Examples Of Low Cholesterol Diets
Although more and more people are becoming aware that they should follow a low (er) cholesterol diet as they become older, they may not be aware of how to do this. People eat out a great deal more now than ever before or they have food delivered.
Regrettably most of the food eaten at or from these places has a poor record when it comes to controlling cholesterol. You will find it difficult to impossible to follow a low cholesterol diet and eat junk food at the same time.
There are plenty of examples of low cholesterol diets on the Internet and it would be a good idea for you to look at some of these until you find a chef's recommendations that match your tastes.
For instance, one cook might have a penchant for vegetarian cooking and so would create a collection of low cholesterol recipes containing vegetarian food, while another cook might favour fish and so would create lots of low cholesterol recipes involving fish.
Obviously, if you have more varied tastes then the world is your oyster and you can mix and match recipes from all over the world. There are several cultures that do not eat meat at all, for instance, the Hindus. There are thousands of Hindu recipes which are obviously low in cholesterol or which could be easily adapted by substituting olive oil for ghee as the oil in which to cook.
Or you might like the Japanese style of cooking, which uses a higher proportion of fish than people eat in the West. Fish is a very good source for example of HDL, or good, cholesterol. Japanese meals can be of several different styles. an unusual one of which is sushi, which has become favourite with the trend-setters.
Chinese and Thai food also contains far less meat that traditional Western recipes. They also tend to cook using soya oil, which is a product known to reduce the level of LDL or 'bad' cholesterol. If, when you look at traditional recipes from these countries, you notice something you could improve on then go ahead and adapt it.
For instance, if you go to a Chinese restaurant, you always get white rice. Why not substitute brown rice? The same goes for Thai food. Brown rice is fed to prisoners in Thai gaols, so it is coupled with low class, hence Thais eat white rice. But you do not have to.
If you like barbecues, you might have to lay off the steaks, chops, sausages and burgers, but you can still barbecue all kinds of fish, crabs, prawns and lobster. Eels are good for a barbecue too and so is unleaven bread and some vegetables such as sweet corn.
There are so many instances of low cholesterol diets that eating in this manner does not have to become monotonous. In fact, it might just open your eyes to some of the other methods of cooking going on in the world. You might just end up realizing that most of the meals in your life up to now have been fairly much alike.
When you are searching for examples of low cholesterol diets, bear in mind that adaptation and substitution are the best tactics - be adaptable and enjoy your new, healthier diet.
Regrettably most of the food eaten at or from these places has a poor record when it comes to controlling cholesterol. You will find it difficult to impossible to follow a low cholesterol diet and eat junk food at the same time.
There are plenty of examples of low cholesterol diets on the Internet and it would be a good idea for you to look at some of these until you find a chef's recommendations that match your tastes.
For instance, one cook might have a penchant for vegetarian cooking and so would create a collection of low cholesterol recipes containing vegetarian food, while another cook might favour fish and so would create lots of low cholesterol recipes involving fish.
Obviously, if you have more varied tastes then the world is your oyster and you can mix and match recipes from all over the world. There are several cultures that do not eat meat at all, for instance, the Hindus. There are thousands of Hindu recipes which are obviously low in cholesterol or which could be easily adapted by substituting olive oil for ghee as the oil in which to cook.
Or you might like the Japanese style of cooking, which uses a higher proportion of fish than people eat in the West. Fish is a very good source for example of HDL, or good, cholesterol. Japanese meals can be of several different styles. an unusual one of which is sushi, which has become favourite with the trend-setters.
Chinese and Thai food also contains far less meat that traditional Western recipes. They also tend to cook using soya oil, which is a product known to reduce the level of LDL or 'bad' cholesterol. If, when you look at traditional recipes from these countries, you notice something you could improve on then go ahead and adapt it.
For instance, if you go to a Chinese restaurant, you always get white rice. Why not substitute brown rice? The same goes for Thai food. Brown rice is fed to prisoners in Thai gaols, so it is coupled with low class, hence Thais eat white rice. But you do not have to.
If you like barbecues, you might have to lay off the steaks, chops, sausages and burgers, but you can still barbecue all kinds of fish, crabs, prawns and lobster. Eels are good for a barbecue too and so is unleaven bread and some vegetables such as sweet corn.
There are so many instances of low cholesterol diets that eating in this manner does not have to become monotonous. In fact, it might just open your eyes to some of the other methods of cooking going on in the world. You might just end up realizing that most of the meals in your life up to now have been fairly much alike.
When you are searching for examples of low cholesterol diets, bear in mind that adaptation and substitution are the best tactics - be adaptable and enjoy your new, healthier diet.
About the Author:
Owen Jones, the author of this piece, writes on several topics, but is now concerned with lowering cholesterol without medication. If you want to know more, please visit our web site at What Foods Lower Cholesterol?
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