Foods for a Healthy Heart

This class will arm participants with the knowledge and practical skills to bolster heart health through simple diet changes. Topics addressed focus on cardiovascular risk factors, such as high blood pressure and high cholesterol, with recipes and nutrition strategies for improving or reversing these conditions. Participants will be guided toward healthier low-fat plant based diets that reduce incidence of cardiovascular disease. The class features a cooking demonstration and sampling of delicious, health-promoting dishes, along with handouts of easy and affordable recipes participants can prepare at home.