How To Eat Healthily

These foods are high in fibre, vitamins and minerals. Eating plenty of vegetables, fruits and whole-grains is consistently linked to people having healthier hearts. And research shows there is a link between eating them and having a lower risk of heart disease.

Healthy eating patterns include a variety of healthy protein sources. This includes fish and seafood, eggs, lean meat and poultry, legumes, nuts and seeds.

These foods are good sources of macro and micronutrients such as proteins, iron, zinc and vitamins, particularly the vitamin B group.

Eat reduced fat dairy foods such as unflavoured milk and yoghurt, and cheese. These are important sources of calcium, protein and other vitamins and minerals.

Eating reduced fat dairy foods with no added sugar can help to reduce the risk of high blood pressure and heart disease.

Use nuts, seeds, avocados, olives and their oils for cooking.

Unsalted nuts and seeds contribute unsaturated fats (omega-3 and omega-6) to our diets. These include nuts and linseed, chia or tahini, and avocados. The same goes for cooking oils made from plants or seeds like olive, canola, peanut, sunflower, soybean, rice bran, sesame and safflower.

These types of fats help to reduce ‘bad’ cholesterol (LDL) and increase ‘good’ cholesterol (HDL), reducing the risk of heart disease.

Use herbs and spices to flavour foods instead of adding salt when you’re cooking.

Australians consume around nine grams of salt per day on average. We recommend you consume less than five grams a day.

A diet high in salt increases your risk of hypertension and heart disease. A healthy eating pattern, based on the previous four principles, will be naturally lower in salt.

Drink water every day. Water is the best drink to choose. It’s cheap, quenches your thirst and has no kilojoules.

There is a simple way to fit healthy eating into your lifestyle using delicious seasonal foods and fresh flavours. Our recipes are designed to make heart-healthy eating easy.