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My previous post reviewed some principles regarding the kinds of fat we eat in the food. Now to simplify further and for us to easily remember… let me enumerate the foods we allow our patients to eat if we see a high cholesterol level in the blood test.
Foods That Are Allowed:
- lean cuts of meat, chicken and fish
- skim, low fat milk, low fat yogourt
- for those who like eggs: the egg whites are okay
- olive, canola, sesame, soybean and safflower oils: 5-8 teaspoons /day only
- most breads, wheat bread, cereals, noodles
- fresh fruits
- plain popcorn, pretzels, tea and coffee.
Foods That You Can Eat Once In A While:
- shellfish like tahong
- 2% fat milk, lite cream cheese
- 2 x /week of egg yolk
- nuts, avocados, seeds
- muffins, cornbread, biscuits
- homemade cakes and pies prepared with unsaturated fat
Definitely AVOID: Steaks, whole milk, whipped cream in your coffee, COCONUT OIL, coconut, vegetables that are prepared in BUTTER, ice cream, potato chips, buttered popcorn, frappes and floats, croissants, doughnuts, noodles prepared with cream ( yummy but sinful).
The choice of food is realy without limits. But the option to eat the choices we are offered is up to us. The need to discipline ourselves and know what is right and healthy depends on our determintation and willingness to know the difference .
My advise is: You can still enjoy your steak BUT get the less fat cut! Enjoy your popcorn while watching th movie but not the buttered one. Enjoy your brewed coffee in the mall rather than the frapuccino with whipped cream!
Remember…
The Choice To Be Healthy Is Up To You!
March 4, 2007 at 4:10 pm
Doc, how about the famous virgin cocount oil that they are touting as healthy form of oil? Any thoughts about it?
March 4, 2007 at 8:33 pm
Please check my post on the truth about Virgin Coconut Oil.
May 1, 2008 at 12:59 am
ok my dad has really high cholesterol and he loves to eat so now im just trying to see what he can and can not eat so maybe you can help me……..
October 8, 2008 at 1:14 pm
Hi Doc. I have these small red spots on my feet some are large in size while other are not. And a few on my hands. Just recently I went to the doctor got blood & urine samples, got the results. Then I took the results to my dermatologist and he said that I have high cholesterol levels and I think this may be causing these spots.. I’m only 23 years old and I’m very worried about this. What can I do?. Please email me if you can otherwise leave email here. I’m desperate. Thanks. ^_^
October 22, 2008 at 2:57 am
hello docter my dad’s feet have scabs all over them why is that? and how can it be cured? he is 36 years old and has high cholestrol
October 22, 2008 at 8:24 pm
Hi Sadia… difficult to say. I have to have the chance to see it to give you a diagnosis.
February 4, 2009 at 10:13 am
Hi doc,
I noticed avocado was in your list of “eating once a while” ie. restricted food.
I always have the impression from articles that avocados are good for lowering chelestoral and should be encouraged?
Thx!
February 6, 2009 at 8:36 am
it is just full of calories but I agree, the cholesterol in avocado is actually the Monounsaturated fat which can increase our good fat.
April 10, 2009 at 11:26 am
I heard that you can eat organic eggs(from rooster), yolk and all, and that they cannot harm you. Is that correct and how often?
April 17, 2009 at 11:33 am
Hi Sandra…please check my new post on eggs and that article will answer your query regarding eggs and cholesterol. Thanks
May 4, 2009 at 5:34 pm
Hi Doc,
is it alarming if you have cholesterol level of 250? i know tyhe average is 200
May 16, 2009 at 8:56 am
Ji Jigs… it depends…your total cholesterol maybe 250 becuase your good cholesterol is high!
May 8, 2009 at 9:07 pm
my cholesterol is 7.5. My diet is generally very healthy (lots of veg and fruit0. I don’t eat lots of meat, are there any other factors thst can hsve an affect on my cholesterol?
May 16, 2009 at 9:21 am
Jen…high cholesterol is a metabolic disease meaning the defect is in your system and no matter what you do, your liver is not able to metabolize the cholesterol well because of the defect. No matter how healthy you eat, the LDL cholesterol will only be lowered by 7 to 10% so in that case you will need a drug to help lower it.
July 6, 2009 at 8:06 pm
Hi Doc,
I’m 20 years old, I’m a very active college student. I eat pretty good considering I’m a college student. However I have high cholesterol and have had it all my life. I’ve been told its not my genes, but everyone in my family has it.Should I be worried and what else can I do!?