Recipes based on heart healthy principles from the
NHLBI, reflect the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, and include a
nutrition analysis
Nov.
18, 2009 - The health of your heart a priority for all senior citizens
- has a lot to do with the foods you eat. To help busy people and
families shop for, prepare, and serve healthy meals, the National Heart,
Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National Institutes of Health
created and published Keep the Beat Recipes: Deliciously Healthy
Dinners. The new cookbook features 75 simple and delicious recipes
influenced by Asian, Latino, Mediterranean, and American cuisine that
are good for your heart and taste great too.
More than two-thirds of the recipes in Keep the
Beat Recipes: Deliciously Healthy Dinners were created for the NHLBI
by Culinary Institute of America-trained chef /instructor David Kamen
and a James Beard Foundation award-winning registered dietitian with
guidance from an NHLBI nutrition educator and registered dietitian.
CDC issues first state-by-state report. Healthy
People 2010 aims for at least 75% of Americans to eat two or more
servings of fruit, least 50% three or more servings of vegetables daily
All of the recipes are based on heart healthy
principles from the NHLBI, reflect the Dietary Guidelines for Americans,
and include a nutrition analysis.
"Good food is one of life's great pleasures, and
good health is one of our greatest gifts," said NHLBI Director Elizabeth
G. Nabel, M.D. "With healthful habits, we can reduce the risk of many
chronic diseases, including heart disease, and increase the chance of a
longer life. The NHLBI is proud to offer a resource that will help
people make smart choices every day."
The recipes in Keep the Beat Recipes:
Deliciously Healthy Dinners are limited in saturated fat, trans fat,
cholesterol, and sodium, as well as moderate in calories. The recipes
use lean cuts of meat, poultry without the skin, fish, beans, whole
grains, fruits, vegetables, small amounts of vegetable oil, and lots of
herbs and spices for flavor.
Dishes including Thai-style chicken curry, Greek
flank steak with tangy yogurt sauce, creamy squash soup with shredded
apples, and corn and black bean tacos were designed to provide a
satisfying portion, while helping people stay within their calorie
limits.
Main dish meals take no more than 40 minutes to
prepare and cook, and side dishes are made in 30 minutes or less.
Although the ingredients can be found in most
grocery stores, the new cookbook provides a list of helpful
substitutions for unfamiliar or hard to find ingredients and low-sodium
products. Readers can also find tips on cooking techniques, preparation,
and food safety.
Keep the Beat Recipes: Deliciously Healthy
Dinners is available for purchase ($5.00 for one copy with discounts
for bulk purchases dropping to $3.20 for 100 copies) through the NHLBI's
online catalog at:
http://emall.nhlbihin.net (click to healthy eating).
The cookbook can also be purchased through a new
Keep the Beat: Deliciously Healthy Eating Web site. The site also
features all of the recipes in the cookbook, which are downloadable for
free, a searchable database, healthy shopping and cooking tips, an
online community, videos, and information for the media. Log on at
http://hin.nhlbi.nih.gov/healthyeating for more information.
To arrange an interview with an NHLBI spokesperson,
please contact the NHLBI Communications Office at (301) 496-4236 or
email
nhlbi_news@nhlbi.nih.gov.
Part of the National Institutes of Health, the
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) plans, conducts, and
supports research related to the causes, prevention, diagnosis, and
treatment of heart, blood vessel, lung, and blood diseases; and sleep
disorders. The Institute also administers national health education
campaigns on women and heart disease, healthy weight for children, and
other topics. NHLBI press releases and other materials are available
online at
www.nhlbi.nih.gov.
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Nation's Medical Research Agency includes 27 Institutes and Centers
and is a component of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
It is the primary federal agency for conducting and supporting basic,
clinical and translational medical research, and it investigates the
causes, treatments, and cures for both common and rare diseases. For
more information about NIH and its programs, visit
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Nov.
18, 2009 - The health of your heart a priority for all senior citizens
- has a lot to do with the foods you eat. To help busy people and
families shop for, prepare, and serve healthy meals, the National Heart,
Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National Institutes of Health
created and published Keep the Beat Recipes: Deliciously Healthy
Dinners. The new cookbook features 75 simple and delicious recipes
influenced by Asian, Latino, Mediterranean, and American cuisine that
are good for your heart and taste great too. 
