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Last night my 9 year old made these wonderful Valentine's brownies to take to her school party today. She saw the picture in the Betty Crocker calendar and immediately wanted to make them. It was lot of fun and she did all the decorating all by herself. When we think of Valentine's Day we think of all sorts of chocolates and treats, some can be heart-healthy, a lot aren't. What are some of the things you might do to make a recipe more heart-healthy? We often substitute applesauce for eggs or oil in a recipe. You can substitute low fat milk (plus a little healthy oil) for whole milk, etc. There is a wonderful list of heart healthy substitutions on the American Heart Association's website . There are some good tips and plans for leading a more heart healthy life at Go Red For Women , Better U and My Life Check . These sites also have tools that you can use to see what your heart health risks are. So think of your heart this Valentine's Day and treat it with a y...

Have you taken a Healthy Heart Check Up? This Valentine's Day take a few minutes for yourself and see how healthy your Heart is and what you can do to lead a Healthy Heart lifestyle. http://is.gd/jvNe This checkup is part of the Go Red for Women Campaign, encouraging all of us to lead healthy and happy lives. A sobering statistic is that sudden cardiac arrest is the number 1 cause of death of women in the United States. This is a statistic we can change by just making small changes in our diets and lifestyles. Happy Valentines Day and Happy National Heart Month!