Match Meals To Activity

How Much Did You Move Today? Sally Bee, who provides many of our favorite Heart Healthy recipes, had a great post today about matching your portion size to your activity level.  Great point! The more you move, the more fuel your body needs.  The less you move, the more extra calories will turn to fat.…

A Hot Cup of…NO!

Want some plastic in your morning coffee? Mmmmm… sounds good! Or maybe not. Hot liquids will cause chemicals from a Styrofoam or plastic cup to leach out. So unless you want chemicals along with your caffeine, it is best to choose another option. Try one of these solutions: Use a paper cup Ask for a…

Healthy Irish Stew

Looking for a healthier way to celebrate this St Patrick’s Day? Check out one of our family favorites: Healthier Irish Stew Serves 8 By using beer and Mrs. Dash seasoning, this recipe cuts the salt while loading up on those healthy root vegetables. 3T Olive Oil 2 pounds boneless lamb (shoulder or steak) cut into…

Your Heart Yearns for Grow Food

Your body needs real food to fuel it. Give it Grow Food! So much of prepared food is full of salt, hidden sugar, and chemicals your body can’t use. Give you body a break this year and give it grow foods. Grow Foods, a term coined by Registered Dietitian Jill Fleming, are items on which…

Watch the salt this season — and not just on the road!

While many of us worry about the extra sugar we may take in this month, salt is a much bigger concern. There is so much salt lurking in packaged and restaurant foods, the FDA is considering new guidelines.  Too much salt raises your blood pressure, makes you retain fluid and is dehydrating.  As a result…