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DASH diet: Tips for dining out
Dine and DASH
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Cut back on salt
Reduce unhealthy fats
Take care with all courses
Avoid oversized portions
Be cautious with fast food
DASH and dine
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DASH stands for Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension. The DASH diet is an approach to healthy eating that's designed to help treat or prevent high blood pressure (hypertension).
The DASH diet encourages you to reduce the sodium in your diet and eat a variety of foods rich in nutrients that help lower blood pressure and offer numerous other health benefits.
But what happens when you'd like a night off from kitchen duty? Keeping these simple tips in mind, you can dine out and still follow the DASH diet.