Heart Healthy Snacks

This is the season for parties, office snacks and great holiday dinners. With a few suggestions from the sites listed below you too will enjoy the holiday season. The foods listed on the sites are heart healthy.

Everyone gets tired of trying to always eat what is best for us, because it seems as though these foods do not taste that good. Well that is behind us for I have found some snacks and good tasting alternatives.

I hope you will find these easy recipes for snacks, desserts and meals just what you have been dreaming of. Your dream has come true.

Often called nutrient powerhouses, nuts are loaded with heart healthy nutrients such as fiber and monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats, which can help lower bad cholesterol levels. Many nuts, such as walnuts, are also a good source of Omega-3 fatty acids, which can help prevent clotting of blood, reducing the risk of stroke and also helps lower triglycerides, a type of blood fat linked to heart disease.

 http://www.heartandstroke.qc.ca/site/c.pkI0L7MMJrE/b.4701621/k.C929/Go_nuts.htm

http://food.thefuntimesguide.com/2008/09/healthy_junk_food.php