Meal Plan to Help Lower High Blood Pressure

Important Notes:

  • Consult with a healthcare professional
  • This meal plan focuses on the DASH (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension) diet, which is rich in whole grains, fruits, vegetables, lean proteins, and low-fat dairy.
  • Adjust portion sizes based on individual calorie needs.

Monday

Start your day with green juice juice ( broccoli & kale)

  • Breakfast: Oatmeal with banana, crushed almond and a low fat- milk (300 calories,
  • 250mg sodium)
  • Snack: Apple slices with peanut butter (150 calories, 50mg sodium)
  • Dinner: Baked salmon with sweet potato and green beans (500 calories, 250mg sodium)

Tuesday
Start your day with a warm cup of beet juice
30minutes before meal

  • Breakfast: Greek yogurt with mixed berries and granola (350 calories, 50mg sodium)

– Snack: lettuce salad with olive oil as dressing mixed with tomatoes and onions with sea salt (100 calories, 40mg sodium)

  • Dinner: steam fonion with fish , roasted broccoli and carrots (200 calories)

Wednesday

Start your day with a cup of scent leaf and broccoli smoothie 30minutes before meal

  • Breakfast:
    Millet pudding with boiled eggs
  • Lunch: egg plant sauce with cocoyam
  • Snack: banana with a glass of hibiscus tea
  • Dinner: Baked chicken thighs with roasted asparagus and quinoa (500 calories, 200mg sodium)
  • with a cup hibiscus tea

Thursday

Start your day with jute leaf smoothie

  • Breakfast: vegetable broth with fermented maize meal
  • and a cup of plant base protein powder drink
  • Lunch:
  • finger millet with vegetable sauce and fish

– with a cup of green tea

  • Snack: Apple slices
  • Dinner: legumes with vegetable and green tea

Friday

Start your day with a cup of warm lemon water 30minutes before meal

  • Breakfast: overnight oat mix with avocado and plant base protein powder .
  • Lunch: Chicken and quinoa bowl with roasted veggies (500 calories, 200mg sodium)
  • Snack: handful peanut with cucumber slices
  • Dinner: Baked salmon with roasted Brussels sprouts and sweet potato (500 calories, 250mg sodium)

Saturday

Start your day with beet juice
30minutes before meal

  • Breakfast: Overnight oats with almond milk and berries (300 calories, 50mg sodium)

– Lunch: roasted cocoyam with egg plant sauce

– Snack: 1 big pear ( 131 calories)

  • Dinner: Baked chicken breast with roasted broccoli and kale and brown rice (500 calories, 200mg sodium)
  • with a cup of green tea

Sunday

Start your day with a cup of blackkseed tea and ginger before your meal

– Breakfast: overnight oat with 1/4 of raspberries and 3 3tablespoon of crushed walnuts

  • Lunch: fish salad with cabbage + broccoli + and lettuce with coconut oil and pinch of salt.
  • Snack: 1 large Apple
  • Dinner: legumes with large vegetable and a cup of green tea

General Guidelines:

  • Focus on whole, unprocessed foods like fruits, veggies, whole grains, lean proteins, and low-fat dairy.
  • Limit sodium intake to less than 2,300mg per day.
  • Choose low-fat dairy products and lean protein sources.
  • Avoid added sugars, saturated fats, and refined carbohydrates.

Remember, everyone’s nutritional needs are different. Be sure to consult with a healthcare professional

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