How to Find DASH Diet Recipes Online

One of the healthy ways to approach lowering high blood pressure and lose weight is to go on the DASH diet. DASH stands for Dietary Approach to Stop Hypertension. Once you've made up your mind you are going to go on the diet you'll need more than just willpower and the desire to get healthy. You'll need to find recipes.

Instructions

Difficulty: Easy

1. Go to the Mayo Clinic website (mayoclinic.com). Navigate to the Healthy Living section and select Healthy Recipes. Under the Special diets section click on the DASH diet link. The Mayo Clinic has an extensive listing of recipes ranging from appetizers to soups.
2. Visit Dash Diet.org. They have extensive recipes online and also sell DASH recipe books. Dash Diet.org also has links to other DASH recipe websites.
3. Stop by the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute site (nhlbi.hih.gov). Click on the "See all items link." Scroll down the page until you get to "Recipe Collections" and click on the DASH Eating Plan. There you will find links to DASH recipes.
4. Check out the Oregon Dairy Council website (oregondairycouncil.org) Click on their Dash Diet & Cookbook link. Be sure to click on the "View a cookbook for DASH menus and recipes" link. There you will find several DASH recipes.

Tips & Warnings

• For more online DASH recipes, use your favorite search engine and insert "DASH Recipes".
• Stock your refrigerator, pantry and spice rack with DASH ingredients. If you are new to the DASH diet, your house may not have the necessary ingredients to prepare these recipes.
• Make sure they are truly DASH recipes. Not all websites that tout DASH recipes comply with DASH food formula. Familiarize yourself with the DASH recipe philosophy by visiting their website, the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute website.