What are some of the best meals to serve at dinner to a middle aged man who recently had a heart attack?
What kind of meals for supper should I prepare for a guy who is overweight, middle-aged, and a recent suffereer of a heart attack–albeit a minor one. What are the best foods to include in his diet and which ones should he should never touch again? Thanks!
You want to prepare meals using as much "whole, unprocessed" food as possible. So, start with fresh vegetables, not canned or frozen. Avoid packaged foods as much as possible as these tend to be high in sodium (salt), hidden sugars, and chemical preservatives.
For meat you want to provide a good balance between fish, poultry and perhaps a small amount of red meat. If you have access to bison, this is a good alternative to beef as it tends to be much leaner. But make all meat a small part of the meal, not the main part. Serve salads as well with each meal.
And if you want to have a desert, try fresh fruit. Perhaps a homemade fruit cocktail or whatever fruit is in season where you are.
A good place of ideas is http://www.smart-heart-living.com/heart_…
This website was created to help those living with heart disease to do so successfully. You might get some other good lifestyle ideas from there.
Hope this helps… good luck!
Baked or grilled fish, chicken, and turkey. Salads. Veggies. Avoid butter - use olive oil when you need oil. You can request a dietitian consult or get cookbooks to help you out. The most important thing is to avoid animal fats… fatty meats, bacon, lard… and I'm sure he's been given an exercise program to follow.
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i think somebody should not take oily foods n more snakes…who is effected by heart attack……..
I have some general suggestions.
Avoid: Fatty things, high saturated fat foods, and high trans-fat foods.
Include: Whole grains, lots of fresh vegetables and fruits, low fat dairy, and lean sources of protien.
Pay close attention to the nutrition labels and look for high fiber, low fat foods. A lot of foods are a little misleading about how healthy they are on the front of the package. "No Trans Fat" or "Fat Free" or "Low Sodium" does not necessarily make something healthy.
In baking, (cookies, quick breads, etc) you can substitute applesauce for the oil, butter or margarine. You can use two egg whites for every one egg the recipe calls for. It would be a good idea to replace at least some of the flour with whole grain flour.
In cooking, use ground turkey rather than ground beef–we do that at times and it's just as good, but might take a little getting used to. Serve white meat (turkey, chicken, and especially fish) more often than red (beef and pork). If you do occasionally get beef or pork, always get the leanest possible. Don't fry foods. Use whole grain pastas, breads, etc. Look for the highest fiber content. Cheese should be used sparringly and the lighter color the cheese is the healthier it is. If he'd go for it at all, try vegetarian dishes. Beans would be excellent–high in fiber and good for protein.
Serve lots of vegetables. If you don't normally serve fresh, steamed vegetables, try it–you'll never go back to canned, I promise. The trick is to get them to a crisp/tender, not over cooked and mushy. Salads with a variety of vegetables are also good. Experiment. I've mixed up salads with sliced zucchinni squash, chick peas and corn and it was really good.
As for meal ideas…
Vegetarian chili or made with ground turkey
Bread bowl (hopefully whole wheat) chef salads
Baked fish, whole grain rice, and steamed broccolli
Bean burritos (minus sour cream, and very little cheese) on whole wheat tortillas
Oatmeal is great for breakfast (with skim milk)
Eight glasses of water a day and exercise. If trying to lose weight, try drinking a glass of water before a meal.
I wouldn't say that there's any particular food that he can never have again. Just some that should be only occasionally.
Good luck to him in his recovery. And to you finding healthy meals.
edit–another thing about salads. Use a variety of types of lettuce, not just iceburg. I like to get a head of iceburg and a bag of Spring Mix and/or spinach. Cut up the head, add in the bag and lots of cut up vegetables–green peppers, celery, cucumbers, carrots, tomatoes, olives, green onions, red cabbage, whatever you like. Mix it all up in a big roasting pan or five gallon bucket.
It makes a lot. I make individual salads by taking a Ziploc sandwich bag, placing a paper towel in the bottom and filling with salad. Store in the crisper and they're ready for a meal or snack anytime.