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Healthy heart

The right foods for a healthy heart

What is the Healthy heart diet plan?

The Heart smart diet follows healthy eating recommendations for fat, salt and fibre. Packed full of delicious wholegrains, vegetables, fruit and beans to help to lower your LDL (bad) cholesterol and increase your HDL (good) cholesterol.

Is the Healthy heart diet plan for you?

If you want to lower your risk of heart disease and associated conditions or just want to cut back on the amount of fat and salt you eat, choose the Heart smart diet.

How will the Healthy heart diet plan work for you?

  • 1Lower your cholesterol
  • 2Reduce your blood pressure
  • 3Includes heart protective healthy fats
  • 4Lose weight and enhance health

How to make the Healthy heart diet even more perfect for you

Medical & dietary requirements

You can customise your Healthy heart diet plan using any of the options below.

  • Low Sugar
  • Low Salt
  • Dairy Free
  • Meat Free
  • Low Gi
  • Heart Disease
  • Fibre Plus
  • Underactive Thyroid
  • Blood Pressure
  • Low Cholesterol
  • Diabetes

Food Exclusions

Make your diet work for you by embracing the foods you love and removing the foods you don't like.

  • Milk
  • Soya
  • Pork
  • Shellfish
  • Eggs
  • Dairy
  • Fish
  • Many other exclusion options...

The Healthy heart diet plan worked for me!

"Soon after starting the diet I began swimming, now I swim 1000 meters twice a week and I really enjoy it."
Susan
2 stone loss

Read her story

A taster of what your Healthy heart diet could look like

  • Breakfast
  • Lunch
  • Dinner
  • Snack
If you are busy
Porridge with milk and honey
Porridge with milk and honey
  • 50g of porridge oats prepared per pack directions with 100ml of semi-skimmed milk
  • Top with 2 tsp of honey, 1 chopped banana and 100g of strawberries
  • 1 apple
  • Cals
    435
  • Protein
    20g
  • Carbs
    61g
  • Fat
    13g
Roast chicken pitta with mango chutney and yoghurt
Roast chicken pitta with mango chutney and yoghurt
  • 1 wholegrain pitta bread filled with 125g of grilled chicken fillet, 1 tbsp of mango chutney, mixed salad leaves and 1 tbsp of low fat yoghurt
  • 1 orange
  • Cals
    415
  • Protein
    27g
  • Carbs
    56g
  • Fat
    10g
Beef with BBQ sauce, rice and salad
Beef with BBQ sauce, rice and salad
  • Cook 50g of brown rice per pack directions
  • Heat 1 tsp of olive oil in a non-stick pan. Add 75g of lean chopped beef steak and cook throughout. Add 3tbsp of Homepride BBQ sauce and heat for a further 2 minutes.
  • Serve with 4 cherry tomatoes, mixed salad leaves, 1 tsp of low fat salad dressing and rice.
  • Cals
    425
  • Protein
    30g
  • Carbs
    63g
  • Fat
    7g
Frozen yoghurt with grapes
Frozen yoghurt with grapes
  • 50g of low fat frozen yoghurt with 125g of grapes
  • Cals
    150
  • Protein
    4g
  • Carbs
    24g
  • Fat
    4g
If you love to cook
Berry Smoothie with marmalade on toast
Berry Smoothie with marmalade on toast
  • Blend 100ml of orange juice, 1 banana and 75g of strawberries until smooth and serve
  • 2 slices of wholegrain bread spread with 2 tsp of marmalade and 2 tsp of reduced fat olive spread
  • 125ml of low fat yoghurt
  • Cals
    465
  • Protein
    17g
  • Carbs
    64g
  • Fat
    17g
Avocado and sesame salad with crackers
Avocado and sesame salad with crackers
  • 1 serving of Avocado and sesame salad (see recipe below)
  • 3 wholegrain crackers

  • Recipe Ingredients
  • 50g of spinach
  • 1 serving of mixed salad leaves
  • 1 small carrot
  • 1 tomato
  • 50g of broccoli
  • 1/2 small tin of chickpeas, canned & drained (220g)
  • 50g of avocado
  • 1/2 tsp of sesame seeds
  • 3 tsp of low fat salad dressing
  • Cals
    425
  • Protein
    26g
  • Carbs
    35g
  • Fat
    21g
Chicken risotto
Chicken risotto
  • 1 serving of Chicken risotto (see recipe below)
  • 75g of steamed broccoli

  • Recipe Ingredients
  • 1 tsp of olive oil
  • 50g of onion, chopped
  • 1 clove of garlic, chopped
  • 50g of risotto rice, such as arborio (uncooked weight)
  • 1 pinch of dried thyme
  • 1/3 pint of chicken stock
  • 50g of peas
  • 1 tsp of grated parmesan cheese
  • 100g of chicken fillet
  • Cals
    420
  • Protein
    30g
  • Carbs
    50g
  • Fat
    15g
Oatcakes with laughing cow triangles
Oatcakes with laughing cow triangles
  • 2 oatcakes with 2 laughing cow extra light triangles
  • 50g of grapes
  • Cals
    145
  • Protein
    8g
  • Carbs
    25g
  • Fat
    2g
If you prefer a bit of both
Cinnamon banana toast
Cinnamon banana toast
  • Top 2 slices of wholegrain toast with 1 chopped banana. Sprinkle with ½ tsp of cinnamon
  • Serve with 125ml of low fat yoghurt mixed with 1 tbsp of raisins and 1 chopped apple
  • Cals
    450
  • Protein
    22g
  • Carbs
    74g
  • Fat
    9g
Roast beef pitta with mango chutney and yoghurt
Roast beef pitta with mango chutney and yoghurt
  • 1 wholegrain pitta bread filled with 75g of lean roast beef, 1 tbsp of mango chutney, 1 tbsp of low fat plain yoghurt, cucumber and mixed salad leaves
  • 1 small granola bar (21g)
  • Cals
    445
  • Protein
    30g
  • Carbs
    55g
  • Fat
    14g
Grilled fish with lentils and rice salad
Grilled fish with lentils and rice salad
  • 1 serving of Lentils and rice salad
  • 125g of grilled cod with 75g of steamed broccoli
  • 1 apple.

  • Recipe Ingredients
  • 25g of dried red lentils
  • 25g of brown rice, uncooked weight
  • 1 tsp of olive oil
  • 50g of onion, chopped
  • 1 tsp of balsamic vinegar
  • 1 tbsp of fresh parsley, chopped
  • Cals
    425
  • Protein
    32g
  • Carbs
    55g
  • Fat
    8g
Hummus dip with vegetables sticks
Hummus dip with vegetables sticks
  • 2 tbsp of reduced fat hummus with 3 mini carrots and 2 stalks of celery
  • 100ml glass of orange juice
  • Cals
    150
  • Protein
    5g
  • Carbs
    21g
  • Fat
    6g