The Healthy Heart Cookbook For Dummies (ePub)

A heart healthy regimen needn't be torture. Two hours on a
stationary bike, followed by a dish of low-fat cottage cheese
topped with a lonely sprig of parsley may be your idea of what it
takes to maintain heart health--but it's actually a lot
more enjoyable and fun! Cardiac fitness, like any new lifestyle
plan, can be achieved with only a few basic modifications to your
diet and activity level.

With The Healthy Heart Cookbook For Dummies, you'll
follow an exciting and delicious food regimen, destined to give you
and your heart a boost. Written by James Rippe, a leading
cardiologist and chef, and with over 100 recipes from a cadre of
expert dietitians and fifty top chefs, you'll discover some
of the secrets to heart health, some common fallacies, and get the
lowdown on a few life-saving basics:

* The risk factors for heart disease--and how to control
them

* The eight key eating habits affecting heart health--includ
ing the number of calories, cholesterol and fat, and
antioxidant-rich foods you consume

* "Bad" versus "good"
cholesterol--the world of saturated, monosaturated, and
polyunsaturated fats

* Nature's gift to health--phytochemicals and what
foods contain them

* Smart shopping tips--including common supermarket traps,
and how to select produce, meats, seafood, dairy, grains, and from
the deli counter

You'll discover what a snap it is to prepare your own
menu, assemble meals that are nutritious and balanced and also meet
every sort of dietary need (including high blood pressure,
diabetes, and food allergies). The book's rich cornucopia of
recipes will help you explore the delicious possibilities of every
meal and dish, including:

* Breakfast and brunch--including Pumpkin Cheesecake
Muffins, Peach Scones, and Eggs Benedict with Asparagus and Low-Fat
Hollandaise Sauce

* Appetizers and snacks--including Homemade Dill and Celery
Seed Hummus and Chilled Hapa Shrimp Rolls and Thai Citrus Dipping
Sauce

* Seafood--including Red Snapper with Braised Fennel and
Spinach and Seared Scallops in Grilled Eggplant with Mango
Salad

* Poultry and Meat--including Lemon-Grilled Cornish Hens,
Healthy Heart Beef Stroganoff, and Herb-Crusted Lamb Loin with
Braised Fennel and Fresh Mint

* Vegetarian Entrees--including Curried Tofu and
Vegetable-Stuffed Pitas with Cashews and Raisins

With sixteen pages of full-color photos, black-and-white how-to
illustrations, a summary cheat sheet of need-to-know info, and
humorous cartoons, The Healthy Heart For Dummies Cookbook
helps you build a sensible foundation for overall
fitness--beginning with your heart.