Plymouth Resident Releases Heart-Healthy Cookbook

BOSTON—Heart-healthy versions of home-cooked New England favorites are featured in the new Hungry Heart Cookbook, a collection of recipes for appetizers, side dishes, entrées, snacks, desserts and more published by the CardioVascular Institute at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC).

Author Elisabeth Moore, RD, LDN, is a registered dietician at BIDMC who provides medical nutrition therapy for patients with cardiovascular and other diseases.

The CardioVascular Institute’s Hungry Heart Cookbook provides healthy versions of home-cooked New England favorites such as Mashed Potatoes, Almond Crusted Haddock, and Cranberry Apple Crumble, and also incorporates ingredients from local farmer’s markets and small merchants. Many other recipes in the Hungry Heart Cookbook (such as Moroccan stew, beet and bleu cheese salad, and balsamic Brussels sprouts) are inspired by the Mediterranean Diet.

Most importantly, according to Moore, the approach in this cookbook is to put cardiovascular health first. All of the recipes in the cookbook include full nutritional information such as total calories, cholesterol, saturated fats, and dietary fibers.

The American Heart Association recommends that Americans consume less than 1,500 mg of sodium, less than 13 g of saturated fats, and at least 25 g of dietary fiber per day, and all of Moore’s recipes are designed to make it easier to abide by these guidelines.

“A common misconception is that eating healthy means sacrificing flavor and home-cooked foods,” said Moore. “To show that heart-healthy meals can taste great, I customized every recipe to include sweet and savory flavors while making healthy modifications. I also encourage readers to shop their local farmers’ markets to find all-natural, fresh ingredients.”

The publication date of the cookbook was chosen to coincide with the American Heart Association’s Go Red for Women Day, a day dedicated to heightening public awareness of the risk of cardiovascular disease to women.

Moore has worked with outpatients as a dietician at BIDMC since 2005 and has been quoted in Shape magazine, Men’s Health magazine, NESN.com, RedSox.com, and Soy Connection magazine. She is also the co-owner of Weigh to Go! Nutrition Services. Originally from Albany, NY, she now lives in Plymouth, Mass., with her husband and two children.

To download a free digital copy of The CardioVascular Institute’s Hungry Heart Cookbook, go to www.bidmc.org/cookbook.

About the CardioVascular Institute at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
The Cardiovascular Institute at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center combines cardiology, cardiac surgery and vascular surgery in a structure designed to facilitate collaboration across disciplines. The CVI delivers outstanding outcomes, easy access, and better service, earning BIDMC recognition from U.S. News & World Report as one of the best 100 hospitals or a distinguished hospital in heart care and surgery since 2006. Community-based cardiologists and vascular surgeons at convenient offices in Massachusetts and New Hampshire provide a wide range of services and, when advanced care is needed, refer patients to Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston. For more information, visit www.bidmc.harvard.edu/CVI.