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High blood pressure or hypertension does not have many apparent symptoms and it needs to be managed and controlled. One of the best ways to control hypertension is to modify your diet to include foods that help to lower your blood pressure and to abstain from foods that may have cased the problem. There are two ways to get over the high blood pressure problem. You have to change your diet, sometimes drastically and you have to complement that by losing weight. Given below are examples of foods that you can eat for your meals during the day. These foods will not only help to lower your blood pressure, but are also heart friendly. Breakfast Let us start with breakfast. It should be light and full of fiber. A suggested breakfast is listed below. Skim or 1% fat milk Toast with margarine Banana with shredded wheat Coffee with 1% fat or skimmed milk Lunch As the day progresses your nutritional requirements increase. A suggested meal for lunch is listed below. Skim or 1% milk Fig bar cookies An apple and lean roasted beef sandwich with tomato and lettuce Dinner Make sure that dinner is light and not too heavy. Eat your dinner as early as possible and make sure that there is a gap of two to three hours between the time you eat dinner and go to sleep. You can try the meal suggested below. Steamed green beans flavored with oregano Spaghetti with meat sauce A green salad with carrot, tomatoes dressed in a light vinaigrette dressing Fat-free frozen fruit yogurt for desert Apart from the above-suggested diet, you should cut down on salty food as sodium increases blood pressure and increases water retention. You should rinse canned vegetables and canned food and remove any brine water to reduce your salt consumption. |