title: American Heart Association Low-Salt Cookbook, 4th Edition: A Complete Guide to Reducing Sodium and Fat in Your Diet
author: American Heart Association
description: The AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION is the nations premier authority on heart health. Its bestselling library of cookbooks and guides includes: <i>American Heart Association No-Fad Diet, 2nd Edition</i>; <i>The New American Heart Association Cookbook</i>, <i>8th Edition</i>; <i>American Heart Association Quick &amp; Easy Meals</i>; <i>American Heart Association Complete Guide to Women's Heart Health</i>; <i>American Heart Association Healthy Family Meals</i>; <i>American Heart Association Low-Fat, Low-Cholesterol Cookbook, 4th Edition</i>; and <i>American Heart Association Quick &amp; Easy Cookbook</i>. For more information, please visit AmericanHeart.org or call 1-800-AHA-USA1 (1-800-242-8721).
zlib_text: Shelly Vaughan James and Heidi McIndoo, R.D.
  Low-Sodium 
  Meals
  Over 250 recipes  
  for flavorful dishes 
  low in sodium
  
  Dear Reader,
  Perhaps you’ve picked up this book because you or a loved one has 
  high blood pressure or heart, kidney, liver, or other disease or medical
  condition that caused the physician to recommend a sodium-restricted
  diet. Maybe you’ve become aware of your own or a loved one’s soaring
  sodium consumption and have decided to bring it within commonly
  recommended guidelines. Now, you’re facing eating constraints that
  aren’t entirely clear to you. You want to lower your sodium intake, 
  but you want to enjoy what you eat and prepare great-tasting meals.
  We’re glad you’ve decided to use this cookbook to learn to eat 
  and cook low-sodium meals. We have filled it with delicious, sodium-
  sensible recipes, along with the facts you need to know to cook for your
  needs.
  You’ve probably discovered by now that just taking the salt shaker
  off the table and out of your cooking may 