can someone tell me what i can cook to lower my husband and my cholesterol?

Question

can anyone tell me what i can cook and what meals i can cook or recipes to cook so we can loose weight and lower our cholesterol?

Answer 1

Hey Little One,
Visualize your plate. It should always be 1/4 carbs (like pasta, whole wheat bread or brown rice), 1/4 lean protein (no sausage or bacon or ground meats, need lean chicken, lean cut of beef or pork, or fish) and the other 1/2 should be vegetables (never over cook your vegies; they taste best when they're not overcooked and still a little crunchy) The height of your food on this plate should be no higher than a deck of cards would be. That's it.
You'll lose weight and lower your cholestrol. To expedite matter eat a breakfast that has oatmeal in it. The oatmeal that really works is the whole grain kind, NOT instant. So buy Old Fashioned oats or better yet steel cut scottish oats. If you dont want a warm breakfast try Quaker's cold cereals. Most have a lot of oatmeal in "square" form or as flakes. Drink a little more water than you usually do and when you eat fruits and veggies eat with skin on when possible.
You'll notice a huge difference. I dropped my bad cholestrol (LDL)and my good cholestrol (HDL) is so amazing (it's 70) that my doctor sent a note with my blood work saying that it's the best cholestrol profile he's seen in years.
You'll also drop weight as a result of this healthier eating.
One last thing is to beware of packaged foods. They contain trans fats that eventhough they don't have cholestrol themselves, they clog arteries and increase your cholestrol buildup, leading to all the wrong problems. They are also called "hydrogenated oils" and they're all over packaged foods, so even if the label says "0" for its cholestrol, if it has hydrogenated oils (like margarine) it's as bad if not worse than saturated fats and butter.
Good luck. Hope this helps.

Answer 2

Natural Cholesterol Guide?

Answer 3

Talk to your doctor about why he/she feels it is so important to take medication--most doctors I've talked to consider 158 quite good, and anything under 200 acceptable. I'm surprised that he/she feels medication is necessary. Oatmeal every day can be surprisingly effective. Cut out the red meat and saturated fats, eat fish, and get daily exercise. Garlic supplements are helpful for some. If, for some reason this is an emergency and medicine really is required, there are many choices besides tricor, some with few side effects. Ask about these. However, I would think that your doctor would welcome it if you made some lifestyle changes and brought your cholesterol down a few points, without resorting medications.

Answer 4

Try using canola oil instead of any other kind. Eat wheat bread.Oatmeal or oat cereals. Fish .Drink plenty of water. Start walking every day. You can purchase fish oil at the pharmacy taken twice a day it lowers it pretty fast. Limit eggs to three a week. Limit beef and avoid all marbled meat. Liver is out.The grocery store has cholesterol diet meals for microwave cooking. They are very good. The main thing is to learn to limit serving sizes. Get a book or ask for one at the dietitian of your local hospital and she can Tell you just what you need to know. Also if there is any charge insurance covers it.

Answer 5

Eat plenty of Oatmeal which really does work. Next thing is to only lean meats. Remove skin from chicken. No cooking in bacon grease. Add fish to your diet at least twice a week and broil it. Don't forget to reduce your portion size. Avoid Transfats! Eat extra veggies.

Answer 6

1) eat apples each day (best to have it before meals), apple can wash away the bad cholesterol lumpy in your blood veins.
2) do not eat any deep fried food
3) add seaweed in your salad
4) take more carotene from carrot (salad, or boil) / pumpkin (soup/ mash or cake)
5) avoid eating red meat but eating more fish (salmon / sardines / cod, etc)
6) avoid eating squids / octopus / roe / carviar / livers all these kind of high cholesterol food.

Answer 7

Hello,

There are many foods available that can help lower cholesterol. The list includes :
1)Broccoli and leafy greens that help to protect against strokes.
2)Bananas
3)Blueberries
4)Antioxidant lycopene in tomatoes

There are many other foods on the list. You can learn more by visiting the reference site:


http://www.vitamin-supplement-reference.com/cholesteral-lowering-foods.html

Answer 8

Try a fat free dish, mixed with Lipozene & that Cholesterol medicine that helps one absorb Cholesterol.

Answer 9

I woulld definitely eat oatmeal for breakfast! It really does help.

Answer 10

Look for vegan recipes. This should help in both ways.