Healthy Diet For Low Cholesterol
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We all know the effects of bad cholesterol in the body. Bad cholesterol accurately has to do with low-density lipoprotein’s molecular transport deposits that thicken in the walls of the arteries blocking the flawless way of blood disturbing the atherogenic status of the arterial walls.
Nevertheless, the body with high cholesterol brings cause to hypertensions and other cardiovascular disorders or lead to atherosclerosis, a disposition of fatty substances, and fibrosis of the inner arteries.
Good diet eating habits and regular work out are common in low high level of cholesterol. It is important to everybody to arrange their diet plan properly and eat healthy diet even if they have high cholesterol or normal one.
You should plan a whole week menu with cholesterol-free by adding more fresh vegetable recipes, and fiber fruits. It is much better if you could buy organic produced food or plant your own organic garden. Chemicals in foods enhance the raising in cholesterol level. Carbohydrates should be of high complex standards such as oatmeal, bran and brown rice.
Now many supermarkets provide a plenty of fresh organic vegetable so it is not difficult to by one for your meal. High fiber can reduce the LDL cholesterol because high fiber food contains very low cholesterol and some high fiber food is non cholesterol contain. Foods, that enhance low-density lipoprotein, can develop to be a total risk, and settle in the arteries during the process of the lipoprotein molecules travel to the blood stream.
Eggs contain high in cholesterol which can contribute to elevated blood cholesterol levels. If you have high LDL cholesterol, you should limit eating an egg on a given day to limit or avoid other sources of cholesterol for the rest of that day. If you like eggs but would not like the extra cholesterol, use egg whites. Egg whites contain no cholesterol.
Fish is a good source of protein and omega 3 fatty acids which perform to lower LDL cholesterol and raise HDL cholesterol. In particular, omega 3 fatty acids are noted for its triglyceride-lowering power. Eating at least 2 servings of fish a week is recommended, particularly fatty fish such as mackerel, salmon, sardines, trout and herring.
Nuts contain high in fiber, phytonutrients and antioxidants. These tasty snacks are also high in plant sterols and fat but mostly monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats, which have all been performed to lower the bad LDL cholesterol. Other benefits of nuts are their role in heart disease prevention. Limit your intake to ~ 1.5 ounces a day, as nuts are high in calories. You can eat nuts in replacement of foods that are high in saturated fats such as meat products.
Soy products are great substitutes for animal products. The health benefits of soy are to low risk of heart disease and can still lower bad LDL cholesterol by 3 percent. Since soy products contain high levels of polyunsaturated fats, fiber, vitamins, and minerals and low levels of saturated fat, AHA does consider soy products a healthy replacement for meats and other foods high in saturated fat and total fat.
Besides eating those low cholesterol diet, you also should regular check up of your cholesterol level, so as a protection against immediate boost of cholesterol level that might lead to unwanted feasible result of a fatal hypertension, or stroke due to unprecedented cholesterol rise.
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Question about low cholesterol levels?
A clinic nurse said my cholesterol level was right at 40 & it needs to be higher, but I looked online and 40 was normal. I'm 27, male, 5'10, 175 pounds, great physical shape, heavy smoker, non-drinker. She said I need to get on a low fat, low cholesterol diet. So 40 isn't good?
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September 22nd, 2009 at 5:13 pm
Aww, well good luck with all of that hun! Here's a couple recipes I think you'll enjoy
Southwest Veggie Dip
10 oz can chopped or diced tomatoes with no salt
1 lb cubed fat-free cheese
1/4 cup skim milk
optional: chili pepper to taste
vegetables for dipping and/or fat free tortilla chips
Combine cubed cheese and milk in a pan and heat while stirring until cheese melts. Stir in half of the tomatoes. Remove from heat and add remaining tomatoes and well-chopped chili to taste. Serve with tray of fresh veggies and baked tortilla chips.
Values below include chili pepper but not veggies or tortilla chips. Serving size is variable. Individual values can be estimated from the totals below.
Chili or Salsa
2 (10 ounce) cans Rotel tomatoes & chilies
1 (15 ounce) can black beans, rinsed and drained
1 (15 ounce) can corn, drained (I use frozen)
tortilla chips
Place all ingredients into pan and heat through.
Add any toppings you may want like cheese, onion, sour cream, whatever.
Serve with tortilla chips.
Veggie Enchiladas
Tomatillo Sauce
1/2 cup water
1/2 large red onion, thinly sliced
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper (to taste)
1/2 large green bell pepper, seeded, deveined and coarsely chopped
1 lb tomatillos, husked or tomatillos, canned
1 serrano chili, seeded and chopped
1 pinch sugar (optional)
Filling
1 tablespoon olive oil
1/2 red onion, diced
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper (to taste)
3 large garlic cloves, minced
1/2 bell pepper (yellow, red, or green, seeded and chopped)
1/2 zucchini, diced
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
3-4 mushrooms, sliced
1 cup fresh corn kernels (about 2 ears)
1 cup cooked black beans (or drained and rinsed canned beans)
1 tablespoon chopped fresh cilantro
9-10 corn tortillas
1/2 cup light sour cream
2 cups shredded monterey jack cheese
2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
Tomatillo Sauce:.
