Living with CAD: Healthy diet choices made easy, just for you.

Simple food swaps:

P Brown rice Q White Rice

P Olive Oil Q Butter & Ghee

P Dark Chocolate Q Milk Chocolate

P Water & Hot Tea Q Soda & Juice

P Grilled & Boiled Q Fried

Choose the heart friendly

My Heart Healthy Action Plan

Put it into action: Breakfast: Parotta

Exchange all-purpose flour for wheat flour.

Exchange oil frying for cast iron grilling.

Lunch/Dinner: Chura Matar

Exchange Ghee for olive oil.

Exchange whole milk for low fat milk.

Dessert: Ladoo

Exchange cocoa for coconut flakes.

Exchange sugar & butter for raisins & dates.

Fruit Ladoo Recipe

-1 cup chopped dates -2-3 tbsp. almonds -2 tbsp. raisins -1-2 tbsp. cashews -8-9 whole dry figs -1-2 tbsp coconut flakes -2 green cardamom pods

¨ I will add fruits and veggies to my daily meals.

¨ I will look for foods high in fiber and soy to eat.

¨ I will control my portion sizes at meals.

¨ When choosing grains, I will choose whole grains.

¨ I will choose foods low in salt.

¨ I will cook foods by boiling or stewing, not frying.

Picture references: 1. (2014, February 25). A woman, her daughter, and daughter at a grocery store [Web Photo]. Retrieved from http://snap.nal.usda.gov/woman-her-mother-and-daughter-grocery-store; 2. (2014, February 18). Fruity Heart [Web Photo]. Retrieved from http://www.foodandhealth.com/clipart.php?cat=&img=redheart.jpg 3. (2014, February 25). Family making fruit salad 2 [Web Photo]. Retrieved from http://snap.nal.usda.gov/family-making-fruit-salad-2.

References: 1. Bopari, J., Davila, H., Chandalia, M. (2011, April 7). Cardiovascular disease in Asian Indians living in the United States. Current cardiovascular risk reports, 5, 240-245. Retrieved from: http://link.springer.com.ezproxy.lib.vt.edu:8080/article/10.1007%2Fs12170-011-0171-7 2. Simon, Harvey. (2012, May 24). Coronary Artery Disease .The New York Times. Retrieved from http://www.nytimes.com/health/guides/disease/coronary-heart-disease/risk-factors.html

For more info, check out the heart health section at www.EatRight.org

Created On: February 25, 2014 By: Erin Ford, Ashley Francis, Maureen Pryatel

Your Health Matters Too How to manage your Coronary Artery Disease (CAD)

Heart Friendly Food Facts

Your health matters too! Dealing with your CAD is vital for you and your family. Did you know that CAD is the most common heart disease? And that if you have CAD, your family members have a higher risk of getting CAD too? CAD is caused by a build up of fat in the blood vessels of your heart. Since blood vessels carry blood and oxygen to the rest of your body,

this can be very bad. Dealing with your CAD will help prevent future heart attacks and stroke. Simple changes to your diet can help protect your heart and your family members’ hearts too. You have the power to change your CAD! Follow

these simple suggestions and you can cook heart healthy meals for you and your family.

• Fruits and veggies are good for your heart!

• Smaller portions keep your meals

heart healthy! • Fiber and soy lower the fat content

in blood vessels!

• Salt raises blood pressure, which makes the heart work too hard!

• Whole grains have fiber that keeps

meals heart friendly! • Frying adds fats to foods, which is

bad!