Wear Your Heart on Your Fork

As the leading cause of death in the U.S., heart disease can be a scary topic. After all, who wants to hear that someone has a heart attack every 40 seconds? Or that heart disease costs the country almost $240 billion every year?

Facts and statistics like these can be useful, but we have a new poster that takes a more positive approach to heart health.

Wear Your Heart on Your Fork is sure to attract attention and start conversations. This poster features beautiful photographs of heart-healthy, unprocessed foods like fruits, vegetable, legumes, nuts, and seeds.

Here are some ways you could use Wear Your Heart on Your Fork with your clients, employees, or students:

Name that food: Just identifying all the foods on the poster can be quite educational! Put a whiteboard next to the poster and let folks write down the foods they know. See how long it takes for all the foods to be correctly identified.
Make some lists: Make a document that has three columns: On My Fork, Never Touched My Fork, and Will Go On My Fork. Put copies near the poster so people can write down which of the foods on the poster they eat regularly; the ones they’ve never tried; and which foods they are willing to try over the next week.
Do a demo: Put on a simple cooking demonstration using heart-healthy foods that appear on the poster. You can find some ideas in our MyPlate Cooking Demo book.
Swap recipes: Encourage people to submit their favorite heart-healthy recipes. Make copies to share with others who pass by the poster.
Bask in the beauty: Take time to enjoy the beautiful foods on the poster. Don’t they look more appetizing than processed or fast food? Appreciate all the colors, shapes, and sizes.