My condolences to Monshu about having to deal with high blood pressure. You might want to check out the DASH (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension) diet guidelines, since they are specifically aimed at reducing high blood pressure. Here's a PDF file:
My suggestions: beans (with chili peppers, cumin, other spices), fruits and vegetables. Go to the farmer's markets and see pretty colors and fun veggies! Whole grains -- whole wheat bread (not the phoney stuff with the molasses in it to make it brown), bulgur, brown rice, oatmeal.
Watch out for the sodium in canned food. There are salt-free options.
Let us know the parameters, and we'll fix you up a meal!
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High blood pressure
Date: 2005-06-09 03:41 pm (UTC)http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/heart/hbp/dash/new_dash.pdf
My suggestions: beans (with chili peppers, cumin, other spices), fruits and vegetables. Go to the farmer's markets and see pretty colors and fun veggies! Whole grains -- whole wheat bread (not the phoney stuff with the molasses in it to make it brown), bulgur, brown rice, oatmeal.
Watch out for the sodium in canned food. There are salt-free options.
Let us know the parameters, and we'll fix you up a meal!