Diet Menu For High Blood Pressure Patients

High blood pressure, or hypertension, is a serious health problem Of course, medications and exercise can help lower it. But diet can equal drugs at controlling blood pressure
Here 3 Diet Menu For High Blood Pressure Patients
1.   Banana-Kiwi Salad


Makes: 4 servings

Total Time: 25 minutes


Ingredients

    2 tablespoons lime juice
    1 tablespoon canola oil
    1 tablespoon minced shallot
    2 teaspoons rice vinegar
    1 teaspoon honey
    1/4 teaspoon salt
    Pinch of cayenne pepper, or to taste
    4 kiwis, peeled and diced
    2 firm ripe bananas, cut diagonally into 1/2-inch-thick slices
    1/2 cup diced red bell pepper
    2 tablespoons thinly sliced fresh mint
    2 tablespoons chopped cashews, toasted (see Tip)

Preparation

    Whisk lime juice, oil, shallot, vinegar, honey, salt and cayenne in a medium bowl. Add kiwis, bananas, bell pepper and mint; toss to coat. Serve sprinkled with cashews.

Tips & Notes

    Tip: To toast nuts & seeds on the stovetop: Toast in a small dry skillet over medium-low heat, stirring constantly, until fragrant and lightly browned, 3 to 5 minutes.

2.   Pritikin Thousand Island Dressing
Two tablespoons of regular Thousand Island dressing packs in about 120 calories and 300 mg of sodium. Our tasty Pritikin Thousand Island Dressing has just 20 calories and 15 mg of sodium.

Course Salad Dressing
Cuisine American, Easy, Quick, Vegetarian

Makes: 2 servings

Total Time: 15 minutes

Ingredients

3/4 cup Greek yogurt plain, fat-free
1/2 cup sour cream fat-free
3/4 cup ketchup low-sugar, low-sodium (Good choices are Heinz® No Salt Ketchup, Hunt’s® No-Salt-Added Ketchup, and Westbrae® Unsweetened UnKetchup)
1/2 teaspoon oregano dry
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder

Instructions

Blend all ingredients until smooth and creamy.
Store in refrigerator for about 4 days, depending on the expiration dates of your dairy ingredients.

3.   Curry Hummus Dip
This Curry Hummus Dip makes a fabulous spread for pitas and sandwiches. And what a difference for your waistline and blood pressure! A schmear has about one-seventh the calories of butter or mayo – and about 20 times less sodium than most store-bought hummus.

Course Dip, Leftovers, Snack
Total time : 17 minutes   

Ingredients

    1/4 cup onion chopped
    1 tablespoon garlic chopped
    1 tomato diced
    1 teaspoon ginger freshly grated
    1/2 teaspoon cumin ground
    1/2 teaspoon coriander ground
    1 tablespoon Caribbean curry powder no-salt-added varieties
    1/2 teaspoon thyme fresh, leaves picked and chopped
    1 tablespoon Pritikin® All-Purpose Seasoning*
    2 cups garbanzo beans cooked, no-salt-added, drained


Instructions

In a medium nonstick saucepan, sauté on medium heat for 3 minutes onion, garlic, and tomato.
Add ginger, cumin, coriander, Caribbean curry powder, thyme, and Pritikin All-Purpose Seasoning.

Cook over low heat for 8 minutes. (The consistency should be like paste.)
Add garbanzo beans and cook for 5 minutes, stirring regularly.
While still hot, pour mixture into food processor and puree