Eat right for your heart to beat right

Embrace the new heart-healthy nutrition regime to protect our heart. Your planned diet prescribed by your Dietitian should aim at keeping the following parameters on track to prevent the risk of metabolic and heart disease: To maintain blood pressure at a normal range Your good cholesterol should be at an ideal range To chase body fat percentage but not your Body Mass Index or weight, if your weight is normal that’s not enough check your body fat percentage and distribution. Check the Nutrition Facts label on food packages for sodium Heart patties Boiled and mashed sweet potato, peas, spinach ¼ th cup Roasted and powdered almonds, pista, walnuts, sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds- 1tbsp Ginger and garlic finely chopped- 1 inch & 5 cloves Gram flour /besan 2 tbsp Finely chopped curry leaves a few Add pepper & turmeric and salt to taste as required with a dash of garam masla Use rice bran oil to smear the cutlet, use a heart-shaped cutter to shape it & steam or shallow fry them. 2 servings Energy kcal Carbohydrate Protein Fat Fiber 284 20 10 22 9.5 Avocado deviled eggs Ingredients 2 boiled eggs Large avocado -20g Lime Juice 3ml Garlic clove minced -3g Jeera ¼ th tsp Salt and pepper to taste Method Add the avocado to the bowl with the egg yolks and mash until mixed. Spoon the mixture into the egg white halves and sprinkle chili powder or paprika on top for color Nutrient content for 1 serving Energy kcal Carbohydrate Protein Fat 85 0.18 6.9 5.9 Authored by - Edwina Raj, Senior Dietician, Aster CMI Hospital Read more| Happy International Men's Day 2020: History, wishes, quotes for WhatsApp and Facebook status