There are various foods that do not have any cholesterol and some foods that have low cholesterol levels whereas dairy products and animal foods contain cholesterol.
The foods that are free from cholesterol originate from plants; these foods are legumes, whole grains, vegetables and fruits. If you want to prepare a diet that has low cholesterol then it will generally involve a combination of low cholesterol foods and cholesterol free foods like fish, poultry and low-fat dairy products. If you want to lower the risk of heart disease then you should select cholesterol free foods.
When you go to the grocery store these days you will usually find products that are labeled as “no cholesterol” in fact they have an entire section written as “cholesterol free” as cholesterol is just found in products originated from animals.
Examples of cholesterol free foods are legumes, fruits, whole grains and vegetables. They have no cholesterol and are low in total fat and saturated fat. Hence, if you want to consume a low cholesterol diet eat at least three to five servings of vegetables and fruits and six to eleven servings of legumes and whole grains.
I have a few wonderful and tasty recipes that are cholesterol free to share with you.
Recipes
Garden Vegetable Stew
Ingredients
Carrots- 1 can or two fresh carrots
Tomatoes- 1 can or two fresh tomatoes
Cooked potatoes-1 can or one fresh potato
Okra-1 can
Chopped green pepper- 1 large
Onion-1 large
Turkey-1 pound
Method
Take a heavy skillet and pour some vegetable oil and brown one large onion. Now add turkey to it and cook until it turns brown. Next add approximately two cups of water and let it simmer for about two minutes. Discard the water, drain and dry with paper towel. Keep the onions and meat in skillet adding tomatoes, carrots, okra, cooked potatoes and green pepper. If using fresh vegetables cook until desired softness. Now enjoy a healthy meal.
Tuna Fish Spread
Ingredients
Skim milk- 2 tbsp
Chopped onion- 1
Egg beaters- 1/2 cup
Water drained tuna fish- 1 (6 ½ oz)
Lemon juice -1 tbsp
Cholesterol free mayonnaise- 2 tbsp
Method
Spray skillet with no stick cooking spray, add the mixture of skim milk with egg beater to it. Cool it. In another bowl mix onions, tuna, mayonnaise and lemon juice. Then, add the mixture to cooled egg beaters.
You can enjoy this healthy spread with muffins, crackers or toast. To enjoy more of this spread you can try some of our recipes of cholesterol free snacks making it a great combination, given in the next article.
You can also read the previous article, Give Up Your Bad Relationship with Fatty Foods in our series of articles regarding good health. We also have a free guide you may be interested in, Secret of Healthy Cooking.
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