Recipes: Heart Healthy Valentine's Day Meals

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Recipes: Heart Healthy Valentine's Day Meals

It has been said " the way to a loved one's heart is through their

stomach " . This Valentine's Day I've gathered some heart healthy foods

to romance your loved one/s with and at the same time show them just

how much you care.

Breakfast in Bed

Granola, Oatmeal with Red Goji Berries

1 cup rolled oats

ground cinnamon to taste

3 tablespoons raisins

1/2 cup skim milk or soy milk

2 cups water

3 tablespoons chopped walnuts

1/2 cup goji berries

1/2 cup granola

1. Place the oats, cinnamon and raisins in a pan on the stove.

2. Add the water and warm and stir to a rolling boil.

3. Stir in the berries and granola when ready to serve.

4. Add berries and nuts

Strawberries Side Car

8-10 Strawberries

2 sprigs of mint

1. Cut and clean berries and stack them in a fruit dish

2. Garnish with mint

3. Add dollop of yogurt or light whipped cream on top

Juicey Valentine's Squeeze

3 oranges

1 lime

8-10 raspberries

1. Peel the oranges, wash raspberries and cut the lime in half.

2. Toss oranges and raspberries into a blender or juicer.

3. Pour into juice glass, with a squeeze of lime.

Chocolate Treats

Chocolate Turtles

8ounces semisweet chocolate

1 teaspoon oil (canola, sunflower, safflower)

2 cups walnuts or almonds

1. Line baking sheet with waxed paper.

2. Melt chocolates and oil in top of double boiler over barely

simmering water, stirring frequently, until smooth.

3. Add nuts and mix until coated

4. Drop by small tablespoons onto waxed paper.

5. Chill in refrigerator until firm.

6. Serve directly from refrigerator

Dinner for Two

Seasoned Crusted Salmon

4 salmon filets (4-6 oz. each)

Salt and pepper to taste

1 tablespoon Dijon mustard

1 tablespoon honey

2 tablespoons seasoned breadcrumbs

2 tablespoons chopped pecans

1 teaspoon parsley

Wedges of fresh lemon

1. Sprinkle salmon with salt and pepper. Place skin side down on

baking sheet.

2. Combine mustard and honey, brush on top of salmon.

3. Mix topping of breadcrumbs, nuts, and parsley and sprinkle over

salmon.

4. Bake at 400 degrees 10-15 minutes or until flaky. Serve with

wedges of fresh lemon.

Vegetable Love Medley

2 tablespoons water

1 cut thinly sliced zucchini

1 cup thinly sliced yellow squash

1 small carrot thinly sliced

1/2 medium green pepper, cut into strips

1 celery stalk cut into 2-inch strips

1/4 cup chopped onion

1/8 teaspoon dillweed

1/4 teaspoon garlic powder

1 medium tomato, cut into 8 wedges

1. Heat water in large fry pan. Add zucchini, squash, green pepper,

celery and onion.

2. Cover and cook over moderate heat until vegetables are tender-

crisp, about 3 minutes.

3. Sprinkle seasoning over vegetables. Top with tomato wedges.

4. Cover and cook over low heat until tomato wedges are just heated,

about 2 minutes.

5. Serve

Pomegranate Parfait

1 sliced pomegranate

1/2 cup fresh fruit (think red or black berries)

1/2 cup low-fat or regular yogurt (flavor of your choice)

1/8 cup low-fat granola

Layer the different ingredients in a parfait glass and repeat layers.

Pacholyk, MS, L.Ac.

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