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Foods for a Heart-Healthy Diet
Recommended Not Recommended
Grains
Buckwheat (հնդկացորեն)
Bulgur
Whole grain lavash/lavash (low-sodium)
Brown rice (շագանակագույն բրինձ)
Grains cooked with salt
Limit bread (matnakash)
Protein Foods Fish (not smoked or salted)
Legumes (beans, lentils)
Egg Whites
Nuts, unsalted (անաղ ընկույզ)
Basturma (բաստուրմա)
Sujukh (սուջուխ)
Canned meats
Sausages
Smoked fish
Salted sunflower seeds, salted
nuts
Dairy and Dairy
Alternatives
Low Fat Yogurt
Skimmed or 1% milk (անյուղ կաթ)
Kefir (low-sodium)
Greek yogurt
Fresh or reduced-sodium mozzarella
Low-sodium cottage cheese
Braided string cheese low-sodium part
skimmed (chechil)
Salted cheese varieties like
Lori cheese, sulguni
Cheese in brine
Whole milk
Smoked cheese
Yogurt drink
Vegetables All raw or frozen vegetables (no added salt)
Pickled vegetables (թթ )
Fruit All raw, frozen or dried fruits
Fats and Oils
Olive oil (Զեյթունի յուղ)
Vegetable, grapeseed, safflower, avocado
oils
Butter (կարագ)
Coconut oil
Condiments Low Sodium tomato paste (less than 140 mg
per serving)
Pomegranate molasses
Sumac (salt free)
Za'tar (salt free)
Fresh Herbs
Paprika, chili flakes
Aleppo Pepper
All sauces with >140 mg
sodium per serving
Tomato Paste
Limit whey in jar (շիճ կ)
Salt, seasoning with salt
Other Homemade Soups (salt free or low sodium)
Fresh grape leaves or low-sodium grape
leaves in jar (less than 140 mg per serving)
Bouillon
Canned soups
Olives
Salty gata
Sweets, cookies, and pastries
with high sugar and fat
Crackers high in sodium
Limit jarred grape leaves
