# Eating Right For Your Heart

Love your heart

## Read your food labels

It’s crucial to read and understand food labels when consuming things you buy from the store. [**Download our “5 Steps for Heart-Healthy Food Label Reading”**](https://info.somatus.com/rs/600-EYR-728/images/Reading%20a%20Food%20Label-3.pdf?version=1) to help guide you on how to make the best decisions when shopping for healthy meals.

## Heart-healthy eating tips

Ever wondered some quick day-to-day eating tips you can take to be kind to your heart?

We have some great ones for you!

- Aim to have one serving of vegetables with each meal or snack
- Choose fruit for an easy snack and pick fruit canned in water instead of sugar
- Wash and cut fresh vegetables and keep them in a visible location for snacking
- Bake, broil, or grill poultry, meat, and fish, and avoid fried foods
- Keep frozen vegetables handy to add to soups, stir-fries, and casseroles (make sure to shop for frozen vegetables with no added sodium)
- Choose whole grain bread, cereals, and pasta when possible
- Replace sweetened drinks with flavored water with fresh fruits
- Choose low-fat yogurt, cheese, and milk
- Do not add salt when cooking. Use fresh herbs, spices, no salt seasonings, and citrus for flavoring
- Choose healthy fats when cooking and eating, like canola oil, olive oil, avocado oil, unsalted nuts, seeds, and nut butter

## Hungry for more?

Not sure where to get started on eating a heart-healthy diet? We are here to help! Below is a sample heart-healthy recipe to try. You can make this recipe straight from your home.

_Did you know?_ Eating berries regularly can help to lower cholesterol and help with weight control.

Check out the recipe below and then fill out the form to receive five heart and kidney-friendly recipes!

## Blueberry Overnight Oats

[Download Recipe](https://info.somatus.com/rs/600-EYR-728/images/Blueberry%20Overnight%20Oats.pdf?version=0)

**[Learn more](https://somatus.com/blog/american-heart-month) info on the importance of heart health and all the risk factors.**