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Easy Heart Healthy Recipes

Welcome to Being Nutritious!

Our heart healthy recipe site is full of delicious, easy recipes & tips for everyone, all lovingly created by Dietitian Laura. Whether you're looking for full meals, snacks, breakfast, or appetizers, we've got it all.

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What's Trending

These are our most popular heart healthy recipes from our readers!

  • Hand reaching into a bowl of Chex mix.
    Healthy Chex Mix
  • Overhead picture of a bowl of creamy mushroom soup.
    Healthy Mushroom Soup
  • Bowl of marinara sauce
    Low Sodium Spaghetti Sauce (Low Sodium Marinara Sauce)
  • Dehydrated banana chips spilling out of a glass jar.
    How To Make Dried Bananas
  • Glass bottle of salad dressing
    Low Sodium Italian Dressing & Marinade
  • Buffalo sauce in a small jar, with celery sticks in the background.
    Low Sodium Buffalo Sauce
  • Bowl of dip, surrounded by chips, cucumber slices, and baby tomatoes. Hand holding a chip with dipping it.
    Healthy French Onion Dip
  • Lentil soup in a bowl.
    Low Sodium Lentil Soup with Spinach

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St. Patrick's Day Grub!

Everyone's a little Irish on St. Patrick's Day! Celebrate with our selection of naturally green colored, and Irish-inspired recipes!

  • A green smoothie in a tall Mason jar with a metal straw. Cucumber slices and green apple pieces in the background.
    Apple Cucumber Smoothie
  • Whole, unsliced loaf of bread, sprinkled with oats.
    Irish Wheaten Bread
  • A bowl of celery soup, garnished with microgreens, black sesame seeds and yogurt. A side salad is in the background.
    Celery and Leek Soup
  • Bowl of lentil and mushroom stew, garnished with parsley.
    Instant Pot Irish Stew with Lentils and Mushrooms
  • Glass of iced matcha drink, garnished with a pineapple slice.
    Iced Pineapple Matcha Drink
  • Pot of vegetable stew with soda bread dumplings.
    Vegetable Stew with Irish Soda Bread Dumplings
  • Salad with rainbow colored vegetables, and dressing being poured on.
    Rainbow Salad with Blueberry Vinaigrette
  • Stack of cookies on a plate.
    Cherry Pistachio Cookies

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Low Sodium Condiments

Condiments contribute so much sodium to our diet, that these low sodium (and low/no added sugar) condiments are some of our most popular recipes!

  • Small plate with carrot and celery sticks on it, and a small bowl of ranch dressing in the middle.
    Dairy Free Ranch Dressing
  • Jar of avocado salad dressing, with avocado, limes, and parsley in the background.
    Avocado Lime Ranch Dressing
  • Croutons in a small bowl.
    Italian Seasoned Whole Wheat Croutons
  • Small jar of pumpkin spice syrup.
    Healthy Pumpkin Spice Syrup

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Healthy Desserts

Eat dessert first! You don't even have to feel bad about it!

  • Side view of cut brownies on a cooling rack.
    Fudgy Black Bean Brownies
  • Three dessert glasses with green colored pudding in them, garnished with powdered cinnamon and a cinnamon stick.
    Zucchini Pudding with Cinnamon and Cardamom
  • Small plate of peppermint hot cocoa bites.
    Peppermint Hot Cocoa Cookies (no-bake)
  • Pear apple crisp on a dish, with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.
    Pear Apple Crisp

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Laura Yautz in her kitchen

About Laura, RDN

I’m a Registered Dietitian and I love food and cooking. It’s my passion to help you discover how delicious and easy heart healthy eating can be!

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Snack Attack!

Simple, heart healthy snacks.

  • Bowl of creamy hummus, garnished with an olive oil drizzle, and a sprinkle of parsley, black sesame seeds, and sumac.
    Heart Healthy Hummus
  • Bowl of hummus, garnished with salsa and cilantro.
    Taco Hummus
  • Ceramic bowl of popcorn.
    Homemade Healthy Popcorn (stovetop or microwave!)
  • Close up of roasted pumpkin seeds.
    How to Roast Pumpkin Seeds

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Newest Recipes

Our most recently created heart healthy recipes for your tasting pleasure!

  • Overhead shot of a bowl of salad before being dressed.
    Buffalo Chickpea Salad Bowls
  • Orange drink in a glass with a straw, garnished with an orange slice.
    Blended Immunity Drink
  • Hands holding a taco up, smeared with hummus and loaded with sauteed mushrooms, zucchini, and kale, garnished with cilantro.
    Hummus Tacos with Mushrooms, Zucchini, and Kale
  • Small glass jar of ranch seasoning with a small wooden spoon in it.
    Low Sodium Ranch Seasoning

Recently Updated

We regularly review content for accuracy, and update pictures. Here's what we've been up to recently!

  • Bowl of white chili, garnished with sliced avocado, a lime wedge, and chopped cilantro.
    White Bean Veggie Chili
  • pregnant woman from the chest down, wearing a gray sweater, holding a cup of coffee with a doughnut sitting on her belly
    Preeclampsia and Heart Disease
  • An empty pantry.
    Easy Swaps for Basic Ingredients
  • Crispy tempeh appetizers on a plate with ranch dressing in a small bowl.
    Buffalo Tempeh Bites
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Cozy Winter Recipes

  • Tea in a glass mug, with thyme sprigs in it.
    Thyme Tea
  • Overhead image of a bowl of cooked red cabbage.
    Slow Cooker Red Cabbage (German Style)
  • Pumpkin steel cut oats risotto in a heart shaped bowl, garnished with fresh sage leaves and chopped parsley.
    Slow Cooker Pumpkin Risotto with Steel Cut Oats
  • Overhead image of baked oatmeal, still in the baking pan.
    Pecan Pie Baked Oatmeal (sweetened with dates)
  • Slices of roasted acorn squash on a plate over sage pesto with pepitas.
    Sage Pesto with Pepitas on Roasted Acorn Squash
  • Overhead image of tetrazzini in a casserole dish.
    Vegetable Tetrazzini
  • Bowl with collard greens and crusty bread, garnished with a lemon slice.
    Slow Cooker Collard Greens (Low Sodium)
  • Overhead image of chickpea breakfast skillet on a plate, with breakfast potatoes.
    Breakfast Chickpeas with Collard Greens

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