Heart Healthy Recipe Book

For a 156-page recipe book of heart healthy recipes put together by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, go to the following link:

http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/heart/other/ktb_recipebk/ktb_recipebk.pdf

Heart Healthy Recipes

To find several recipes that are Heart Healthy by the American Heart Association - Go here (http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/GettingHealthy/NutritionCenter/Recipes/Recipes_UCM_001184_SubHomePage.jsp).

The Mayo Clinic also has a ton of Heart Healthy recipes on their website: http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/heart-healthy-recipes/RE00098

Picky Eaters

Go here (http://www.eatright.org/Public/content.aspx?id=6442462194) for a short article giving some ideas for tackling that picky eating phase.

Healthy Snack Ideas

Looking for a snack? Here are 5 healthy ideas:

1. Peel a banana and dip it in low-fat yogurt. Roll in crushed cereal and freeze.
2. Spread celery sticks with peanut butter or low-fat cream cheese and top with raisins for "ants on a log."
3. Stuff a whole-grain pita pocket with ricotta cheese and Granny Smith apple slices. Add a dash of cinnamon.
4. Mix together ready-to-eat cereal, dried fruit and nuts in a sandwich bag for an on-the-go snack.
5. Smear a scoop of frozen yogurt on two graham crackers and add sliced banana to make a yummy sandwich.

Red Velvet Pancakes

Here is what we will be trying for breakfast this morning...This would be a fun breakfast idea for Valentine's Day!

Red Velvet Pancakes

1 cup flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
3 tablespoons sugar
2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
1 large egg
¾ cup buttermilk
¼ cup sour cream
1 teaspoon red food coloring (or more if you want them more red!)
2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Combine all dry ingredients in a large bowl and set aside. In a separate bowl, whisk together the egg, buttermilk, sour cream, food coloring and vanilla. Add wet ingredients to dry, and mix just until combined.

Pour about 1/3 cup onto medium/high griddle and lightly brown on both sides.

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