Healthy Swaps Your Heart Will Love

“You change your life by changing your heart.” – Max Lucado… This quote has always been one of my favorites, because I’m a big believer in the idea that life is what you make it – That changing attitudes and habits can really change your life. And, when it comes to the health of your heart, there are a lot of habits that you can change that will keep that heart beating long into the future.

“Everyone is the age of their heart.” – Guatemalan Proverb

My youngest brother was diagnosed with Aortic Stenosis when he was about 6. It’s an extremely serious disorder, and we were super lucky to have a great doctor who caught it early. He had to undergo surgeries every couple of years until he was in high school, when he was old enough to have it replaced during a full open heart surgery, at only 16 years old. Watching him go through all that really gave me an appreciation for how important your heart health is – and what happens when it’s not healthy. And I’ve seen the other end of the spectrum too – when people don’t take care of their health or their hearts, and suffer major problems as they age.

Losing your health is easy to do. Getting it back isn’t.

There are a ton of ways to keep your heart healthy. And one important way is to eat a heart-healthy diet. That includes basics fill up on more fruits and vegetables, and limiting salt and “bad” fats. But it also means reading labels to look for lesser-known ingredients in your foods – Omega-3 fatty acids help decrease your risk of heart attack, while other ingredients like saturated fat and trans fat increase the risks. Sound confusing? Well, it can be. But now when you look for your favorite Campbell’s products with the Heart Smart labels, you know for sure you’re getting the best for your family! Easy peasy.

Share Your Heart-Healthy Tips to WIN!

The American Heart Association’s Go Red For Women® movement launched in 2004 to increase awareness of heart disease among women and to create a call-to-action for heart-healthy lifestyle changes. Campbell’s has supported the Go Red For Women® movement through its annual Address Your Heart campaign. This year Campbell’s Address Your Heart campaign is a Kitchen Project for a chance to win a $50,000 kitchen makeover. How cool is that, right?

Enter by clicking on the entry widget below and add a photo and tip!

Mine would be the photo above – Because my tips is using great heart-healthy products to make easy swaps at dinnertime to make meals healthier. Using the Heart Smart sauce by Prego, and swapping fat-filled Texas Toast for homemade Garlic Toast made with this awesome Pepperidge Farm heart-healthy bread keep the hearts I love most beating strong!

Follow the steps below and share how you care for your heart to participate in Campbell’s contest and you could win a $50,000 kitchen makeover. Contest Rules & Prize Page.

Step 1: Submit a photo below that shows how you care for your heart
Step 2: Fill out the information required including your name, email address and zip code.
Step 3: Write a short contest entry (up to 200 words) that corresponds with the photo and share how you care for your heart. Please be honest and sincere with all your thoughts and remember to tell us in 200 words or less.
Step 4: Confirm you’ve read the Official Rules.
Step 5: Log in through your Facebook account.
Step 6: Submit your contest entry.

You can share your contest entry on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and visit AddressYourHeart.com for recipes, tips, and downloadable coupons for heart-healthy products from Campbell.

{Disclaimer: This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of the Campbell Soup Company’s Address Your Heart initiative. The opinions, text, and images are all mine.}