Top 10 DASH Diet Tips
- Use grocery store salad bars for lots of cut up fresh vegetables.
- Frozen vegetables make it easy to add 2 or more servings of veggies to
your meal.
- Double up on veggies. A serving is 1/2 cup, so a full cup makes 2
servings.
- Berry-licious is having fresh berries on your cereal.
- Nonfat fruit yogurt, artificially sweetened, makes a wonderful snack or
quick breakfast.
- All nuts are heart healthy. Making yours salt-free boosts their DASH
benefits.
- Some convenience foods make your DASH diet great. Look for bagged
ready-to-eat cut up veggies, like baby carrots, broccoli sprigs, lettuce,
cabbage slaw, broccoli slaw, cauliflower tops, etc.
- Make your plate colorful. Add 1 - 2 cooked vegetables and a side salad
with more than just greens.
- Make your coffee a latte with 8 ounces of skim milk.
- Smoothies made with skim milk, fresh fruit, and no added sugar make a fast
way to maximize the DASH potential of your diet.
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