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Healthy Heart Living

Perhaps you've had a heart attack and want to reduce the chance of it happening again. Maybe you want to know the risk factors and identify lifestyle changes that increase your heart health.

Vanderbilt's goal on these pages is to provide you with resources to help you live heart healthy. We invite you to check back often as we update this information.

Below are topics which you may be interested in. Click on any of the following to read more about:

How to Build a Heart Healthy Kitchen
Heart Healthy Recipe Substitutions
Top Ten Heart Healthy Diet Basics
Exercise for Heart Health: Getting Started
Managing Your Stress

Heart Healthy Recipes

Here you can find quick and easy heart-healthy recipes - everything from salads and entrees to deserts! Check this page regularly for additional recipes that are heart-healthy and east enough for anyone to make!

Out the Door Breakfast Wrap

This easy-breezy breakfast burrito is a great choice for a heart-healthy breakfast on the run. Kids love them too. Make several ahead of time, and keep in the refrigerator. Pop one in the microwave or toaster oven and you're out the door with a healthy and filling breakfast!
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Caesar Salad With Mom's Homemade Croutons

This Caesar Salad is fresh and light, much healthier than creamy, high-fat bottled or traditional homemade Caesar dressing. Add grilled chicken or grilled salmon on top and you have a great one-dish meal!
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Veggie-Lovers Pizza 

Get all your veggie servings in one meal with this loaded vegetable pizza with a whole grain crust that you can feel good about serving! It's great for family dinners or casual parties with friends. Get everyone to help make this deliciious pizza and have fun in the kitchen!
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Angel Food Cake with Fruit Salsa

This healthy, delicious and simple dessert is great for special occasions or for any night that you crave something sweet. Make it in no time and prepare to have people be impressed! You can use any fruit that is in season; such as peaches, plums, or raspberries. Yes - dessert really can be part of a heart-healthy diet!
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