Healthy Eating for your Heart

Paul Gayler

This gourmet book flies in the face of the common misconception that healthy food equals boring food. What better way to treat your heart than by following the recipes from a book cooked up by the winning combination of a chef's expertise and the knowledge of a dietitian? Offering a broad range of delicious recipes and helpful nutritional advice this book is packed with mouthwatering delights that have been designed for those who love food but who don't want to compromise their health in order to enjoy eating it.

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the number one killer in the world causing 17.3 million deaths each year. It is estimated that around one third of these deaths are due to an unhealthy diet. The key to a heart-friendly diet is plenty of fresh foods: vegetables and salads fish fruit pulses and moderate amounts of lean meat and dairy. With sections on which foods to include in your diet and why this book employs a holistic lifestyle approach to a healthy diet including explanations on good and bad fats and how to make deliciously flavoursome food without relying on saturated fats and too much salt. It discusses how to develop good eating habits in your everyday diet for example healthy fast food and how to feed a family. It also includes a helpful section on how to order when eating out.

With 100 recipes divided into sections on breakfast light meals main courses soups salads snacks and desserts this book will impress your family friends and doctor!

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