Recipe adapted from Taste of Home Magazine Feb/Mar 2020. This looks like an intimidating meal to make, but it is really not that hard when you start with thin-sliced beef sirloin instead of pounding a regular sirloin steak as in original recipe. The elegant flavors of spinach and artichokes blended with cream cheese and spinach […]
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Recipe adapted from Taste of Home Magazine Feb/Mar 2020. Easy one-pot dish that uses leftover Garlic-Apple Pork Roast to make a delicious lunch. Reduce the saturated fat 3 grams per serving by replacing the 2 tablespoons of butter in original recipe with just 1 tablespoon buttery spread such as Smart Balance®Organic. Eliminating regular butter will
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Recipe adapted from Taste of Home Magazine Feb/Mar 2020. These wraps are a clever take on California Rolls from your favorite sushi restaurant. The sodium is a little higher than we would like which is mainly coming from the imitation crab meat. Be sure to look for the lowest sodium version in the refrigerated seafood
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Recipe adapted from Pioneer Woman Magazine.My family loves this recipe, but the amount of sodium in the original recipe is too high for a cardiac diet. With a few ingredient tweaks you can lower the sodium from over a 1000 milligrams in original recipe to under 700 milligrams per serving.You can also boost the fiber
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History Lesson How many times have you heard the phrase “Taco Tuesday”? We have all seen our local and national chains advertise a Tuesday special on Tacos. But, do you really know the origins? Probably not. There have been many arguments about the phrase for decades. One of the more interesting articles on the subject
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Classic Salisbury flavor that is now a lower fat, lower sodium burger. I call that a win-win. Find this recipe and more in the Weekly Meal Plan for January 10-16, 2021 Lower Fat and Sodium juicy burgers smothered with caramelized onions is a winning combination in our family.
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Canned foods in general are usually very high in sodium and not something we would normally use in a recipe. Making your own Master Mix version of Pinto Beans means you know exactly the amount of each ingredient. Our recipe is still lower in sodium than most store-bought brands. Very versatile mix that can be
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Lasagna, in general, is not usually part of a Cardiac Diet. But here, we cut the sodium and saturated fat by using “no salt added” spaghetti sauce and fat-free or part-skim cheeses. The result is delicious and hearty enough to satisfy pasta lovers. This is also a great freezer meal that can be made ahead.
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Looking for a quick, easy and budget friendly breakfast to feed a crowd? Then this cheesy, low-carb Ham & Cheese Breakfast casserole is the perfect choice. You can also portion out the servings and make the casserole into freezer meals. Cheesy hash brown potatoes with diced ham is what makes this a breakfast favorite. No
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