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| minutes if not right now. Food and eating preoccupies | | | | more than the positives. There are plenty of healthy |
| many people's minds. Often the goal is to lose | | | | protein choices for you to eat and enjoy. Lean cuts |
| weight, but sometimes it's difficult to know where to | | | | of meat are okay for you, and fatty fish like salmon |
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| should remember this: natural foods are the best for | | | | whole grains to these protein sources is a great way |
| you. The best foods are the ones that had the least | | | | to consume vital heart-healthy nutrients. Lastly, you |
| steps from nature to your plate. Fresh fruits and | | | | have permission to treat yourself. That's no trick or |
| vegetables are part of the foundation for a | | | | test. It is true that foods like red wine and dark |
| heart-healthy diet because they help eliminate free | | | | chocolate can be good for you. Red wine and dark |
| radicals in your bloodstream, which protects your | | | | chocolate with cocoa content of 70% or higher both |
| blood vessels. You know the saying about having an | | | | have flavonoids that can improve good cholesterol |
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| things up. Papaya is full of calcium, potassium, | | | | practice moderation you can enjoy most desserts, |
| magnesium and other healthy nutrients. Acorn squash | | | | snacks and foods that you crave. If you enjoy your |
| has B-complex and C vitamins, and spinach is very | | | | food guilt-free, you're less like to overdo it. It's much |
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| spinach can make a great dish. When you're in a rut, | | | | simple lifestyle changes. Heart health begins with |
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| learn some intriguing food ideas. I'm sure you also | | | | enjoy yourself are just as meaningful. |
| want to know about meat and protein. Often the | | | | |