On 11/19/2013 11:06 AM, Nanzi wrote:
> My hubby of 47 1/2 years has just survived a very serious heart episode. I know he will be on a cardiac diet, but I don't know much about them. I can look it up, and I'm sure we will come home with literature.....I am looking to hear that it isn't going to taste like cardboard to eat for the rest of our lives!!
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> Anyone on this forum on one of these??
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> nan in de
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Good luck with recovery.

First, you really don't have to eliminate anything, but you do have to
practice moderation with some foods.

I see others recommending a dietician. Some are good, others have no
common sense. I attended a couple of heart targeted meetings with my
wife.

Dietician: Don't drink milkshakes
ME: Is milk OK
D: Yes
ME: How about small servings of ice cream?
D: Yes

D: Don't eat sausage.
ME: Is ground pork OK if it is lean? (I make my own sausage)
D: Yes.
ME: But home made sausage?
D: No

Commercial sausage can be up to 50% fat while mine is about 25%.

Instead of a 24 ounce steak, have a 6 to 8 ounce and enjoy it once in a
while. With a nice red wine.

Minimize salt, but no need to eliminate every grain of it. Margarine is
no healthier than butter. Veggies are good and can be better with good
seasoning. Plenty of salt free available

If you eat double bacon cheeseburgers every day, the changes may be
radical, but if you have a reasonably sensible and varied diet, change
will be minimal. Do some research and you will find it is still OK to
have a couple of eggs a week and a drink is good for you.

Good luck, you life does not have to become bland.