Food Is Medicine for Patients With Heart Failure

Inclusion Criteria:

* Willingness to comply with all study procedures and availability for the duration of the study
* Living in San Diego or the Bay Area of California
* Reported congestive heart failure (CHF) diagnosis
* Current diet can be improved
* Willing to eat all meals provided by the study

Exclusion Criteria:

* Diagnosed with end-stage heart failure
* Diagnosed with diabetes (type 1 or uncontrolled type 2)
* Currently taking insulin and/or meglitinides medications
* Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) results \>8 %
* Life expectancy of \<1 year
* Pregnancy or lactation
* Known severe allergic reactions and/or food intolerances that would interfere with the ability to eat study-provided meals, including foods that are prepared in a facility that works with the allergen
* Current smoker or tobacco use within the past year
* Planning to leave San Diego or the Bay Area during the course of the study
* Unable to communicate reasonably well either orally or through written material in English
* Those who, in the opinion of the investigators, cannot reliably complete the study protocol