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 Ingredients
Prep Time: 12 mins
Total Time: 12 mins

1/3 cup(s) cheese, ricotta, part-skim
2 1/2 tablespoon cream cheese, light, softened
2 1/2 tablespoon orange marmalade
1/8 teaspoon vanilla extract
3/4 cup(s) whipped dessert topping, fat-free, thawed
1 1/2 cup(s) strawberries, sliced
1 cup(s) blueberries
2 medium kiwi, peeled and diced
1 tablespoon chocolate, semisweet, grated
2 tablespoon […]

To lose weight, you need to burn more calories than you eat. Every good weight-loss plan has the same two parts: food and physical activity. Wise food choices can help you eat fewer calories and daily (or almost daily) physical activity helps you burn off some of the calories you consume. You lose weight more […]

Roy & Heidi Mercer’s HealthyHeart Shopping
I just came across this information in a magazine, I followed the instructions and I was able to participate and I want to pass along this opportunity.
This is a program from Del Monte, the veggie and fruit folks . They are donating $5.00 to the “Go Red for Women” campaign, a heart […]

 Roy & Heidi Mercer’s HealthyHeart Shopping

Oats to reduce cholesterol…yes it worked for me, however I got real tired of oatmeal in the morning. I found other uses for oats.
Steel cut oats are best for breakfast and retain the most nutritious components, rolled oats are more versatile and also have value. Baking is the most familiar use […]

Roy & Heidi Mercer’s HealthyHeart Shopping
Chocolate is more than a simple bar of sweet to enjoy for the taste of chocolate to curb the crave. This sweet treat can add avor and eye appeal to a desert of non-fat yogurt or low fat ice cream. Simply take a kitchen grater and grate or shave some on the […]

 Roy & Heidi Mecer’s HealthyHeart Shopping 
Walnuts-These welcomed addition to the oatmeal cookie are valuable to us in ways that made me learn. Because of my new knowledge—I will not complain as often when pesty peices of walnut are lodged between my teeth.
Endothelin is the name of  amino acids that play a key role in the constriction of […]

 Roy & Heidi Mercer’s HealthyHeart Shopping Stop
Sweet Potatoes- This is the “darling of the south” when it comes to food, and a staple among folks from the country. At least that is what I have been led to believe for all of my life. Sweet potatoeswere prepared in many different ways at “Granny’s House”.Every holiday […]

 Roy & Heidi Mercer’s HealthyHeart Shopping Stop
Dried Plums- The dried fruits are very easy snacks to carry and store. And one of those dried fruits having large counts of antioxidants is the dried plum, otherwise known as the prune. This “wrinkled up old plum” is also very high in fiber.
The antioxidant count in prunes is 5,570 units per 100g […]

 Roy & Heidi Mercer’s HealthyHeaShopping Stop
Papaya- The tropics produce many healthy foods, one of these many is pap, this coral colored sweet tret is loaded with digestive enzymes and potassium. Potassium helps maintain smooth muscle contractions and is considered one of the top three heart nutrients.
A medium sized papaya contains around 780 milligrams as compared […]

 Roy & Heidi Mercer’s HealthyHeart Shopping Stop
Flavonones (a subcategory of flavonoids) are found in many food items, Citrus fruits are loaded with  them. The flavonone level is so high that statin drug users are cautioned against eating citrus fruits, especially grapefruit.
When eating citrus we are doing two things regarding cholesterol. One we are lowering “bad”, and two we […]