If you would like to lower your cholesterol level, you will probably need to
cook your own meals more often, since many restaurants add heaps of fat and salt
to their foods in order to add texture and taste at a low cost. Convenience
foods, obviously, are well known for offering bad nutrition and plenty of fat,
salt, and sugar.
If you want to lower your cholesterol, avoid all
fast-food, convenience, and prepackaged meals.
That's not hard to do,
even if you are a dummy in the kitchen. There are lots of very fast and easy
ways to ensure that you can whip up tasty and cholesterol-friendly meals - no
matter how harried your schedule:
- If you are busy and tired at the end
of a long day, a salad and sandwich take less time to put together than it takes
to phone the pizza parlor. Wrap some veggies in a tortilla, cut more veggies
into a salad, and drizzle the salad with olive oil and lemon juice. Use a mashed
avocado or salt-free salsa as the “dressing” on your sandwich. Soups and
stir-fries are other kitchen friends of busy people who aren’t very handy in the
kitchen.
- Keep fresh ingredients handy and don’t tempt yourself by
keeping convenience foods and junk food in your house.
- Choose fresh
ingredients - the very freshest you can. Not only is this healthier for you, but
you will need less fat and salt in your cooking if your food ingredients are
flavorful on their own.
- Find low-fat and cholesterol-friendly recipes
in cookbooks and plan to make these recipes. There are many recipe books at your
local library - and many of these feature heart-healthy and fast recipes that
can make cholesterol-friendly eating a snap. Don’t overlook cookbooks that
feature Chinese, Japanese, Raw food, Vegan, and Indian recipes. These are often
heart-friendly and contain enough variety to keep you happy with your low-fat
diet forever.
- Buy some fresh herbs. Use these to add flavor to your
cooking rather than relying on salt. If you must use salt, use only a pinch of
the best sea salt you are able to buy.
Cooking to lower your cholesterol
is simple. There are a few basic foods that almost anyone can make that can keep
your health in good shape.
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About
the Author: Antoinette Boulay writes for the fitness and health site http://www.xp9.biz/
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