Managing your blood pressure doesnt have to mean sacrificing delicious meals, and these dinner recipes are proof!
Each dish ispacked with potassiumandlower in sodiumto help promote healthy blood pressure levels.
Pack these ahead to keep on hand for easy meal-prep lunches or dinners on busy nights.
Photographer: Fred Hardy, Food Stylist: Margaret Monroe Dickey
Serve with the simple peanut sauce for an easy dinner recipe that will impress kids and adults alike.
Use whatever beans you have in your pantry.
But we prefer to keep things classic and simple with hummus, quinoa, avocado and loads of veggies!
Photographer: Fred Hardy, Food Stylist: Margaret Monroe Dickey
Lentil Stew with Salsa Verde
This healthy vegetarian recipe is hearty and satisfying.
Serve this Tuscan-inspired dish with crusty bread and a salad.
This recipe is just as delicious with sweet potatoes in place of russets.
Ali Redmond
Drizzled with a maple-lemon dressing, this healthy quinoa dinner also makes a delicious next-day lunch.
Serve with warm corn tortillas, coleslaw and lime wedges.
For the best flavor, use fresh, good-quality chili powder and Mexican oregano.
Look for both at Latin markets or in the bulk spice section at well-stocked natural-foods stores.
Here, we have tossed the squash with a simple fresh tomato sauce.
Jazz up the sauce with crushed red pepper flakes, Kalamata olives and/or capers, if you like.
Tex-Mex Pasta Salad
A light and creamy green-salsa dressing highlights this easy pasta salad with Southwestern flavors.
Loading it with vegetables and using quinoa in place of rice adds nutrition for a healthier dinner.
Robby Lozano
Photographer: Morgan Hunt Glaze, Prop Stylist: Phoebe Hausser, Food Stylist: Emily Nabors Hall
