Posted on February 5, 2010.
What foods are low cholesterol? According to the University of Utah Health Services Center, Low Cholestrol foods are available that can be incorporated into any recipe or diet. These foods contain amounts Cholestrol well, but are low in saturated fat.
Thank you for further research, scientists have found a way to create a diet to lower Cholestrol reducing consumption of margarine, butter and eggs not as originally thought. A meal or recipe that does not contain processed / refined foods, and trans / hydrogenated fats and oils are much more beneficial.
The important criteria when cooking recipes is to find the lowest LDL Cholestrol bad, but increase good HDL Cholestrol. LDL that attaches to artery walls acts like plaque does on teeth. It may partly or completely blocked not only the arteries, veins and capillaries, but to limit or stop blood flow to body cells, organs and especially the heart and brain. This accumulation can lead to heart attacks and strokes.
With labels on food packaging provides more information than ever on nutrients, carbohydrates and Cholestrol they contain, it becomes easier to eat the foods we love without the risk of heart disease or stroke. The following is a list, on the basis of the four food groups, healthy food low Cholestrol:
Meat, fish, poultry and meat alternatives:
(2-3 servings per day for up to 6 ounces per serving)
Beef - sirloin, loin, Chuck
Eggs - free range or organic, cholesterol-free substitute
Fish and shellfish - white, pink, red, gray (fresh or packaged only)
Lamb - leg, rib, loin, arm
Legumes - peas, beans, lentils, etc.
Pork - leg, shoulder, tenderloin
Poultry - chicken, turkey and game birds (white meat only, without skin)
Veal - all types, fat cut
Dairy:
(2-3 servings per day - 6 ounces of milk or yogurt or a matchbox size of cheese)
Milk - low fat, 1%, 2%, nonfat, skim milk, low fat evaporated low-fat buttermilk powder or low-fat
Yogurt - low fat
Cheese (soft) - low-fat cottage or farmer; part skim ricotta, mozzarella
Cream cheese - light or low-fat
Sour cream - light or low-fat
Ice Cream - Low Fat
Breads, cereals, rice, pasta:
(6-11 servings daily of whole wheat, vegetables, omega 3, fiber2c or Low Cholestrol varieties)
Bread - Pita bread, pumpernickel, rye, whole wheat
Rice Cakes
English muffins - whole wheat
Crackers - low-fat, matzo, rye crackers, saltines, rusk
Sodium Cereal - Low Fat, Low Cholestrol, low sugar, low
Pasta - any type
Rice - basmati rice, Thai, very long grain, wild
Fruits and vegetables:
(3-10 servings of green, orange, yellow, red and dark green vegetables and various fruit and juice)
Any vegetable - low sodium canned, fresh, frozen, dried
Any fruit - low sodium, canned, fresh, frozen, dried
Other foods:
Oils - (6-8 oz maximum daily) unsaturated corn, extra virgin olive, peanut, canola, safflower, sesame, soybean
The following foods should be avoided or minimized because they contain a good amount of saturated fat and too high concentration of LDL Cholestrol:
All candy, cakes, soft drinks and sweetened
Animal fats - all types, lard
beef - corned, regular ground, short ribs, chest
caviar - all types
cereals - high sugar, high saturated fat, granola
Chocolate Cheesecake - Neufchatel, Swiss, Brie, mozzarella, cheddar, American, feta, processed, full
cream, ricotta complete, Muenster
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