Spotlight Recipes: 25 Heart-Healthy Choices

Love your heart and your tastebuds at the same time! In honor of American Heart Month this February, we're sharing our top 25 delicious recipes for heart health. To meet our heart-healthy guidelines, entrees contain no more than 400 calories with 15 grams of fat (6 grams saturated). Side dishes are limited to 250 calories and 10 grams of fat (5 grams saturated).
By: Healthy Eats
red wine spritzer

Red Wine Spritzers; Rachael Ray

Photo by: Tara Donne

Tara Donne

Please your heart and your taste buds! The right diet choices can play a big role in reducing your risk for heart disease. In honor of American Heart Month this February, we're sharing our top 25 recipes that feature heart-healthy ingredients.

NOTE: To meet our heart-healthy guidelines, entrees contain no more than 400 calories with 15 grams of fat or less (6 grams of saturated fat). Side dishes are limited to 250 calories and 10 grams of fat or less (5 grams of saturated fat).

Apple, Pear & Walnut Salad

House Number - 0064261F1

Apple, Pear and Walnut Salad. Sunny Anderson Cooking for Real RE-0213

Fresh Fruit with Mint Salad
Roasted Root Veggies
Roast Beef Sandwich
Tomato-Tortilla Soup

Ellie Krieger’s Tomato-Tortilla Soup for Reshoots, as seen on Food Network.

Photo by: Tara Donne

Tara Donne

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