Healthy Meal, Snack and Drink Recipes After a Heart Attack

Following a heart attack, it's very probable that your mindset is that of self-preservation, at any cost, or nearly any cost. It's a safe thing to say that diet and lifestyle are chief causes of most health problems, and heart problems are no exception. What do you usually eat for snacks? Depending on your answer to this, you may or may not have to radically alter your snacking choices after a heart attack. Fortunately, healthy meal, snack and drink recipes after a heart attack do not have to be without flavor or appeal.

A few things to remember when eating after a heart attack: fruits and vegetables are your friends. Do not eat anything fried or anything with a lot of bad fat, that is, trans fats. It is debatable as to whether or not you should avoid saturated fat as well, but that sort of speculation is for another time and place. Limiting your refined sugar intake is also a very good idea; refined sugars can do no good for your health.

A Very Nice Salad
This salad is quite heart-healthy, and tastes fantastic.

What You Need:
Several handfuls of your favorite salad mix; a salad mix I might recommend includes romaine lettuce, spinach, arugula, cilantro, and collard greens.
1/2 cup olives; black olives work pretty well in this
1 cup sliced boiled eggs; some people would tell you to remove the yolk, though others would tell you not to. Either way, it works.
1/8 cup balsamic vinegar, or a pre-made balsamic vinaigrette.
1 tsp sea salt.
1 cup sliced tomatoes.
1/4 cup walnuts.
However-many-you-want croûtons (optional, of course.)

Procedure:
Mix everything together. I recommend laying down the lettuce first, then your tomatoes, walnuts, sliced boiled eggs, and olives. Then, put on the sea salt, balsamic vinegar or vinaigrette, and finally the croûtons. You may also want to include pepper. This salad is really great and has a sort of gourmet touch to it. It is reminiscent of a really nice sandwich. It's just another piece of evidence that healthy meal, snack, and drink recipes after a heart attack don't have to be lame.

Special Granola Mix
A surprisingly simple recipe that yields surprisingly delicious results.

What You Need:
1/3 cup of oats
1/3 cup of pecans and/or walnuts and/or peanuts
1/3 cup sunflower nuts (the de-shelled kernels of the sunflower seed)
1/3 cup raisins (prunes also work well)
2/3 cup maple syrup
2 tbsp cinnamon

Procedure:
On a baking pan, on a baking sheet, spread out your oats, nuts, seeds, and raisins. Pour on your maple syrup or honey. Sprinkle on the cinnamon. Bake in the oven for about 20 minutes on 400 degrees Fahrenheit, or until the mix starts to sort of caramelize. Take out, stir with a fork or spatula, and let cool off. Eat, and enjoy.