In a large saucepan, combine the water, onion, salt, and cayenne. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to a simmer, cover, and cook for 5 minutes, or until the onion is soft.
Add the bell pepper, tomatillos, and chilies. Cover and simmer until the tomatillos are soft and have released their juices, about 10 to 15 minutes. Using an (immersion) blender or food processor, puree the mixture. Taste and adjust the seasoning. Add a little sugar if the sauce is too acidic.
Filling: In a large skillet over medium-high heat, heat the oil and saute the red onion, salt and cayenne for 8 minutes, or until the onion is wilted. Add the garlic, bell pepper, zucchini, and cumin. Cook for 5 minutes. Add the mushrooms, corn, and beans. Cook for another 5 minutes until the mushrooms are soft and the corn is crisp tender. Stir in cilantro. Remove from heat.
Putting it all together:.
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
Ladle 1 cup tomatillo sauce into the bottom of a 9×9 baking pan.
Heat a tortilla on a comal or frying pan over medium-high heat until pliable. Lay the tortilla on a clean surface and spread 1 tablespoon sour cream down the center of the tortilla. Spread 3 tablespoons of the filling over the sour cream and then sprinkle with 2 tablespoons grated cheese. Roll the tortilla up and place seem side down in the baking pan. Repeat with all remaining tortillas. Ladle the sauce on top, sprinkle with cheese.
Cover with foil and bake 20 minutes, or until the sauce is bubbling. Remove foil and bake 5-7 minutes more until cheese is browned. Sprinkle with cilantro and serve.
Berry Trifle
1 angel food cake – store bought
1 pt. blueberries
1 pt. blackberries
1 pt. raspberries
1 pt. strawberries
1 tbsp. sugar
1/2 c. water
1 container lite Cool Whip topping
3 tbsp. strawberry liqueur
3/4 whole berries and johnny jump ups or violets for decorating
Rinse berries. In mixing bowl slice strawberries, add sugar, water and remaining berries. Take your favorite trifle bowl. Spread 2 tablespoons berries around the bottom. Slice angel food cake cross-wise. Place on top of berries. Drizzle liquor over cake. Add 1/2 remaining berries and 1/2 topping; layer with top of cake. Repeat procedure. Decorate top with whole berries and edible flowers like violets or johnny-jump ups. Chill minimum 1 hour. Beautiful and low cholesterol.
LOW CHOLESTEROL OMELETS
2 tsp. butter
1/2 c. cholesterol free egg substitute
Melt butter in 10" skillet over medium heat; add egg substitute. When bottom is set, lift edges using spatula to let uncooked portion flow underneath. When bottom is browned add one of the low cholesterol fillings given below, fold omelet over and slide onto serving dish.
Makes 2 servings.
GRAPEFRUIT MUSHROOM FILLING:
1 tbsp. butter
1/4 c. chopped scallions
1 tbsp. chopped parsley
1/2 lb. mushrooms, sliced
1/4 tsp. salt
1 c. grapefruit sections
In small saucepan, melt butter. Add scallions and parsley; cook until tender. Add mushrooms and salt; cook 10 minutes. Just before serving, stir in grapefruit sections.
ORANGE CHICKEN FILLING:
1 tbsp. butter
2 tbsp. chopped onion
1 whole chicken breast, boned, skinned & cut into chunks
1/2 c. chopped zucchini
1/4 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. dried leaf thyme
1 c. orange sections
In small saucepan melt butter, add onion and cook until tender. Add remaining ingredients except orange sections and cook 5 to 10 minutes, until chicken is cooked. Just before serving, add orange sections.
LOW CHOLESTEROL CHICKEN DURANGO
Bake chicken breasts, with skin removed, for 30 minutes topped with no-fat, no-cholesterol Miracle Whip at 350 degrees.
4 chicken breasts, cooked, boned and shredded
1 med. onion, chopped
1/2 c. butter
2 (10 1/2 oz.) cans undiluted cream of chicken soup
2 (10 1/2 oz.) cans undiluted cream of mushroom soup
1 (10 oz.) can tomatoes and chilies, slice tomatoes in can, use with juices
1 (6-8 oz.) pkg. corn or flour tortillas (Tostitos restaurant style work great)
3 c. Sargento's taco cheese
Lg. deep pan or Dutch oven
13 x 9 x 2 inch baking dish or pan
(NOTE: Volume gets quite high with 5 cans of ingredients).
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Saute onions in butter until tender.
3. Add soups, tomatoes and chilies – stir and cook until smooth.
4. Layer 1/2 of the tortillas in bottom of 13 x 9 x 2 inch baking dish or pan. Layer 1/2 of chicken on tortillas shells. Layer 1/2 of sauce on chicken. Layer 1/2 of cheese on sauce. Repeat layers in the same order.
