Diet Plan for Patients of Heart Diseases

Risk of heart disease, heart attack, and stroke can be lowered by maintaining healthy weight and adopting a heart-healthy diet plan. The diet chart for heart patients should include food that is good for the heart, as well as rich in nutrition, but must be appetizing food.

A healthy diet can be helpful in reducing your risk of developing coronary heart disease.

• The key to a healthy heart diet is to have food good in antioxidants and high fiber as well which is also low in fat.
• Fill your platter with more whole foods such as vegetables, fruits, whole grains, low fat milk products, nuts, healthy oils, and foods rich with protein such as fish, legumes and skinless poultry.
• For cooking, use little amounts of heart friendly oils like olive, corn, safflower, soybean, peanut, sesame and canola oils. 
• Make use of fewer processed foods and low sodium diet. Limit high-fat foods (like red meat, cheese and baked goods) and high-sodium foods (such as canned or processed foods).
• Drink about 1 to 2 liters of water daily, until and unless your doctor asks to limit fluids.

The patient is advised to follow the Diet provided below strictly with care and dedication. This will help to maintain your heart healthy and provides relief from the complication and its related symptoms.

Diet Chart For Heart Diseases

Early Morning

Warm water with Soaked almonds

Breakfast

Broken wheat porridge / veg upma / Veg Vermicelli / Veg poha / Veg Idli / Veg Oats / Besan pancake (Gram flour) / Missi Roti / Chapatti with Veg or Dal /Skimmed Milk / Egg white

Mid-Morning

Fruit / Fruit or vegetable juice / Coconut water / Herbal tea

Lunch

Chapatti + Brown rice + Salad + Vegetable + Dal / steam chicken

Evening

Roasted chane / Rice flakes / Homemade soup / Vermicelli / Herbal tea

Dinner

Chapatti with Vegetable and Dal