- Stock your pantry and your refrigerator with the right foods for a low-cholesterol diet.
- Buy your favorite canned or dry beans, fresh fruits, whole grains, vegetables, and vegetable juice.
- For a low-cholesterol diet, toss the butter, Trans fat margarines, and polyunsaturated oil. Replace them with canola oil, olive oil, or plant sterol spreads.
- Look for products specifically created for low-cholesterol diets, like Minute Maid Heart
- Wise orange juice and Benecol, Promise, Smart Balance, and Take Control margarines.
- These foods have been fortified with plant stanols and sterols that help to block the absorption of cholesterol.
- Start your day with oatmeal. Experts agree this is one of the top cholesterol-lowering super foods.
- Try a cholesterol-free egg substitute instead of whole eggs.
- For a tasty low-cholesterol dish, switch out the cream sauce on your fettuccine fo lightly stir-fried vegetables.
- Instead of using butter to keep your pan moist while cooking, use white wine vinegar. It doesn’t change the flavor of foods and doesn’t add fat — a key to low-cholesterol cooking!
- Don’t lean on butter, sour cream, and other fatty additives for flavoring. Instead, reach for the spices — either while cooking or at the table. Liven up your dishes with oregano, basil, parsley, rosemary, thyme, cilantro, coriander, or cumin.
