The Heart Healthy Cookbook for Two: 125 Perfectly Portioned Low Sodium, Low Fat Recipes

by Jennifer Koslo (Foreword), Sarah Samaan (Foreword)

Perfectly portioned recipes for two healthy hearts.

When cooking with heart health in mind, portion sizes are just as important as ingredients. This heart healthy cookbook saves you the guesswork of what and how much to eat with perfectly portioned recipes just for two.

Cardiac dietician and renowned nutrition expert, Jennifer Koslo, serves up guilt-free meals that are low on sodium and fat, but high on flavor—for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Complete with a meal plan to get you started off right, this heart healthy cookbook makes it easy to enjoy your meals worry-free.

The Heart Healthy Cookbook for Two

Perfect-for-two Portions—Say “goodbye” to the guesswork of halving recipes and confidently prepare quick, appropriately-sized meals.125 Delicious, Nutrient-rich Recipes—Enjoy good food that’s good for your heart, too.A Four-week Meal Plan—Kick-start your diet at breakfast, lunch, and dinner. All planned out, all perfectly delicious.Stop worrying—you’ll always have just the right amount on your plate with The Heart Healthy Cookbook for Two.

Genres: Cookbooks, Cooking, Nonfiction, Reference

340 pages, Kindle Edition

Published April 4, 2017

Reviews

[Naomi · Rating 3 out of 5]

I didn’t find this book as rocking as the other cookbook of this author’s I just purchased. I felt the recipes were too loaded down with quinoa, which just grosses me out. I walked away with only a handful of recipes I’d make.

[Kim · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great recipes, wish it had more pictures. Would like to see an easier version, some recipes had a lot of ingredients. Good book with easy to get ingredients.

[Haley · Rating 5 out of 5]

My partner and I were gifted this one Christmas and it has quickly become one of my go-to cookbooks. For starters, I absolutely love the portion sizes! It makes for no more wasted food or leftovers that get forgotten. The recipes are also all easy to make for those who don't have a lot of time.
My favourites from the book are the Spinach Power Salad, the Slow Cooker Chicken Vegetable stew (yay for slow cooker recipes! So easy!), and the Cardamom Apple Almond Crisp (and this is coming from someone who hated apple crisp before trying this recipe!)
There are a lot of quinoa recipes, which I personally love but for those who aren't a fan would miss out on a lot of recipes.
This recipe book may have low sodium, low fat recipes - but they do NOT skimp out on flavour!

[Lindsay · Rating 4 out of 5]

A nice variety of recipes that are heart healthy. While I initially bought this to make some healthy meals for my Dad after he had heart surgery, there are a few recipes in here in my regular rotation now. In fact the method shared for cooking pork loin is wonderful and I don't cook my pork loin any other way. I may change the seasonings or marinade, but this method comes out perfect every time. After a month of hospital food my Dad wanted something with flavor that wasn't bland. Many of these recipes helped provide him flavorful meals as he recovered and becomes accustomed to changes in eating habits.

[Jean · Rating 4 out of 5]

A lot of the recipes call for items I don't usually keep in my pantry; otherwise, I like the recipes. The banana nut muffins were awesome. The first 3 muffin recipes call for different flours. Could spend a lot of money purchasing ingredients. Overall, however, it was great, esp. for small portions.

[Carol Bledsoe · Rating 3 out of 5]

I'll write my final review after I've made a few of the recipes. There is a lot of valuable information about diet. What types of foods to eat, the different types of fats, etc. We are not big fans of kale and quinoa but I'm willing to give the recipes a try. I may substitute similar ingredients if we like the flavor profile.

[Judy · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was much better than some of the Kindle Unlimited cookbooks I have read - good information and recipes.

[Kari · Rating 5 out of 5]

I have made many books in this cookbook and a John and I have absolutely loved all but one of the recipes I’ve made! Multiple recipes are now in our regular circulation.

[Gregory · Rating 3 out of 5]

I'm certain the recipes would taste great, if you had a day and a half to prepare them. Needed something for regular people who work for a living.

[Lilly · Rating 4 out of 5]

Educational materials in the beginning and meal planning schedule included!

[Mark Singer · Rating 4 out of 5]

Useful collection of low-sodium recipes. I have been successfully using this book since I purchased it in late 2022.

[Sam · Rating 3 out of 5]

Frustrating!

While this book has much going for it in its layout and discussion of meal planning, I find its lack of vitamin K content in recipe nutrition information terribly frustrating. Considering how many heart patients take Warfarin/Coumadin as an anticoagulant, I feel the book could much better serve the entire population with this added information. With so many included recipes being loaded with greens, I find this book to be of extremely limited value. If you take an anticoagulant that requires maintaining a relatively consistent INR, I suggest you avoid this book, and the frustration that comes with it.