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Healthy eating

Explore heart-healthy eating

Created by our team of Accredited Practising Dietitians and Registered Nutritionists, our evidence-based information and resources are here to help you make heart-healthy choices. Whether you’re managing heart disease or simply looking for healthy eating support or inspiration, we’ve got tools and resources to help you along the way.

Cultivate your heart-healthy habits and skills

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Explore healthy food and drinks

Healthy eating isn’t about “good” and “bad” foods or following restrictive diets. It’s about making small changes that you can continue long term.

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Build your healthy eating skills

We’re here to help with our tips and tools to help you plan, shop and cook heart-healthy meals.

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Follow a heart-healthy eating pattern

Follow these easy tips to boost your heart health and embrace a heart-healthy eating pattern.

A variety of colorful and healthy dishes are arranged around a central red circle that reads '4 weeks of Heart-healthy Dinner Plans' with a red fork and knife on either side. The dishes include vegetable curry, a mixed vegetable stir-fry, roasted vegetables, two types of pizza with various toppings, and a dish with tortilla chips. There are also lemon wedges and garlic cloves scattered around the table.

Heart-healthy Dinner Plans

Over four weeks, we’ll provide you with free, delicious, easy-to-follow recipes and tips to help you enjoy a heart-healthy eating pattern.

Nutrition information, support and tools

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Nutrition and living with heart disease

Information on healthy eating, with a focus on key highlights for people who have heart diseases. This includes people who have had a heart attack, along with heart disease risk factors (high cholesterol, high blood pressure).

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Nutrition support services

For personalised nutrition advice tailored to your individual needs, the Heart Foundation recommends seeing an Accredited Practising Dietitian (APD).

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How much salt should you have per day?

Use our sodium to salt converter to calculate how much salt you're eating. Find out your daily salt intake and tips to cut back for better heart health.

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Heart healthy recipes

Get inspiration for cooking meals at home! Our collection of tasty, easy to follow recipes are designed to help you follow a heart-healthy eating pattern.