Eat less fat:
Some fats are more likely to cause heart disease. These fats are usually found in foods from animals, such as meat, milk, cheese, and butter. They also are found in foods with palm and coconut oils. So eat less of these foods. 
 

Eat less sodium:
Eating less sodium may help lower your blood pressure, which can help reduce your risk of heart disease. Sodium is something we need in our diets, but most people eat too much of it. Much of the sodium we eat comes from salt added to our food at the table or that food companies add during processing. Avoid adding salt to foods at the table.

Eat fewer calories:
When you eat more calories than you need, you gain weight, and being overweight can cause heart disease. Eat fewer calories; you will lose weight.

Eat more fiber:
Eating fiber from fruits, vegetables and grains may help lower your chances of getting heart disease.

Eat a variety of foods:
-- Instead of whole or 2% milk and cream, use 1% or skim milk. 
-- Instead of fried foods, eat baked, steamed, boiled, broiled, or microwaved foods. 
-- Instead of cooking with lard, butter, palm and coconut oils, and shortenings made with these oils, cook 
   with these oils only: corn, safflower, sunflower, soybean, cottonseed, olive, canola, peanut, sesame, or 
   shortenings made from these oils.