Heart Healthy Nutrition Tips Tips to help guide a heart healthy diet. Select lean cuts of meat, such as loin and round cuts of meat. Trim all visible fat from meat prior to cooking. Prepare lean meats on the grill, to help allow fat to drip away from the food. Remove the skin on chicken and turkey.
All fruits are fine.
Recommend fresh or frozen vegetables. Avoid cheese sauces on vegetables. Encourage unsaturated fats. Popsicles, Italian ice, sherbet are ok choices Avoid chocolate. If you like candy, jelly beans, gummies, licorice, hard candy are recommended.