Meal Planning – The Heart Healthy Plate

The Ultimate Heart Healthy Grocery Guide For Beginners

May 15, 2021 May 15, 2021 / Meal Planning / By Samantha Chabior, RD

What you keep in your pantry can either make or break your diet. If you’re just starting out on your heart healthy eating journey, it can feel overwhelming to know which foods to keep stocked in your pantry to make delicious and nutritious meals. This Ultimate Heart Healthy Grocery Guide will help you stock your kitchen with staples to make healthy meals to manage cholesterol, blood pressure, and blood sugar levels in a stress free way. It’ll ensure you always have nutritious foods to make a variety of meals that are delicious and good for your heart.

10 Lazy Ways To Make Healthy Meals Using Pre-Made, Frozen & Canned Foods

January 10, 2021 January 10, 2021 / Diet Tips, Meal Planning / By Samantha Chabior, RD

Hate cooking? In a time crunch, but want to make something a little healthier using ready to go ingredients? This article is for those of you who don’t feel confident in the kitchen, want ideas on how to make healthier meals using frozen or canned ingredients, and want easy time-saving meal ideas using either no-cook or minimal food prep methods.

How To Freeze Leftover Tomato Paste The Right Way

November 28, 2020 November 22, 2020 / Meal Planning / By Samantha Chabior, RD

This is a super easy and quick method to freeze tomato paste. I used to store the canned leftovers in the fridge with the intention to use them later, but almost every time they would get moldy and I’d have to toss them in the garbage!

17 Cholesterol-Friendly Snack Ideas For People With A Sweet Tooth

October 17, 2020 November 19, 2020 / Meal Planning, Recipes / By Samantha Chabior, RD

Do you have a major sweet tooth, but have been told you need to watch your cholesterol levels and now you’re stuck wondering what you can eat? Wondering how to kill a sweet tooth but still keep your cholesterol levels in check? You’ve probably been told you need to avoid sweets like ice cream, chocolate, cookies, pies, and candies because high amounts of saturated fat can raise your LDL cholesterol levels …

7 Life-Changing Heart Healthy Meal Prep Tips You’ll Wish You Knew Sooner

October 16, 2020 November 19, 2020 / Diet Tips, Meal Planning / By Samantha Chabior, RD

Are you feeling totally overwhelmed by meal planning and preparing heart healthy meals? Think it will take you hours in the kitchen every day to cook nutritious foods that are good for your heart, but actually taste good too? Meal planning is one of the most important things you can do to improve your heart health, but it can sometimes feel so overwhelming …