Can anyone suggest some good "Healthy Heart" foods.?

Question

Ok, I think that this is really ridiculous especially with all of this "politically correct" crap out there my 10 year old daughter is not have the traditional Valentine's Day party at school. Instead they are having a "Healthy Heart Celebration" and concentrating on heart healthy foods. They made some suggestions for foods i.e. 100% juice, granola, peanut butter and crackers, unsalted baked pretzels, fruit and oatmeal cookies. Ok these foods are not going to fly with 10 year olds so I am looking for some creative healthy foods that are also kid friendly. Any suggestions. Thanks so much for your help.

I wish that I could say that this was a joke but its not. I was just as disgusted as you seem to be about this as well. I just wish that they could have to old fashioned Valentine's Day Party that they used to have where you brought in the cheesey valentines, pink cookies and cupcakes and you had a container of juice to go with it.

Suz I like your ideas I think I will make the fruit salsa and cinnamon tortilla chips. Thanks.

Answer 1

Cinnamon Tortilla Chips


Ingredients:

7 small flour or corn tortillas

1 tablespoon sugar

½ tablespoon cinnamon

Directions:

Preheat oven to 450. Cut each tortilla into six wedges with knife. Mix cinnamon and sugar. Brush wedges with water and sprinkle with sugar and cinnamon. Bake about 10 minutes or until crisp.

Nutrients: (six chips with ½ cup of Rainbow Fruit Salsa)

Makes: 42 chips

Calories: 189

Carbohydrates: 41g

Protein: 3g

Fat: 2g

Fiber: 3g

Source: Healthy Food for Healthy Kids





Deep-Dish Fruit Pie

This dessert is excellent with any fruit that’s in season.

Serves 8

6 cups fresh or frozen fruit (cherries, blueberries, peaches, raspberries, apples, apricots)

1/3 to 1/2 cup all-purpose flour (depends on juiciness of fruit)

1/2 cup sugar

1/3 tablespoon lemon rind

Topping

1/2 cup all-purpose flour

1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar

2 tablespoons margarine, melted

1/4 teaspoon mace

1/4 teaspoon allspice

1/8 teaspoon nutmeg

Preheat oven to 375° F.

In a small bowl, combine fruit, flour, sugar, and lemon rind. Stir to mix well. Pour into a deep-dish pie plate that is 9 inches in diameter. Set aside.

In a small bowl, combine topping ingredients and mix well until evenly blended. Sprinkle over top of fruit. Bake 45 minutes.

Calories: 255

Protein: 3 g

Carbohydrates: 55 g

Total Fat: 4 g

Saturated Fat: 1 g

Polyunsaturated Fat: 1 g

Monounsaturated Fat: 2 g

Cholesterol: 0 mg

Sodium: 38 mg

Reprinted from American Heart Association Cookbook, 5th Edition.



Rainbow Fruit Salsa

Ingredients:

2 medium apples

1 cup strawberries, fresh or frozen

1 kiwi

1 orange

1 cup peaches, fresh or canned

2 tablespoons apple, apricot, or strawberry jelly or jam

2 tablespoons brown sugar

½ cup orange juice, preferably fresh squeezed

*Fruit ingredients can be chopped individually or pulsed in a food processor until the consistency of salsa.

Directions:

Wash, peel, and finely chop all fruit. Put in large bowl. Mix jelly with brown sugar and orange juice and pour into fruit mixture. Serve with cinnamon tortilla chips.



Sugar & Spice Snack Mix

Ingredients

3 cups lightly sweetened toasted oats squares cereal

3 cups miniature no-salt-added pretzels

2 tablespoons margarine, melted

1 tablespoon firmly packed brown sugar

1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1 cup miniature marshmallows or dried fruit bits

Directions

Preheat oven to 325°. In a large plastic zip-lock bag, combine oat squares and pretzels. In a small bowl, stir together melted margarine, brown sugar and cinnamon. Pour over cereal mixture. Seal bag and gently shake mixture until well coated. Transfer to a baking sheet.

Bake, uncovered, for 25 minutes, stirring once or twice. Spread mixture onto paper towels to cool. Add marshmallows or fruit and stir to mix.

Store at room temperature in an airtight container for up to 2 weeks.

Serves 14; 1/2 cup per serving.

Calories: 107

Protein: 3g

Carbohydrates: 20g

Total Fat: 3g

Source: American Heart Association Quick And Easy Cookbook



Apple Volcanoes

Cut the top off an apple and discard the core. Fill the center of the apple with peanut butter. Sprinkle granola or raisins on top.

Bite into the apple and enjoy the peanut buttery eruption!

Answer 2

These are some of the things I normally eat: apples, oranges, mangoes, pears, peaches, bananas, potatoes, broccoli, sweet potatoes, squash, peppers, onions, garlic, kiwi, berries, lean fish, seaweeds, carrots, lean turkey, and rice. Very little pasta and red meat. Maybe once a month. I drink a lot of water and green and white tea. No sugar or sweets but rarely. I do a lot of stir frys and Asian style cooking. Junk is fine in moderation, but it should never be an everyday thing. Health is wealth. I also drnk a lot of kefir and take herbal supplements.

Answer 3

Heart Healthy Chicken Bake:

1 hour 10 min prep
6 servings

6 chicken thighs or boneless skinless chicken breasts
2 tablespoons olive oil
1/2 teaspoon poultry seasoning
1 green pepper, thinly sliced
1 can stewed tomatoes, undrained
9 stuffed green olives, thinly sliced
3 tablespoons olive juice
1/2 cup chicken stock
1 clove garlic, chopped
pepper

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Brown chicken in skillet in olive oil and poultry seasoning, removing skin from thighs.
3. Arrange chicken pieces in a shallow 2-quart baking dish.
4. Combine all remaining ingredients and spoon over the chicken.
5. Bake uncovered, basting often, until chicken is well done or fork tender.
6. Baking time varies, but is usually 30 to 45 minutes.
7. Add water if sauce tends to boil away.
8. Serves: 6, but if folks are hungry, serves 3.

Answer 4

All of the foods you mentioned sound like something I would eat at 10. Just let them have cake for desert!

Answer 5

Oh please!
Tell me this is a joke!
Make heart shaped sugar cookies, but put a teaspoon of bran in the recipe. Then you can call them "whole wheat". And if you put enough icing on them, you can't even tell. Don't laugh, that's what food manufacturers do every day. It's all a joke. Healthy Heart is about a LIFESTYLE, not making one food or one kind of food the villain or one food or one kind of food the hero. Sheesh! Give me a break.

Answer 6

Make a platter of fresh veggies and low fat dip. you can add some low fat cheese cubes and grapes. Trust me, the kids won't know the difference!

Answer 7

OATMEAL COOKIES (GRANOLA TOO) APPETIZERS CHICKEN BREAST OR TURKEY ON WHOLE WHEAT CRACKERS CHEESE ETC...... POWERADE OR GATORADE THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH CHOCOLATE UNLESS THEY HAVE AN ALLERGY RICE TREATS MOST THINGS ARE NOT AS BAD AS PEOPLE SAY