 Include fat-free and low-fat milk products, fish, legumes (beans), skinless poultry and lean meats.
Choose fats with two grams or less saturated fat per serving, such as liquid and tub margarine, canola and olive oil. Balance the number of calories you eat with the number you use each day. Maintain a level of physical activity that keeps you fit and matches the number of calories you eat. Walk or engage in other activities for at least 30 minutes on four or more days per week. To lose weight, do enough activity to use up more calories than you eat every day. Limit foods high in saturated fat, trans fat and cholesterol, such as whole fat milk products, fatty meats, palm or coconut oils, hydrogenated oils, egg yolks and organ meats. Limit your intake of foods high in calories or low in nutrition, including foods like soft drinks and candy, which are high in sugar. Eat less than 2,400 mg of sodium per day. This is about the same amount found in one teaspoon of salt. Remove the salt shaker from the table immediately to avoid excess sodium intake. Have no more than one alcoholic drink per day if you are a woman and no more than two if you are a man. One drink = six ounces wine, 12 ounces beer or one ounce hard liquor. Use low-fat cooking methods, such as broiling, steaming or grilling instead of frying. You can learn more about the American Heart Association Dietary Guidelines and Eating Plan for Healthy Americans on the American Heart Association Web site. (Note: The American Heart Association Eating Plan is recommended for all healthy Americans and children more than two years old. However, women who are pregnant or breastfeeding or adults and children with specific medical problems should talk to their healthcare provider or a registered dietitian about their special dietary needs.) | 
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