How Hard Is It To Eat Healthy During Picnic Party Time?

Friday, March 1, 2002

How HardIs It To Eat Healthy During Picnic Party Time? (NAPSA)—You’re busy preparing for your first warm-weather party. Reading the label of every product is time-consuming, so how can you buy only what’s hearthealthy? Help from the American Heart Association makes it easier than everbefore. Although you can’t take along a registered dietitian to the grocery store, you can take along recommendations from the American Health Association. The organization’s red and white heart-check mark is now in hundredsof foods sold nationwide. Products bearing this mark have been evaluated to ensure they meet AHA nutritional criteria and can be part of a hearthealthy diet for healthy people over the ageof 2. To be eligible to carry the heart-check mark, a single-serving of a food product must: be low in fat (less than or equal to 3 grams) * have low saturated fat (less than or equal to 1 gram) have low cholesterol (less than or equal to 20 milligrams) * have a sodium value of less than or equalto 480 milligrams * contain at least 10 percent of one of these nutrients: protein, vitamin A, vitamin C, calcium, iron or dietaryfiber. Meats must meet the USDA’s criteria for extra lean. ering and the guests are pleased with your nutritionally-sound selections! The heart-check markis a convenient tool for those who don’t have time to read labels. You can rely on the American Heart Association’s evaluation that the food bearing the heart-check markis nutritionally sound. For more information on diet and nutrition, visit american heart.org or call toll free 1-800AHA-USAI1 and ask for a free copy of the “Shop Smart with Heart” brochure. For a complete list of certified products, visit americanheart.org/ foodcertification and make your shopping list before you leave home!

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