5 Foods that are Good for the Heart

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Nothing is more important than maintaining your heart health. Regular exercise, avoiding smoking, and stress control are just a few things that health experts recommend, along with eating nutritious and healthy foods for the heart.

Where to start? Put these five foods into your daily food menu for better meals and better health.

Blueberries

Blueberries are at the top of the list of the strongest foods that can fight disease. This is because they contain anthocyanins, antioxidants that make this fruit dark blue. This delicious fruit is full of fiber, vitamin C, and is available throughout the year.

Improve your heart health by eating blueberries regularly. How:

  1. Sprinkle fresh or frozen blueberries on your oatmeal cereal to add flavor, fiber and antioxidants.
  2. Add dried, fresh, or frozen blueberries to your pancakes, waffles or muffins at breakfast.
  3. Make a snack. It can also be mixed with other fruits or in fruit salads or your favorite sweet foods.

Salmon

These cold water fish are the best source of protein and are also full of omega-3 fatty acids that are healthy for the heart. You are advised to eat salmon and other omega-3-rich foods twice a day for benefits that are not only good for heart health. Salmon is liked by many people because it is easy to cook and tastes good.

  1. Salmon is easily cooked both on the grill, in the oven, in the microwave, or on the stove. If it doesn't run out, the rest can be mixed into pasta, salads, or mixed into a sandwich or biscuit.
  2. Aka smoked salmon smoked salmon there are two kinds. The raw ones are usually used in appetizers, while the dry ones look more mature. You can enjoy whatever you like, whether cooked or not.
  3. Salmon ripens in minutes and its soft texture quickly absorbs the flavor of the spices used. For example, put the salmon slices into corn soup, or wrap salmon with spices and onions in aluminum foil and bake for 12 minutes for a delicious meal.

Soy protein

This inexpensive but high-quality protein contains fiber, vitamins and minerals. All of these ingredients are healthy for the heart. A diet rich in soy protein can also reduce triglycerides and help prevent heart disease while making your heart strong and healthy.

For those of you who have high cholesterol, the benefits of foods made from soybeans can be obtained from the content of unsaturated fats, fiber, vitamins, and minerals.

  1. Always carry a bag of soybeans for everyday snacks.
  2. Edamame is also a snack that kids love. Try boiling Edamame and serving warm while still on the skin.
  3. Tofu, which is made from soybean seeds, can absorb the flavor of herbs and other foods. Try sauteed tofu with green and red peppers, garlic, and a pinch of curry powder. Or add tofu to the soup to get lean protein.

Recipe idea: soy milk, banana and ice cube blenders, to make delicious smoothies.

Oatmeal

Oatmeal is whole wheat that is rich in vitamins, minerals, and fiber which lowers cholesterol. Oatmeal cereal producers are allowed to promote the health benefits of their products because health experts agree that oats can reduce the risk of heart disease.

Research also shows that oats reduce cholesterol levels, keep them normal, and can reduce the risk of some cancers.

  1. One warm oatmeal can keep you full for hours because of its fiber content. Add with fruit (like blueberries or strawberries) for more fiber, vitamins and minerals.
  2. Add oats if you like making cakes. Replace a third of flour with oats when you make pancakes, muffins, bread, cookies, or cakes, to add fiber.
  3. Use oats to replace bread flour when you make fried foods, including fried chicken.

Spinach

Popeye is not wrong. Spinach is indeed a super vegetable that is like phytochemicals, vitamins and minerals (especially folate and iron) that can fight disease, protect against heart disease, and treat your eyes.

  1. Always keep spinach in your refrigerator to add every time you make pasta, soup, stir-fry, and other dishes.
  2. Mix spinach with other vegetable salads, then add the peeled oranges, or chunks of strawberries, beans and grated cheese, for a tasty and filling salad.
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