Your Perfect Plate

Best Breakfast

OATMEAL

 

 This morningn staple's the gold standard for heart health.  Tons of research shows that eating any variety(but especially steel-cut) can reduce your "bad" LDL cholesterol, thanks to oatmeal's high soluble fiber content.

 

Best Cooking Oil

OLIVE OIL

 

a Spanish study found just 2 tablespoons oa day almost halves the risk of heart disease.  Why?  It's high in fat, but the sort it contains- monosautrated fatty acid-has been shown to lower cholesterol and prevent blood clotting.

 

Best Dinning-Out Dish

SALMON and TUNA

 

These fish are filled with omega-3 fatty acids, which help lower cholesterol, blood pressure, and triglycerides.  Eat them at least twice a week, the AHA recommends.

 

Best Pantry Staple

BEANS

 

The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey found that people who had beans four times a week had a 22 percent lower risk of developing heart disease.  That's because eating them can drop cholesterol levels, Brill says.

 

Happy Healthy Eating

Pam

(Information from Health.com [January/February 2013])