Heart Healthy Monday - Never too early Never too Late to learn

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Heart Healthy Tip: 
This one I do all the time. Remove fat from homemade broths, soups, and stews by preparing them ahead and chilling them. Before reheating the dish, lift off the hardened fat that formed at the surface.

Heart Healthy Recipe:   NOTE:  I add sliced red or green seedless grapes to my chicken salad.
Chicken Salad:

3 1/4 C chicken, cooked, cubed, skinless
1/4 C celery, chopped
1 Tbsp lemon juice
1/2 tsp onion powder
1/8 tsp salt*
3 Tbsp mayonnaise, lowfat
*Reduce sodium by removing the 1/8 tsp of added salt. New sodium content for each
serving is 127 mg.

1. Bake chicken, cut into cubes, and refrigerate.

2. In large bowl, combine rest of ingredients, add chilled chicken and mix well.


Yield: 5 servings
Serving size: 3/4 cup
Each serving provides:
Calories: 183
Total fat: 7 g
Saturated fat: 2 g
Cholesterol: 78 mg
Sodium: 201 mg
Total fiber: 0 g
Protein: 27 g
Carbohydrates: 1 g
Potassium: 240 mg