Lowering Cholesterol Cooking Tips

Cooking tips for lower high cholesterol levels

What are some cooking tips to help with lowering cholesterol?

• use a rack to drain off fat when you broil, roast or bake
• don't baste with drippings; use wine, fruit juice or marinade

   

• broil instead of pan frying

   

• cut all the fat you can see off of any meat you cook, and take all the skin off chicken and turkey

   

• use a vegetable oil spray to brown or sauté foods

   

• serve smaller portions of dishes that have some fat, and serve bigger portions of no-fat dishes like paste, rice, beans and vegetables

   

• Make recipes or egg dishes with egg whites, not yolks

   

• instead of regular cheese, use low fat cottage cheese, part skim milk mozzarella and other low fat and non fat cheeses.

   

• use low fat cookbooks and recipes