DASH diet for patients with high blood pressure:
DASH stands for Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension. The DASH diet is a lifelong approach to healthy eating that’s designed to help treat or prevent high blood pressure. The following lists the food groups and suggested serving amounts for the DASH diet: a) Grains: 7-8 daily servings (such as sliced bread,1 oz dry cereal, 1/2 cup cooked rice, pasta, or cereal); b) Vegetables: 4-5 daily servings (1 cup raw leafy vegetable, 1/2 cup cut-up raw or cooked vegetable, 1/2 cup vegetable juice); c) Fruits: 4-5 daily servings (1 medium fruit, 1/4 cup dried fruit, 1/2 cup fresh, frozen, or canned fruit, 1/2 cup fruit juice); d) Low-fat or fat-free dairy products: 2-3 daily servings (1 cup milk or yogurt, 11/2 oz cheese); e) Meat, poultry, and fish: 6 or less servings daily (1 oz cooked meats, poultry, or fish, 1 egg); f) Nuts, seeds, and dry beans: 4-5 servings per week (1/3 cup or 11/2 oz nuts, 2 Tbsp peanut butter, 2 Tbsp or 1/2 oz seeds, 1/2 cup cooked legumes (dry beans and peas); g) Fats and oils: 2-3 daily servings (1 tsp soft margarine, 1 tsp vegetable oil, 1 Tbsp mayonnaise, 2 Tbsp salad dressing); h) Sweets: try to limit to less than 5 servings per week (1 Tbsp sugar, 1 Tbsp jelly or jam, 1/2 cup sorbet, gelatin, 1 cup lemonade). (6)