| One of the best ways to either lower your | | | | your children used to eating low cholesterol foods. |
| cholesterol levels, or stop them getting too high in | | | | Fruit and Vegetables |
| the first place is to make sure that low cholesterol | | | | No one needs to be convinced of the healthy, low |
| foods are an important part of your daily diet. | | | | fat low cholesterol properties of fruit and vegetables. |
| Your own body produces cholesterol, it is a fatty | | | | It's just important not to make the mistake of mixing |
| substance also known as a lipid. It is made in the liver | | | | them with dessert sauces and salad dressings that |
| and can be over-produced by the unhealthy fatty | | | | can be unwittingly added to them, negating all the |
| foods that we eat. Cholesterol is actually vital for our | | | | goodness and actually putting them on the list of high |
| bodies to perform, however, too much cholesterol is | | | | cholesterol meals. |
| very bad for us and is a common cause of heart | | | | Go Fish! |
| attacks and can increase the risk of strokes. | | | | Don't be put off by 'fatty' fish. The fat in these |
| So what are the top 5 low cholesterol foods that | | | | types of fish is good fat. Salmon, tuna, trout, herring, |
| you should be eating to maintain healthy cholesterol | | | | sardines and mackerel are all fatty but they are |
| levels? | | | | great, as is most fish in general. |
| Whole Grains | | | | Meat is OK |
| Foods that are high in soluble fibre can help to lower | | | | If you like meat then that's ok too. Low fat meat is |
| cholesterol and they are also low in fat. These are | | | | fine. Did you know that pork without any fat on it is |
| foods like oats, barley, pulses and some fruits. | | | | as low in cholesterol as cottage cheese? |
| Are You "Nuts"? | | | | Make sure when you do eat meat that you have |
| Nuts and seeds are a double-edged sword, if roasted | | | | plenty of unbuttered, sauce free vegetables with it. |
| in oils and covered in salt or even chocolate they are | | | | Here's a Thought |
| not good for you. But plain nuts and seeds are great. | | | | It is important to remember that how you prepare |
| A good way of using these is to throw a handful into | | | | your low cholesterol foods is very important. Deep |
| your soups, stews, pasta sauces and salads. They | | | | frying and adding rich fatty sauces is a no-no as you |
| give great texture and are a wonderful way to get | | | | will just be adding the cholesterol back in. |