The Heart Protection Kitchen: Easy and Healthy Recipes for a Happy Heart

The Heart Protection Kitchen is a collection of 100 mouthwatering recipes designed to prevent and reverse heart disease. Cowritten by the director and dietitian of Oregon Health & Science University's (OHSU's) Center for Preventive Cardiology and based on their innovative cooking program of the same name, this cookbook teaches readers to prepare delicious meals that are quick, affordable, healthy, and perfectly balanced to protect the heart. From a kale Caesar salad to chicken cacciatore to decadent brownies, each recipe includes prep and cook times, symbols for special dietary requirements, and a nutritional chart to help readers track their intake. Moreover, the book includes a comprehensive introduction with heart-healthy information, strategies for meal planning, and tips for healthy cooking. The Heart Protection Kitchen is an indispensable cookbook for home cooks who want simple, healthy, and flavorful dishes. Tracy Severson and Sergio Fazio created the Heart Protection Kitchen, an acclaimed food program at Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU), with the goal of helping patients reduce heart disease by improving their diets. The service has inspired countless patients with a team of doctors, a nutritionist, and award-winning chefs teaching them how to cook delicious, heart-healthy meals. This cookbook is a collection of those recipes, from our kitchen to yours.

Author: Sergio Fazio, Tracy Severson
Publisher: Figure 1 Publishing
Published: 09/08/2020
Pages: 216
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 2.20lbs
Size: 9.90h x 8.40w x 0.90d
ISBN: 9781773271163

About the Author
Fazio, Sergio: - Sergio Fazio, MD, PhD, is the director of the Center for Preventive Cardiology at the Knight Cardiovascular Institute of OHSU. He is board-certified in Clinical Lipidology. His clinical expertise includes disorders of cholesterol and triglycerides, diabetes, obesity, and cardiovascular risk assessment and management. Dr. Fazio lives in Portland, Oregon.Severson, Tracy: - Tracy Severson, RD, is the dietitian for the Center for Preventive Cardiology at the Knight Cardiovascular Institute of OHSU. She provides nutrition counseling to help patients reduce cardiovascular risk factors and also works with patients in the cardiac rehabilitation program. Tracy lives in Portland, Oregon.