Healthy Filipino Recipes
As with many other cultures, food is very important to Filipino people. After hundreds of years of trade and colonialism, Filipino cuisine has become a very unique blend of Chinese, Malaysian, Spaniard, French, and American flavors. While Filipino food is undoubtedly delicious, it may not always be prepared in the most healthiest ways, or with the healthiest ingredients. Below are links to online resources and videos that will guide Filipino cooks to make our native dishes more heart friendly, while still preserving that same delicious flavor. In order to keep your taste buds happy, but your heart healthy, visit these recipe sites today!
The American Heart Association's "Mula Sa Puso" Recipe Book
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The “Mula Sa Puso” recipe book, which literally means “from the heart”, was put together by The American Heart Association for Filipinos dealing with Hypertension, Diabetes, and other health conditions that affect the heart. In the booklet, users will find healthy Filipino recipes that may help reduce risk factors for heart attack, high blood cholesterol, and stroke. In addition, this recipe book provides users with The American Heart Association’s recommended dietary guidelines on fat, cholesterol, sodium, and caloric intake (5).
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More Tasty & Heart Healthy Filipino Recipes
Like the American Heart Association, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has also come up with a collection of traditional Filipino recipes that have been carefully altered to fit the dietary guidelines of individuals with Hypertension, and other heart related diseases. Try out some of these delicious Heart Healthy Filipino recipes today (6).
*The bolded red links are clickable & lead right to Filipino recipe sites.