Fast and easy pumpkin soup recipe with a perfect balance of sweet, sour and spicy flavors: completely vegan with 0 mg cholesterol.
How much cholesterol in an egg?
List of eggs from different brands, sizes and farming techniques so you will know how much cholesterol there is in an egg and which eggs are the healthiest.
Day 73: 144 mg cholesterol from fish and minced pork
Today we had to ran some errands, meaning we would be out all day and eating restaurant food. However making the right choices, I managed to keep my cholesterol intake below the daily recommended 200mg.
Day 72: 61 mg cholesterol from fish
Today I learned that 100 gram (3.5 oz) of pomfret contains as little as 30 mg of cholesterol, compared to double the amount in salmon and triple or 4 times the amount in meat.
Easy mashed potato recipe
Creamy and easy mashed potato recipe made delicious with garlic and cashew nuts in stead of using butter and eggs.
Day 71: brazil nut milk, fried omelet and simple tomato sauce recipe
Eating our first delicious egg omelet since ages, whilst still not busting our diet of 200 mg cholesterol a day and enjoying every minute of it.
Tomato sauce recipe with fresh tomatoes
A simple, fast and tasty tomato sauce recipe with fresh tomatoes, onion, fresh chili pepper, sugar, ketchup and sweet pepper powder.
Day 70: 4 mg cholesterol from yogurt
Easy peasy: being vegetarian, hence not consuming any meat, and your cholesterol intake just becomes mindboggling low: the 4 mg cholesterol came from a delicious, homemade yogurt dressing.
Day 61: Simple Pork Roast Recipe
A fast and simple pork roast recipe with little ingredients but lots of taste: eaten with veggies and dressing on a bun: day 61 cholesterol intake = less than 100 mg.
Day 53: hazelnut milk, busting the diet eating out
Eating out could be a killer: today we ate out 2 times, so we don’t have much of a clue how much cholesterol we ate, but an estimate shows my wife went above 200 mg, the recommended daily intake in order to lower your cholesterol strictly by controlling your dietary intake.
Day 52: 104 mg of cholesterol: pork kebabs, fried noodles
As long as you eat in and you are in full control of what you eat, following a diet low in cholesterol is quite easy: today our daily intake was 104 mg cholesterol from pork meat.
Day 51: 34 mg of cholesterol, potato curry, celery soup
It’s easy to follow a low cholesterol diet of 200 mg or less daily intake: just go easy on meat and dairy (butter, cheese, cream, full milk and fat yoghurt), and you will notice the drop in cholesterol consumed.
Day 50: 50 mg cholesterol: delicious, easy vegan pumpkin soup
A complete vegetarian dinner without me feeling hungry later at night resulted in an extremely low cholesterol intake of 50 mg on our 50th day of our low cholesterol diet.
Day 16: 151.25 cholesterol from fried fish, sambal ikan bilis, chicken tikka and naan bread
Enjoying Indian food to the fullest without busting the recommended daily 200 mg cholesterol for lowering bad LDL: of course you need to make the right choices in the restaurant.
Day 15: no cholesterol recipe,112 mg cholesterol/day
Today we found a delicious basil vinaigrette dressing recipe and had a total cholesterol intake of 112 mg from pork meat.
Basil vinaigrette dressing recipe
A fast and easy salad vinaigrette dressing recipe with basil, honey, lime, olive oil, garlic, salt, pepper and water for a zero cholesterol meal.
Day 14: 121 mg cholesterol from pork meat
After 2 weeks of dieting, I noticed my previous diet was rich on cholesterol rich food like squid and prawns.
Day 13: 115 mg cholesterol from threadfin fish and pork patties
Trying to make delicious pork patties with less cholesterol: today’s fried piece of threadfin fish and 2 homemade pork patties resulted in a dietary cholesterol intake of about 115 mg.
Day 12: eating out as healthy as possible: Japanese food
Today we went for Japanese lunch buffet: making healthy choices and enjoying the food, no counting of cholesterol: lots of fresh Japanese sushi fish and no oysters, no mussels, no eggs, no cakes…
Day 11: 99 mg cholesterol: Hainan chicken rice and Nyonya fried fish
Today we estimate to have eaten 99 mg cholesterol in Hainan chicken rice, fried mackerel and a cup of chicken stock. I also found out that I should start counting saturated fats. Luckily we don’t buy anything with trans fats.
Day 10: 74.5 mg cholesterol from pork meat and Greek yogurt
At day 10 of our low cholesterol diet, I consumed an estimated 74.5 mg cholesterol: 63.5 mg from pork meat, 10 mg from Greek yogurt and 1 mg from low fat yogurt.
Day 9: 221 mg cholesterol: healthy banana pancakes and nasi lemak
Today’s cholesterol intake is about 221 mg. We went out for nasi lemak with chicken rendang and for supper we made cholesterol free, healthy banana pancakes.
Day 8: 156 mg cholesterol: chicken noodle soup, pork patties and garlic sauce
The meals from Day 8 where similar to those of Day 1, yet with 20% less cholesterol intake and below the recommended 200 mg/day for people who want to
lower their cholesterol like I do.
Day 7: 97 mg cholesterol and 3 chinese meals
The real chef in the house is my wife, enjoying a downsized coconut rice – nasi lemak – and cooking up 2 fast, easy and delicious Chinese meals: noodles for lunch and rice for dinner, with a total cholesterol consumption of 97 mg only.
Day 6: 119 mg cholesterol: delicious rolled oats, takeaway and peanut patties
Today’s cholesterol intake is 119 mg. I finally discovered an oatmeal breakfast I enjoyed with almond milk, had Chinese takeaway for lunch and made pork peanut patties for dinner.