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Easy Heart Healthy Recipes

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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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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
  • A winter fruit salad shaped like a wreath, with a bowl of dip in the middle.
    Christmas Fruit Tray with Cinnamon Yogurt Dip
  • Dehydrated banana chips spilling out of a glass jar.
    How To Make Dried Bananas
  • Bowl of marinara sauce
    Low Sodium Spaghetti Sauce (Low Sodium Marinara Sauce)
  • Glass bottle of salad dressing
    Low Sodium Italian Dressing & Marinade
  • Bowl of dip, surrounded by chips, cucumber slices, and baby tomatoes. Hand holding a chip with dipping it.
    Healthy French Onion Dip
  • Red sauce in a jar, with enchiladas being made in the background.
    Low Sodium Enchilada Sauce

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Healthier Christmas Ideas

Try some of these delicious recipes this season!

  • Small plate of peppermint hot cocoa bites.
    Peppermint Hot Cocoa Cookies (no-bake)
  • Tea in a heart shaped glass teacup.
    Rosemary Mint Tea
  • Roasted green beans in a bowl with serving utensils, garnished with fresh dill.
    Garlic Roasted Green Beans
  • Slices of roasted acorn squash on a plate over sage pesto with pepitas.
    Sage Pesto with Pepitas on Roasted Acorn Squash
  • 5 peanut butter cookies with chocolate kisses in them, on a serving plate.
    Healthier Peanut Butter Blossoms
  • Glass mug of hot cocoa, garnished with whipped cream and 2 cinnamon sticks. Small gingerbread cookies are scattered around the table.
    Gingerbread Hot Cocoa
  • Overhead image of a bowl of cooked red cabbage.
    Slow Cooker Red Cabbage (German Style)
  • Whole wheat drop biscuits on a serving tray.
    Whole Wheat Drop Biscuits

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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!

  • Croutons in a small bowl.
    Italian Seasoned Whole Wheat Croutons
  • Small jar of pumpkin spice syrup.
    Healthy Pumpkin Spice Syrup
  • Strawberry sauce in a small glass creamer, with fresh strawberries scattered around.
    Healthy Strawberry Sauce {no added sugar}
  • Large stone mortar and pestle filled with guacamole.
    Low Sodium Guacamole

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Healthy Desserts

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

  • Pear apple crisp on a dish, with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.
    Pear Apple Crisp
  • Half of a baked pear in a dish, drizzled with chocolate sauce and toasted walnuts.
    Cinnamon Baked Pears with Toasted Walnuts and Chocolate Sauce
  • Slice of coffee cake on a plate, garnished with blueberries, with another slice of cake and two cups of coffee in the background.
    Gluten Free Blueberry Coffee Cake
  • Overhead shot of cherry galette with melted ice cream on top, and a serving utensil removing a slice.
    Cherry Galette with Olive Oil Crust

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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.

  • Ceramic bowl of popcorn.
    Homemade Healthy Popcorn (stovetop or microwave!)
  • Close up of roasted pumpkin seeds.
    How to Roast Pumpkin Seeds
  • Dish with black bean dip and mango puree layered, garnished with fresh cilantro.
    Black Bean Dip with Mango
  • Crispy chickpeas in a heart shaped bowl.
    Garlic Roasted Chickpeas

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Newest Recipes

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

  • Small piles of 6 individual herbs and spices for za'atar seasoning in a white bowl.
    Za'atar Spice Blend
  • Small jar of Italian seasoning from above.
    Italian Seasoning Blend
  • Chai spice mix in a small jar with a wooden spoon in it.
    Chai Spice Blend
  • Seasoning powder made from pears and ginger, in a red heart shaped dish with a small wooden spoon.
    Sweet Ginger Seasoning

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

  • small bowl of chickpeas
    45 Recipes to Make With a Can of Chickpeas
  • Small bowl of pureed pumpkin.
    How to Make Pumpkin Puree
  • Bowl with collard greens and crusty bread, garnished with a lemon slice.
    Slow Cooker Collard Greens (Low Sodium)
  • Salad with citrus and fennel in a small bowl, garnished with a fennel frond.
    Fennel Grapefruit Salad with Honey Mint Vinaigrette
Laura Yautz in her kitchen

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Cozy Winter Recipes

  • Tea in a glass mug, with thyme sprigs in it.
    Thyme Tea
  • Bowl of lentil and mushroom stew, garnished with parsley.
    Instant Pot Irish Stew with Lentils and Mushrooms
  • Bowl of white chili, garnished with sliced avocado, a lime wedge, and chopped cilantro.
    White Bean Veggie Chili
  • 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
  • Pot of vegetable stew with soda bread dumplings.
    Vegetable Stew with Irish Soda Bread Dumplings
  • Overhead image of baked oatmeal, still in the baking pan.
    Pecan Pie Baked Oatmeal (sweetened with dates)
  • Overhead image of tetrazzini in a casserole dish.
    Vegetable Tetrazzini
  • Overhead image of chickpea breakfast skillet on a plate, with breakfast potatoes.
    Breakfast Chickpeas with Collard Greens

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