New Smart Start Strawberry Oat Bites Cereal Makes it Easy to Live with Heart

Smart Start cereal is empowering women to take charge of their heart health with its new Smart Start Strawberry Oat Bites cereal.

16/07/08 Girls' nights with your old college roommates. Long weekends with the grandkids. Holidays with the entire family. Date night alone with your husband. It's moments like these that warm the heart and make life so special. And it's moments like these that make you realize how important it is to keep your heart healthy. Smart Start cereal is empowering women to take charge of their heart health with its new Smart Start Strawberry Oat Bites cereal.

When it comes to heart health, it's about small, simple steps that add up to daily feelings of accomplishment. Smart Start Strawberry Oat Bites cereal contains whole-grain oats, potassium and is low sodium, ingredients that promote heart health. And its great taste makes it an easy addition to your daily routine. New Smart Start Strawberry Oat Bites cereal, together with simple everyday lifestyle changes, give women ways to get one step closer to a strong heart.

"Heart health is a journey that requires a person to set their own goals and define success for themselves," said Jennifer Garrett, Ph.D., director of nutrition marketing, Kellogg Company.

"Smart Start Strawberry Oat Bites cereal is one easy step along the way to accomplishing those goals."

Do It with Heart

Women put heart into everything they do. And with Smart Start  Strawberry Oat Bites cereal, it's easier to put a little health back into your heart.

In addition to its new cereal, Kellogg Company is also offering online tools at http://www.kellogg.com/healthybeginnings to help women chart their progress toward a more heart-healthy lifestyle. Heart-health expert Dr. Suzanne Steinbaum urges women to take an active role in their heart health.

"Small changes to promote heart health can add up to big results," Dr. Steinbaum said.

"Kellogg is not only making heart health taste better, but it's also offering women some great online tools, like BMI trackers and a heart disease risk assessment quiz."

In addition to eating a heart-healthy breakfast like Smart Start  Strawberry Oat Bites cereal, you can also take simple steps to make your heart one activity stronger:

-- All the world's a gym. Become one chore stronger, you choose how. Dance around the house for a few minutes while you're dusting or do some lunges while you're vacuuming. Deep breaths can help with stress management and relaxation, two important things to be part of your day. And, increasing your heart rate, whether it be dancing around the house or doing lunges, can help protect your heart!

-- Put some muscle into it. Replace your electric mixer with a whisk and stir as fast as you can until the job's done.

-- Take a friend. Whether it's a girlfriend or a furry friend, enlisting the help of someone else is a great way to get motivated. Ask your girlfriend to go on a walk with you. Don't have that much time? Give Fido a break and fetch the paper yourself!

-- Play time. Whether it's hopscotch or kickball, don't be afraid to join in on the fun with your kids or grandkids.

-- Just keep moving. Take the stairs, park further away from the store, keep moving, keep breathing ... just keep going.