Balanced Diet Plan for Heart Disease
Eating healthy foods will help you recover and reduce your risk of more heart problems.
- Drink mainly water. Avoid sugar-sweetened drinks.
- Eat vegetables, whole grains, fruit, nuts and seeds every day.
- Choose reduced fat milk, cheese and yoghurt.
- Limit fried or baked foods, especially chips, biscuits, cakes and other baked cereal products.
- Avoid adding salt to food. Choose ‘no added salt’, ‘low-salt’ foods where possible.
- Aim for two to three serves of fish and seafood per week.
- Too much alcohol increases your risk of more heart problems.
Helping Loved Ones With Heart Disease Eat Right
| Time | Meal | Menu | Quantity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.00 AM | Early Morning | Warm water with 1/2 teaspoon Cumin seeds | 2 glass |
| 7.30 AM | Morning Meal | skimmed milk (cow’s milk) | 1 glass |
| 8.30 AM | Breakfast | Oats, Upma | 1 |
| 11.00 AM | Mid Meal | Fruit(Apple, Orange, Cantaloupe, Watermelon, Guava, Kiwi) | 1 |
| 1.30 PM | Lunch | Cucumber, Phulka, Mixed vegetable, Dal, brown rice | 1 |
| 4.30 PM | Snacks | Fruit/Garlic Khakra | 1 |
| 7.30 PM | Dinner | Same as Lunch | 1 |
| Foods to Include | Foods to Avoid |
|---|---|
| Raw whole fruits, vegetables, green vegetables, oats, whole grains, pulses, almonds, walnuts, skimmed milk, egg white, lean chicken, lean fish etc. | Fruit juices with sugar, sweets, fried food, processed food, packed foods, butter, margarine, cream, mayonnaise, mutton, meat, fried chicken etc. |
