Nourish your heart with these foods!
February is Heart Health Month, making it the perfect time to focus on foods that support your overall well-being. Choosing nutrient-rich options can help reduce inflammation, improve circulation, and promote a healthier lifestyle.
Keep reading to discover six heart-healthy superfoods and simple ways to add them to your daily routine!
Fatty Fish like salmon are rich in omega-3 fatty acids, which help reduce inflammation, lower blood pressure, and decrease triglyceride levels.
How to eat it: Salmon is delicious baked, grilled or added to a salad. Try our Three Ingredient Baked Salmon!
Leafy Greens like spinach, kale, and Swiss chard are packed with vitamin K, which helps with proper blood clotting, and nitrates, which support healthy blood pressure levels.
How to eat them: We love to add spinach to smoothies, make a kale salad, or sauté Swiss chard with garlic and olive oil. We suggest trying our Roasted Brussels Sprouts + Red Kale Salad!
Berries are high in antioxidants and polyphenols, which help fight oxidative stress and inflammation linked to heart disease.
How to eat them: Toss in yogurt, blend into smoothies, or snack on them fresh. We love this Strawberry + Blueberry Breakfast Parfait!
Nuts and Seeds, such as almonds, walnuts, chia Seeds, and flaxseeds, are full of healthy fats, fiber, and magnesium, which help lower LDL (bad) cholesterol and reduce heart disease risk.
How to eat them: Sprinkle flaxseeds on oatmeal, snack on a handful of walnuts, or blend chia seeds into a pudding. Try our simple Homemade Granola Cups!
Whole Grains like quinoa, oats, and brown rice are rich in fiber and B vitamins; whole grains help lower cholesterol and regulate blood sugar levels.
How to eat them: Enjoy overnight oats, make a quinoa salad like our Quinoa and Broccoli Salad with Hot Honey Vinaigrette, or swap white rice for brown rice.
Avocados are loaded with monounsaturated fats and potassium!
How to eat them: Spread avocado on whole-grain toast, blend into smoothies like our Avocado Banana Smoothie, or add to salads.
Enjoy!
