There are a lot of options if you need use a lower cholesterol and fat diet. Just because you need to lower your cholesterol and fat intake does not mean you can't eat food you like. You just need to change the way you eat most of them. For example, if you like scrambled eggs for breakfast, you don't have to stop eating eggs- just egg yolks. So buy cartons of egg whites instead of whole eggs and scramble them in olive oil instead of butter. That one change alone cuts out two major cholesterol raising foods; butter and egg yolks. If it really is a big deal that your eggs are no longer yellow when you scramble them, add some food coloring to trick your brain into believing you haven't changed a thing. Or you can eat one egg and add egg whites to it. Keep in mind though, the recommended level of cholesterol daily is a max of 300 mg and the egg yolk in your egg contains 212 mg. Yikes!
In order to properly follow a lower cholesterol fat diet you should be aware of the different types of fats and which fats are better for you. For instance monounsaturated fat is good for you. It lowers bad cholesterol and increases good cholesterol. Sources of Monounsaturated fats are avocados, olive oil, lives, peanut butter, sesame seeds, nuts and canola oil. You may know already but having a lunch of vegetarian bacon, avocado, tomato, green leaf lettuce and whole wheat bread is one of the best things you can put into your body!
Another great way to lower cholesterol is to cut out meat entirely. That's right, become a vegetarian. The majority of cholesterol we ingest comes from animal fats. It is not only in the meat itself (and meat is not created equal, fish is good for you and chicken can be if it's not fried) but in other products we consume. Even Jell-o has animal products in it. If you cut the meat out of your life completely you have to make sure to get enough protein. If you are eating fruits and vegetables on a regular basis in addition to peanut butter, beans and rice you are probably getting enough protein without having to take a substitute or add tofu to everything you eat.
There are a lot of ways to implement a low cholesterol fat diet, you just have to put a little effort and thought into it!
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