Heart Healthy Recipes

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TA B LE O F CO N T E N T S
Terrific News! ..............................................................................................1
Eating for Heart Health—
How Nutrition Affects Three Key Risk Factors ....................................3
Reduce Your Heart Disease Risk ...........................................................5
Planning a Nutritious Day .........................................................................6
Don’t Ignore Portion Size...........................................................................8
Let the Nutrition Facts Label Guide You to Healthy Choices ...................9
Learn the Label Language ..................................................................10
A Pyramid of Healthy Foods ....................................................................11
Keeping the “Heart” in Old Family Favorites..........................................14
Fast Facts on Fiber, Fat, and Salt ..............................................................18
Fiber—Why Does It Matter, and What Good Is It Anyway? ............18
Fat—Isn’t It Always Bad for You?.......................................................19
Figuring Your Fat .........................................................................20
Are Some Cuts of Meat Less Fatty Than Others? ..............................22
What’s the Best Way To Cook To Reduce Fat? ..................................22
Salt—How Can I Reduce the Amount of Salt I Eat?..........................23
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R E C I P E S
ABBREVIATIONS ....................................................................................26
APPE TIZERS AND SOUPS
Bean and Macaroni Soup .........................................................................28
Cannery Row Soup...................................................................................29
Corn Chowder..........................................................................................30
Curtido (Cabbage) Salvadoreño ...............................................................31
Gazpacho ..................................................................................................32
Homemade Turkey Soup ..........................................................................33
Meatball Soup...........................................................................................34
Mexican Pozole.........................................................................................35
Minestrone Soup ......................................................................................36
Pupusas Revueltas.....................................................................................37
Rockport Fish Chowder............................................................................38
MAIN DISHES
BEEF
Bavarian Beef ............................................................................................40
Beef and Bean Chili..................................................................................41
Beef Stroganoff .........................................................................................42
Black Skillet Beef With Greens and Red Potatoes....................................43
Quick Beef Casserole ................................................................................44
Scrumptious Meat Loaf ............................................................................45
Stir-Fried Beef and Potatoes......................................................................46
Stir-Fried Beef and Chinese Vegetables ....................................................47
PORK, LAMB, AND VEAL
Baked Pork Chops ....................................................................................48
Shish Kabob ..............................................................................................49
Spicy Veal Roast........................................................................................50
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CHICKEN
Barbecued Chicken...................................................................................51
Barbecued Chicken—Spicy Southern Style..............................................52
Chicken Gumbo .......................................................................................53
Chicken and Rice......................................................................................54
Chicken and Spanish Rice........................................................................55
Chicken Marsala .......................................................................................56
Chicken Orientale ....................................................................................57
Chicken Ratatouille .....................