CHECK FOR THE HEART-CHECK MARK The Heart-Check mark is a simple tool to help you Eat Smart . When you see it, you can be confident that a product aligns with the American Heart Association’s recommendations for an overall healthy eating pattern . Hundreds of products carry the Heart-Check mark. Look for the Heart-Check wherever you shop — it’s in almost every aisle! * This is what it takes to be Heart-Check certified : NUTRIENT RICH LIMITED IN BAD FATS Beneficial Nutrients (naturally occurring): Saturated Fat: 10% or more of the Daily Value of 1 of 6 nutrients Depending on the type of food, up to 4 g or (vitamin A, vitamin C, iron, calcium, protein or less per standard serving size . Many food dietary fiber) categories will not contain more than 1 g per LIMITED IN SODIUM standard serving size . Trans Fat: Sodium: Less than 0 .5 g per label serving size and per One of four sodium limits applies depending standard serving size . Products containing on the particular food category: up to 140 mg, partially hydrogenated oils are not eligible 240 mg or 360 mg per label serving, or 480 mg per for certification. label serving and per standard serving size . Heart-Check Recipe Certification Program For over 20 years the American Heart Association home for themselves and their families . Recipe Heart-Check mark has guided consumers certification is based on respected science toward healthier eating choices when and nutrition expertise of the American Heart shopping for food . Now, the Heart-Check Food Association . All of the recipes in this booklet are Certification Program is helping consumers Heart-Check certified. For more Heart-Check find heart-healthy recipes they can make at certified recipes, visit heartcheck.org/recipes . *All requirements listed apply to Standard Certification. For more details, see heartcheck.org/requirements . TO LEARN MORE, VISIT heartcheck.org 2