Tasty Temptations

The dietary elements for heart health are well known to many of us. However, we sometimes find them difficult to incorp-orate into our busy lives.

Some of those elements include:

• lowering sodium intake
• eating more fruits and vegetables
• consuming small portions of nuts daily
• limiting saturated fats
• avoiding trans fats
• choosing whole grains
• eating low-fat dairy
• eating omega-3 fatty acids found in fatty fish such as salmon
• eating nutrition-dense, fibre-rich beans

If this list left you stunned and ready to pack the whole healthy-eating thing in, here are two recipes to save you. Not only are they easy to make but that ticker of yours will love you for them. Go ahead, eat up; then take yourself out for a good ol’, heart-healthy walk.

Recipes

• Curried Black Bean Stew
• West Coast Salmon Chowder