03-31-2008, 10:27 PM
Find new ways of preparing the allowed foods to make them tastier. Herbs and Spices are fat free and can transform a bland meal.
Get used to reading food labels and this may enable you to add to your allowed list.
Every food item will have a protein content, carbohydrate content and a fat content. If the food doesn't have a label (e.g. fruits), go ogle 'nutritional information' along with the name of the food item to get a reference table.
On the labels, fat details are broken down into saturated, mono-unsaturated, poly-unsaturated, trans fats.
You want to avoid trans fats (also called hydrogenated fats) and saturated fats to help get your cholesterol down. These fats tend to be 'hidden' in processed baked goods and red meat. They also include fats that are solid at room temperature. A simple thing you could do is change to lean cuts of meat (i.e. less than 10g of total fat per 100g of meat) or extra lean cuts of meat (i.e. less than 5g of total fat per 100g of meat)
Reduce overall fat intake by using 1 cal cooking spray instead of cooking oil and by opting for lower fat recipes. Plenty of tasty recipes on line e.g go ogle '4 food cook yourself thin'
Supplement with Omega 3 fish oil capsules (not omega 6, not omega 9, not cod liver oil but pure omega 3). Work up gradually until you are taking 3 a day. If you have no problems, gradually go up to 6, then finally to 10 a day. Omega 3 thins blood.
There are cholesterol lowering foods such as fib re, Bengal, flora heart etc
If you need more tips, give us an idea of the foods on your allowed list and we'll see what we can find.
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