How To Cook Your Way To Lower
Cholesterol
Author:
William H King
Are you worried
about your cholesterol levels or
do you have a family history of
high cholesterol? If so then you
should already be paying close
attention to your diet and
lifestyle. One of the most simple
ways that you can keep your
cholesterol in check is by
changing the way you cook your
food. It is not hard to eat a low
cholesterol diet, and modifying
the way you cook your food can
help keep your heart and body
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To start
with you should strictly limit the foods
you eat which are high in saturated fat
in your kitchen (and house), and use
alternatives instead. You'll find when
cooking that techniques such as grilling,
baking and broiling (and microwaving),
will help you control the levels of
saturated fat in the food you eat. You
can use a light stir-fry or perhaps a
sautas long as you monitor the amount of
oil you use, or use the more expensive
virgin olive oil, which can be beneficial
in small quantities.
Another way you can reduce the amount of
cholesterol in your diet is through the
way you prepare your meat and poultry.
You can easily lower the amount of
saturated fat in the meat you eat by
trimming or cutting off any fat you can
see on the meat, or by buying better
quality cuts of meat. Try to avoid frying
food, instead roast, bake or broil the
meat as mentioned earlier. If you decide
to roast or bake the meat, you can use a
rack to allow the fat to drain away, so
you don't eat it with the meat.
Alternatively purchase a George Foreman
Lean Mean Grilling Machine, which will
allow you to drain the excess fat away
with ease.
To
keep your meat moist and tasty,
use wine, vinegar, lemon juice or
a low-fat oil as a marinade.
If you like to cook soups or
stews, which can be very healthy,
tasty and filling when cooked
properly, prepare them the day
before and put in the fridge
overnight. This will allow any
fat in the stew or soup to rise
to the top and harden, so you can
remove it before re-heating and
eating. |
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One of the key components of a
diet low in cholesterol is to ensure that
you eat a lot of fruit and vegetables,
and a wide variety of them. Try and find
fresh fruits that you enjoy, so you can
eat them as healthy snacks, of prepare
and freeze to eat later. A lot of people
ruin the benefit of the vegetables they
eat, by covering them in excess salt
(sodium chloride), which can raise your
blood pressure. Instead use herbs and
spices to flavour your veg. You can
purchase ready made mixed herbal
seasoning's from your local grocery shop.
For example an Italian herb mix seasoning
might contain herbs such as oregano,
basil, rosemary and more. Others such as
chives and parsley also give your food
interesting flavours.
When cooking your veg, try and only use a
minimal amount of vegetable oil or spray,
or even better use olive oil. Make sure
you avoid butter or margarine, as both
are sources of high saturated fats and
sodium. Which is a doubly bad combination
for your health, especially for people
worried about cholesterol levels.
These article has identified just a
sample of cooking ideas and tips for your
diet to help you lower your cholesterol.
It might take a little time for you to
get used to cooking using different
methods, but the benefits for you health
and your palette will quickly out weight
the little extra time it may take.
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