"DASH Dietitian's Daily Meal Plan: Avoid These 5 Mistakes for a Healthier Start"

A registered dietitian who follows the DASH diet, which is considered healthier than the Mediterranean diet for heart health, shared her daily meal choices. For breakfast, she has nonfat yogurt with berries and toppings. Lunch consists of a flatbread filled with hummus, vegetables, and sometimes tuna. Dinner includes a vegetable stew with options for added protein. As for dessert, she enjoys homemade oatmeal crisp. The DASH diet emphasizes vegetables, fruits, legumes, whole grains, low-fat dairy, nuts, and skinless fish and poultry, while reducing salt, saturated fat, red meat, alcohol, and added sugars.