Author(s): American Heart Association
Publisher: Clarkson Potter
Publication Date: 2007-09-11
Pages: 352
Review: Bought this book for my mom who has very high blood pressure. She has trying the different recipes and not only has she reduced her blood pressure readings, she has also trimmed the fat out of her diet.This cookbook is so much better than I expected. The recipes are modern and easy to follow. The ingredients called for are items we’ve all heard of and our families would eat. I am a big fan of the Food Network and was worried a low sodium diet would be tough to follow and would be boring. I am very encouraged by this book. I highly recommend it for anyone trying to eat healthy. My diet is limited to 1500 mg of sodium per day. Its easy to exceed that, but rarely worth it with a condition like Meniere’s. I trust this resource for my very quality of life.Note that this book is “low salt,” not “no salt.”
I am finding good usable recipes in this book.
It also gives sources for finding low or no sodium ingredients that I do not have available in my small town.
Some recipes do have more sodium in the finished product than I want due to severe heart disease and pulmonary edema. Good book for the average person who is trying to prevent my intensity of disease.
There are recipes for low sodium spice and herb mixes that have turned out to be very good.
Very pleased with the book.
Note that this book is low sodium recipes, not no salt recipes. There is salt used in some recipes and more baking powder than I think is safe for me.
Once we get used to knowing how to plan low or no salt recipes, we can use these recipes by changing the ingredients slightly with still good results.I recently suffered heart failure and as a result was put on a low sodium diet. I found this book to be a wonderful source of recipes and information that is necessary to my maintaining a healthy life style. The recipes are “legal” and taste good too!
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