Heart Healthy Asian Seasonings

Amazing and smart products! When I first learnt about these meal bases, I was curious about the flavour and authenticity. These are usually prepared with ingredients high in sodium. Think fish sauce - one tablespoon makes up more than half of your max recommended intake. So it is great to see the availability of these quick and easy meal that is low in sodium. And in these lightweight convenient packs that you can easily bring along for trips, including camping trips. My personal favourite is the green curry - I’ve prepared with mussels for the extra boost of omega three. Thanks for these innovative cultural meal bases!

Ee Ling

Dietitian and Lecturer

What a great initiative. I love that idea and am an advocate for the DASH diet. I think we need more companies who are going to be conscious about their salt in food.

Dr Jodie-Ann Senior

Cardiologist and Heart Failure Specialist

I love the idea of salt free meals as kidney disease in central Australia is the highest rates among the world. The recipes were a hit! The community really loved the recipe, they found it very simple to follow and tasted very good, not too spicy.

Alison Julien

Public Health Dietitian

Wow, the thai green curry tasted amazing. I was pleasantly surprised by the lovely flavours (and smells) despite no added salt or sugar. As a cardiac rehabilitation nurse I am always promoting healthy eating and cooking food from scratch, in line with the Mediterranean and DASH diets. Having cooked this dish and seen how it only contains 42mg of sodium in 100g (way below our aggressive targets for those with heart failure or heart attack) and despite adding low fat coconut milk, to still have less than 1gm of saturated fat per 100gm is truly marvellous. I will be promoting heartful flavours to my cardiac patients and encouraging them to try. Well done to the heartful flavour team and look forward to seeing more healthy recipes soon.

Gaby Plimmer

Cardiac Rehabilitation Nurse

Many of the clients that I see are dealing with weight issues and chronic diseases due to the 'delicious' Asian foods available. What you and your team have developed is exciting!

Clara Wangsahardja

Private Practice Dietitian

That’s a great idea! My Asian patients often struggle when I tell them their favourite sauces are all high in sodium.

Dr Christopher Sia

Nephrologist

Perfect alternative for those with blood pressure problems. Would love to see more products like this out on the market as it makes my job easier to be able to recommend better products and alternatives when possible! Including my own family too!

Ashleigh Stanley

Private Practice Dietitian

I am a cardiac rehabilitation CNC. My patients and I tried these products, and they were delicious. Will definitely will recommend to my patients.

Erin

Cardiac Rehabilitation Clinical Nurse Consultant

I’m a Dietitian myself and pretty impressed with having a seasoning option like these that have no added salt. Simple instructions and perfect for battling decision fatigue at dinner time

Erika

Private Practice Dietitian

I know it’s difficult to have or follow a low sodium and/or saturated fat diet especially when I grew up consuming mostly Asian cuisine. From personal experience and learning what foods are commonly consumed (and how it’s prepared/made) from other cultures, I find it difficult working with those who are of Asian descent to modify meals accordingly to bring out the flavours/taste in different cuisines.

Christine Tran

Clinical Dietitian

Wow this is fantastic. What a great idea! Will definitely be recommending to my patients and family!

Dr Joseph Assad

Cardiologist

Great in flavour, and a good alternative to standard higher sodium seasonings.

Zoe Cooke

Private Practice Dietitian

I would use this product weekly - it was quick and easy. I would recommend to family particularly if concerned about hypertension.

Jacqueline Chan

Community Health Dietitian

Reducing sodium intake is challenging, however it’s a significant dietary modification that needs to be individually implemented. Having a salt substitute would assist in achieving this health goal.

Hiba Agha

Private Practice Dietitian

What a great idea, getting rid of the salt and sugar in these beautiful flavours for the Asian meals.

Dr Warrick Bishop

Preventative Cardiologist

I would use it once a week while meal prepping and would recommend it to anyone with hypertension, CKD, or anyone wishing to eat healthier.

Leanne Wang

Private Practice Dietitian

This is such a great initiative as many Australians definitely exceed their recommended sodium intake!

Jacinta Hatzis

Private Practice Dietitian

I share the same sentiments where it's tricky to provide realistic strategies for patients of cultural backgrounds to choose healthier choices if they can't experience the same flavour! These meal packs are great as the existing Asian ones are often high in sodium.

Celina Wang

Clinical Dietitian

I can’t wait until this product is more readily available on supermarket shelves. A great product to recommend any clients looking for an easy and nourishing meal. It comes with a recipe for a BALANCED meal on the packet - something I have not seen on any other product. The low sodium is difficult to achieve in a product like this. Very appreciative to have this as a product I can suggest.

Shanna W

Private Practice Dietitian

I finally got a chance to try my first packet and it was amazing! I kept it very simple and simply stir fried some onions and asparagus in some grapeseed oil, added the flavoring and it was absolutely fantastic! I didn’t even need to add even a pinch of salt to enjoy it. To me this means your product is very versatile and accommodatable to ultra simple recipes. I look forward to trying the others over the month. Dr Tom and Flex5 Lifestyle approved!

Dr Tom Rifai

Longevity and Lifestyle Medicine Physician