5. Bake uncovered in 350 degree oven for 25 minutes.
LOW CHOLESTEROL NO GUILT BROWNIES
3 oz. unsweetened chocolate, chopped
1 c. sugar
3/4 c. flour
3/4 c. low-fat cottage cheese
3 egg whites
1 tsp. salt
Powdered sugar
Heat oven to 350 degrees. Over low heat, melt chocolate and cool slightly. In food processor, puree ingredients except chocolate and powdered sugar until smooth. Add melted chocolate and blend well. Pour into lightly buttered 8-inch square pan. Bake 20-25 minutes or until well set. Sprinkle with powdered sugar. Cut in squares.
Makes 16 squares per serving.
CRISPY BAKED CHICKEN – LOW CHOLESTEROL
1 (2 1/2 – 3lb.) frying chicken, cut into serving pieces
Seasoning (opt.)
1 c. corn flake crumbs
1 c. skim milk
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Remove all skin from the chicken; rinse and dry the pieces thoroughly. Season. Coat each piece with oil or dip in milk, shake to remove excess, and roll in the crumbs. Let stand briefly so coating will adhere.
Place chicken in an oiled baking pan. (Line pan with foil for easy clean-up.) Do not crowd; pieces should not touch. Bake 45 minutes or more. Crumbs will form a crisp skin.
September 22nd, 2009 at 6:25 pm
a high fiber diet will lower both the total cholesterol and reduce serum insulin levels. he needs to eat things like whole oatmeal, lentils, barley, beans, etc..these types of foods are very high fiber and low calorie. 30 grams of fiber daily is recommended. it's very hard to get so i would tell him to try to get as much from food and use fiber supplements for the rest.
to reduce the blood pressure reducing the salt intake will do this. cooking from scratch virtually eliminates salt from the diet, processed food items are loaded with it.
if he's not big on cooking he's going to have to learn. get him some basic cookbooks. there are a lot of high fiber soups that are very easy to make.
September 22nd, 2009 at 8:53 pm
This is a recipe for my favourite salad:
(It contains avocado so if you want low fat you may wish to cut that out):
Romaine lettuce,cherry tomatoes,watercress,rocket,
spinach,avocados
with red wine vinegarette.
September 22nd, 2009 at 9:51 pm
The Cholesterol Theory is a SHAM
http://www.ravnskov.nu/cholesterol
Please have some intelligence and do NOT fall for the cholesterol MYTH
September 22nd, 2009 at 5:12 pm
It depends on more than just how much exercise you do but I’d assume yes. There are websites that when you enter your age, weight, and fitness level and will tell you your healthy calorie intake.
September 22nd, 2009 at 6:16 pm
LOL
September 22nd, 2009 at 8:09 pm
nice job woman
September 23rd, 2009 at 8:23 am
Nutritional info is a safeguard against ”Your product has damaged my health” lashbacks! Even so called health concious people don’t tally up the crap whilst devouring a ’secretive’ 2-4? pack of pastries/cakes etc.Te sad truth is we can’t be expected to make sensible moderative decisions where tasty food is concerned! I don’t feel the above statement is ridiculous in the slightest,i am a realist and i speak the truth.Don’t blame Human’s with taste buds,blame the shameless food makers themselves
September 23rd, 2009 at 6:50 pm
Cholesterol is a form of lipid that controls the fluidity of cell membranes. The two biggest determinants of cholesterol are heredity and saturated fat in the diet.
Trigylcerides are a form of storing energy as a lipid. High carbohydrates like alcohol, sugars, grains will raise triglycerides. Poorly controlled diabetes will also increase triglycerides. Exercise actually doesn't change triglycerides that much. I would cut down on alcohol and simple sugars and stick with complex carbs like whole grains. Omega 3 fatty acid supplements (at least 3 grams per day) will also lower trigylcerides.
You can see a dietitian for more personalized advice.
September 23rd, 2009 at 3:21 pm
what’s the nutritional value on your pussy?
September 24th, 2009 at 12:56 am
mnbm786, you’re a pig.
September 24th, 2009 at 2:08 am
I’m happy to see videos like this on youtube. SOMETHING THAT BENEFITS THOSE WHO VIEW IT, RATHER THAN MOST OF THE OTHER JUNK THAT IS ON HERE.
thank you for educating those who need it.
peace
September 25th, 2009 at 1:37 am
The energy you expended doing this search would have been much more effective if you had expended the same amount of time exercising.
September 25th, 2009 at 9:06 am
yes there is, i think it is by lean cuisine or something, small but good for your body.
September 25th, 2009 at 10:21 am
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Stop wasting your time with this Anne Collins stuff.
September 25th, 2009 at 4:47 am
I eat around 2 900 claories a day and run around 6-9 miles a day is that safe?
September 25th, 2009 at 12:17 pm
You can put tilapia over aluminium paper, with natural mushrooms, Moustache, salt, celery, lemon juice, few celery, vinegar and close it,
put over fire and ready, fast and easy.
September 25th, 2009 at 6:48 am
we need more nutrition by natalie please!!!