| Engaging in a low cholesterol diet plan is not as hard | | | | substitute red meat with chicken or turkey meat for |
| as it looks. All you need to do is come up with a simple | | | | your meal. White meats have less cholesterol than red |
| meal plan that cuts down on the cholesterol you eat | | | | meats. |
| on a daily basis. Finding recipes to lower cholesterol | | | | Recipes which use white meat are a far healthier |
| can be as easy as looking up health cookbooks and | | | | choice than recipes which require large serving of red |
| visiting web sites. | | | | meats, pork loins and meat offals. In selecting |
| You can also develop your own recipes with the help | | | | seafoods, choosing tuna over shrimp and lobster can |
| of food nutritionists and doctors. Low cholesterol diets | | | | cut your cholesterol intake drastically. Fishes like tuna |
| shave down on fats and sodium on by either | | | | are also rich in Omega-3 fatty acids which are the |
| substituting fatty ingredients with healthier options or | | | | precursors of HDL. |
| introduce techniques to reduce cholesterol per serving. | | | | When choosing bread to make a sandwich, you can |
| Any recipe that aims to lower cholesterol must do | | | | also substitute white bread for whole grain bread. |
| either or both of two things. First, the ingredients of the | | | | Whole grain bread does not only contain lower levels |
| recipes must be low on saturated fats and sodium. | | | | of LDL, they are rich in HDL which is good for the |
| Saturated fats are the basic building blocks for | | | | body. Likewise, you can substitute salt for in your |
| Low-density lipoproteins (LDL) while sodium can | | | | condiments for other non-sodium based herbs. |
| increase blood pressure. | | | | Preparation |
| LDL is a type cholesterol found in fatty meats and | | | | Choosing how to cook your food is as important as |
| other rich fatty foods. It can cause cardiovascular | | | | choosing your ingredients. As far as preparation is |
| diseases and arterial blockages. Second, a recipe may | | | | concerned, you shouldn't add more fat in the |
| incorporate a healthy dose of High-density lipoproteins | | | | processing of your food than you need to. Recipes to |
| (HDL) in your body. HDL can counteract the level of | | | | lower cholesterol typically favor steaming and boiling |
| LDL in your blood. HDL is commonly found in grains | | | | over frying. Frying incorporates more cholesterol into |
| and fishes. | | | | your food. When you do decide to fry, use oils which |
| Choosing the right ingredients | | | | are low on LDL and trans-fat. Canola oil is one |
| Substituting the fatty and salty ingredients in recipes | | | | example of a healthier alternative to frying than oil |
| makes a huge difference in the amount of cholesterol | | | | from animal fats. |
| you put in to your body. For example, you can | | | | |