Tasty, Healthy Family Meals Nutritious and tasty meals can be
easy to prepare for your family. Get some ideas and inspiration
from a new NIH cookbook. Keep the Beat Recipes: Deliciously
Healthy Family Meals has more than 40 kid-tested recipes
featuring a variety of healthy entrees, side dishes and snacks
that parents and children can enjoy together. The free cookbook
also offers time-saving tips and helpful resources for busy
families. The recipes were developed by David Kamen, a Culinary
Institute of America-trained chef/instructor and father of 2.
The dishes are based on heart-healthy principles from the NIH’s
National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI). Recipes
include nutrition analysis and provide guidance for preparing
meals that are low in saturated fat, trans fat, cholesterol,
sodium and added sugars. “With a healthy approach to cooking,
families learn to enjoy the taste of heart-healthy meals that
can help lower their risk of heart disease and other
conditions,” says NHLBI Acting Director Dr. Su