| Everybody likes a snack. And it's not just | | | | and pomegranate juice have a high |
| that you're hungry between meals and you need | | | | concentration of antioxidants and are very |
| a bite to eat, but also because snacks can be | | | | good for you. 6. Homemade Soup - Start with a |
| a treat for yourself. Treats help make you | | | | vegetable base in order to load up on |
| feel better and raise your spirits. So here's | | | | antioxidants and fiber. Make sure you don't |
| a list of snacks that can get your heart | | | | buy something that's rich in sodium because |
| pumping, both literally and figuratively. | | | | that's something you definitely don't want |
| They're delicious alternatives to the | | | | for your heart. Add a bag of frozen |
| traditional bag of chips or candy bar that | | | | vegetables and mix in a couple of cups of |
| are not part of a healthy diet. So instead of | | | | beans. Canned beans are rich in sodium, so |
| dropping by the drive-through or heading | | | | make sure to rinse them thoroughly before |
| straight for the candy aisle, you can and | | | | use. Season it with fresh herbs. 7. Pureed |
| load up on some heart-healthy snacks. 1. | | | | Prunes - Sneak Them into your Brownies - |
| Vegetables Dipped in Hummus - Fresh | | | | Pureed fruit is an excellent addition to |
| vegetables are low in calories and have many | | | | chocolate brownies because it helps |
| antioxidants. Many of them have no fat | | | | strengthen the taste of chocolate. Another |
| whatsoever and instead give you plenty of | | | | good thing is that you've put in something |
| fiber to make your stomach feel full. Hummus, | | | | that use less oil or less butter and you've |
| made from chick peas, is a great alternative | | | | also added antioxidants because of the pureed |
| protein without saturated fat. 2. Fruit | | | | fruit. Also fruit has fiber to lower your |
| Skewered on a Stick with a Little Dark | | | | cholesterol. 8. Silken Tofu or Soy Milk - |
| Chocolate for Dipping - Fruit has a variety | | | | Substitute for Regular Milk in Recipes - |
| of antioxidants to fight cancer and heart | | | | Using tofu or soy milk instead of regular |
| disease. Dark chocolate has a high | | | | milk is a good way of adding heart healthy |
| concentration of flavinols, which is a type | | | | protein, while at the same time cutting down |
| of antioxidant that helps fight heart | | | | on the heart-clogging calories of the other |
| disease, and is in fact recommended by | | | | oils you might have used. 9. Applesauce or |
| doctors for this very purpose. 3. Half of a | | | | Apple Butter - Use in Place of Oil for |
| Cantaloupe Filled with Fat Free Cottage | | | | Muffins - Apple butter is one of best |
| Cheese, a Dash of Cinnamon and Some Berries - | | | | ingredients you can add to moisture the mix |
| The cantaloupe and berries are rich in | | | | and to give it that pleasant fruit flavor |
| antioxidants, and the fat-free cottage cheese | | | | that won't combat your other ingredients. 10. |
| counts as a serving of dairy, while avoiding | | | | Nuts and Small Chunks of Fruit - Sprinkle on |
| the saturated fat. 4. Fat-free Yogurt with | | | | Top of Muffins - If you substitute applesauce |
| Fruit and a Sprinkle of Nuts - Here's a | | | | for the oil, you'll be making a muffin low in |
| chance of getting another serving of dairy | | | | fat, chock-full of antioxidants from fruit, |
| that contains no saturated fat, but plenty of | | | | fiber from nuts, and heart-healthy protein |
| antioxidants from fruit and, on top of that, | | | | from the nuts. 11. Meatloaf - Use Tofu and |
| a bit of healthy, unsaturated fat from the | | | | Chopped White Chicken Meat Instead of Red |
| nuts. 5. Smoothies with Silken Tofu and | | | | Meat - This combination is absolutely great. |
| Berries plus a Dash of Grape Juice or | | | | The result will feel and taste just like |
| Pomegranate Juice As most dieters know, tofu | | | | meatloaf, but without the downside of eating |
| is an excellent alternative protein source | | | | red meat. |
| without saturated fat. Berries, grape juice | | | | |