Porter Health Care System will present Healthy Heart Diet classes in August. The free classes will provide an understanding on how to read food labels and choose heart-healthy food, along with teaching basic heart healthy food preparation tips.

Classes will be held from 1 to 2:30 p.m., Tuesday, August 5 and 19 and from 6 to 7:30 p.m., Thursday, August 7 in the Cardiac Rehabilitation Room on the second floor of Porter Regional Hospital, 85 East US Highway 6 in Valparaiso.

Porter’s Healthy Heart Diet classes are free and pre-registration is required. To register, call 219-983-8874.