-free milk
Hot beverage
Sugar, pepper (optional)
NO SALT
Lunch
2 oz. roasted chicken breast
½ c. mashed potatoes (cooked from fresh)
½ c. mixed vegetables (cooked from fresh or frozen)
1 oz. whole wheat roll
1 tsp. margarine (trans fat-free)
1 c. fat-free milk
Water
NO SALT
Supper
2 oz. albacore tuna salad made
with
2 tsp. reduced-fat mayonnaise on
2 slices whole wheat bread (choose fatty fish 2 times per week)
2 tomato slices
1 c. leafy greens salad
1 Tbsp. sunflower oil and vinegar
dressing
½ c. fruit cocktail
1 c. fat-free milk
Water
NO SALT
Snack Ideas
½ c. cantaloupe
½ c. carrot sticks
3 c. popcorn, lower fat, trans-fat free, no added salt
Common Sources of Trans Fat
• Food prepared with partially hydrogenated vegetable oils (baked goods such as cookies, crackers, and snack cakes)
• Commercially prepared fried foods
• Some margarines
• Fried foods served in restaurants and fast food restaurants such as French fries, chicken nuggets, fish patties, and fried pies
• Look for the words partially hydrogenated oil in the ingredients list
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