With the support of health professionals like you, the Division for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention (DHDSP) is better able to help the public learn about the importance of healthy eating and cutting down on sodium.

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  • Small food swaps can make your meals and snacks healthier. Look for opportunities throughout the day to add more fruits and vegetables to your plate. http://bit.ly/2iPRnGM
  • Skip the salt; keep the flavor. Replace salt with flavorful spices and herbs like thyme, rosemary, and pepper. Find a new seasoning to try on this list, and then get cooking! http://bit.ly/38yHfes
  • Healthy eating doesn’t have to be overwhelming. The DASH eating plan can help you create a flexible and balanced heart-healthy eating style with common foods available at the grocery store. Get started today! http://bit.ly/2x3JoP5
  • Healthy eating doesn’t have to be overwhelming. The DASH eating plan can help you create a flexible and balanced heart-healthy eating style with common foods available at the grocery store. Get started today! http://bit.ly/2x3JoP5
  • The salt shaker isn’t always to blame! Most of the sodium in our diets actually comes from packaged and restaurant foods. Get tips to reduce sodium at home and on the go. http://bit.ly/2JjgXSx

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  • Did you know that the majority of #sodium in our diets actually comes from packaged and restaurant foods? Get tips from @CDCHeart_Stroke to reduce sodium at home and on the go. http://bit.ly/2JjgXSx
  • Small food swaps can make your meals and snacks healthier. Look for ways throughout the day to add more #fruits and #vegetables to your plate. http://bit.ly/2iPRnGM
  • The DASH eating plan can help you create a flexible and balanced #HeartHealthy eating style with common foods available at the grocery store. Get started today. @nih_nhlbi http://bit.ly/2x3JoP5
  • From appetizers to mains, find your #recipe inspiration for nutritious AND delicious cooking at @MillionHeartsUS. http://bit.ly/2gvt84J

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Animated gif of brussels sprouts.

Brussels sprouts with mushroom sauce.

Fill your plate with more fruits and vegetables. Learn more at cdc.gov

Fuel your heart.

Shake things up with herbs and spices instead of salt.

Swap out salt with herbs and spices.

This recipe isn't just for the pros: Oven-baked sweet potatoes. Low in sodium, high in vitamin A, heart-healthy.

Oven-baked sweet potatoes.

Photo of various berries and cherries with the caption: Need a healthy snack? Replace chips and dip with berries and cherries

Eat fruits instead of chips.

This recipe isn't just for the pros: Oven-baked sweet potatoes. Low in sodium, high in vitamin A, heart-healthy.

Lots of sodium in processed foods.

By cutting your sodium, blood pressure can begin decreasing in weeks. Adults aim for 1,500mg a day; others, 2,300mg. http://http://www.cdc.gov/salt/

Sodium: tracking down the salt in food with Professor Saul T. Too much sodium increases your risk for high blood pressure, which is the leading cause of heart attack and stroke.

Additional resources

For consumers

  • Recipes for a Heart-Healthy Lifestyle: Share these affordable, delicious recipes and helpful healthy eating resources.
  • DASH Eating Plan: This flexible and balanced eating plan from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute can help your audiences create a heart-healthy eating style for life.
  • Healthy Eating for a Healthy Weight: Find tips for building a healthy eating plan that helps maintain a healthy weight.
  • MyPlate Tools: Encourage your audiences to use these tools from the US Department of Agriculture to help make a healthy eating plan.

For health professionals



Content Source:

National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion; About the Division for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention