Diets

Canada
March 27, 2009 10:07pm CST
I need some advice and i am going to follow a friends lead here- I am not looking to make any money with this discussion. Simply some ideas. 3 weeks ago my husband suffered a massive heart attack. He survived but it is coming with some life changes including his diet. The doctors are recommending fresh fruits and vegetables( we eat huge amounts of this already), fowl(no skin) little to no red meat but do you guys have any tips for keeping the menu intresting so that he will want to eat. Part of his problem is fussy eating - thank you to all who help!
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@janet8893 (283)
• China
29 Mar 09
I recommend you to cook food in different ways, boil, bake, fry,etc. you can seach online or buy some recipes, then ask some professors of nutrition how to eat and cook to keep healthy.
• Canada
2 Apr 09
Thank you for your advice! Charlene
• Philippines
29 Mar 09
this will take a little time to be able to adjust. I suggest you should be patient. It is also a good move you ask suggestions from people to help you out. You may give him soups, It may be chicken soup,noodles with cabbage on top. Instead of fried you may grilled the fish or chicken. you may add flavorings on the vegetables so that he would not feel being deprived of his favorite foods.
• Canada
2 Apr 09
feathers26 Actually I was following something I had seen a frien do here. I am amazed with how much help I have recieved. Thank you for your advice. Charlene
• Philippines
28 Mar 09
This post reminds me to slow down eating and to watch the food that I eat. I am not a picky eater and I eat whatever is usually served on the table. But lately, I have become concious on not eating chicken because it causes to worsen my arthritis in my right arm.
• Canada
2 Apr 09
Dorisday, I did not realize that eating chicken could affect arthritis! Thank you for taking the time to answwer my call for help. Charlene
• United States
28 Mar 09
I love grilled food. The flavor is so very wonderful & it keeps fat down. Also use herbs & spices when wanting to enhance the flavor of food. Also I would log onto a site & get free info about healthy cooking. Also let him eat a lot of banana's. The doctor told my mom to eat a lot of potassium foods. Also kiwi fruit has a lot of potassium but all natural. But don't intake too much potassium for I have read too much is bad for you also. But as long as you are in taking the potassium in the natural form I don't think it would hurt him. Check this site out bettercarekit.com it is for diabetics but it could still help him also. I am going to go to this site out to check on getting my husband the cook books for diabetes runs in his family. God Bless.
• Canada
2 Apr 09
Thank you for your kind words and thoughts;) Charlene
@fan2009 (121)
• China
28 Mar 09
keeping balanced diet is important.being active.and exercise more.you will be hungry soon.foods of different colours are inviting.fussy eating is the result of less movement.
• Canada
2 Apr 09
I will remeber your advice. Thank you
28 Mar 09
I was in the same position a few months ago and now I am the size I want to be. I tried the Fat Secret program and it worked for me. You can read a bit more about this if you go to www.weightwatchsite.info. It worked for me hope it works for you. Let us know how you get on.
• Canada
2 Apr 09
Teebams Thank you for your help! Charlene
@thyst07 (2079)
• United States
28 Mar 09
I would suggest visiting sites like www.allrecipes.com and www.foodnetwork.com to get ideas for how to use different ingredients. My husband and I rarely eat meat at home anymore, so we have used these sites to come up with a lot of really delicious veggie recipes. Our absolute favorite is Syrian Green Beans (http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Fasoliyyeh-Bi-Z-Zayt-Syrian-Green-Beans-with-Olive-Oil/Detail.aspx). We have it on a regular basis with flatbread or pitas and it is so delicious and filling. We even included this dish at our wedding reception, because we did an "international buffet." At home, we typically use dried cilantro for convenience, and about 1/2 teaspoon of jarred minced garlic. The recipe does call for a lot of olive oil, but the fats in olive oil are actually considered to be heart-healthy. If you're concerned about the fat content though, you can cut the olive oil significantly. We've done the recipe with as little as 2 tablespoons and it still tastes great. Another idea that we use a lot is to try to make healthier versions of foods we already like by substituting other ingredients. Most commonly, we substitute ground turkey for ground beef. It's way lower in fat and doesn't carry all of the health risks of red meat. And in most recipes we really can't taste the difference. We also use turkey sausage. Some brands are quite low fat and also lower in sodium than pork sausages. Using these alternatives is a good way for us to get a little bit of meat into our diets without going over budget or overloading on fat and cholesterol. Hopefully these ideas might help you too. Good luck, and don't get discouraged! This is actually an opportunity for you to be more creative and come up with some great new meals!
@hotsummer (13835)
• Philippines
28 Mar 09
there are lots of good menu on the internet. but you have to try out many of them before you will know which ones are good and which are not. cause not every thing taste great if you do them. it will cost some money. you have to see which ones don't need much ingredients and which ones are really healthy ones.