From: lovemyfabric
Date: 02-10-2004, 11:46 AM (1 of 33)
My husband's cholesterol is too high. It's been going up the last few years, so we decided to make some changes to our diet to try and bring it down. I was wondering if anyone has any meal or snack ideas that are healthy and low in fat. I'd like for us to be able to stick to a healthier way of eating, but you have to like what you're eating to do that. Any help would be appreciated. |
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From: Magot
Date: 02-10-2004, 12:00 PM (2 of 33)
Dry frying, when frying onions, peppers etc to add to receipes, use a non stick pan and dry fry, add no oil. They caramelise up fine and taste OK. Similarly if you are using minced meat ( ground steak?) fry it geofre use and then drain in it a sieve and wipe out the pan with some kitchen towel to remove the fat before carrying on. Don't use fat in sandwiches - moisten with low fat mayo or pickle instead , you don't notice. Otherwise I would say grill stuff ( sausages, bergers etc or fry fry. Stir frying can be done in a little water an hoi sin sauce instead of oil - there are any ways. love and kisses, Jan
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From: Magot
Date: 02-10-2004, 12:03 PM (3 of 33)
sorry, for "geofre" read "before" I'm all thumbs today. eat fruit ( not advocadoes) low fat chips if you must have them , oven cook french fries, baked potatos and put coleslaw on them instead of butter, or bbq relish.mmmmmmm love and kisses, Jan
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From: Debby215
Date: 02-10-2004, 02:07 PM (4 of 33)
Here are a few suggestions for lowering cholesterol. Cheerios are great, and oatmeal for breakfast. Frying in fat is a big no-no. My DH had a heart attack last year and he is taking Zocor for his cholesterol. I use our George Foreman grill for most of our frying. Substituting ground turkey is very good for cutting out fat. Also fish is a very good low cholesterol meal. Salads are good, just watch the dressings. A doctor at the hospital told us that the differences in SODIUM between low fat and regular stuff, say cream cheese, is so great, that you are better off eating a little of the regular stuff, than wasting money on the BETTER, and therefore watching sodium as well. Sorry for being so long winded. Hope some of this helped. Debby
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From: plrlegal
Date: 02-10-2004, 02:07 PM (5 of 33)
lovemyfabric if your husband has high chlosterol levels, he should take it very seriously and be screended by a doctor and let the doctor prescribe or recommend a low chlosterol diet for him. I say this because I too have high chlosterol and am on daily medication for it. It takes a combination of diet and exercise to lower chlosterol levels and a high percentage of the time that alone won't work and a medication is necessary to lower those levels. High chlosterol levels can be dangerous and an indicator of future heart problems if not screened and brought under control. Patsy Patsy
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From: Debby215
Date: 02-10-2004, 02:08 PM (6 of 33)
DUH I didnt mean to have a thumbs up for HIGH CHOLESTEROL. what a dummy I was....
Debby
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From: VCMOM
Date: 02-10-2004, 03:29 PM (7 of 33)
DH has suffered from high cholesterol since a very young man. We have been to dr's, nutritionists, etc. Some people get high cl from their diets and others like my husband are lacking an enzyme in their liver (hereditary). Some great foods are oatmeal, Deap water or coldwater fish such as Salmon or Halibat. Also white meat pork is also much lower in cholesterol and is a good substitute for read meatl No grease frying, but stir fry meals are great. When using oil try to use olive oil whenever possilbe. There are several natural remedies that can lower Cl by as much as 30 points: red wine or dark beer, a glass per day. Psyllium Powder is also great. It is the main ingredient in Metamucil although it can be found by itself. A sprinkle of a teaspoon a day over cereal is enough. For baking try the Smart Start brand shortening with has no transfats and make sure you use a low or non cl margarine. Hope these help! Lori |
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From: Bama
Date: 02-10-2004, 08:03 PM (8 of 33)
This is so weird. I was just thinking earlier today of posting this same topic. Last year my hubby's cholesterol was 326. His doctor put him on both lipitor and tricor. It came down little by little. He didn't want to change his diet, but I started cooking lower-fat anyway. My cholesterol went from 209 to 175 with me just trying to get hubby's down. Today I got to the mailbox first and opened dh's little postcard from the doctor. His liver enzymes are normal, but his cholesterol is still 256. He's really getting sick of having chicken or turkey for supper all the time. He's complaining about the low-fat mayo, etc. He likes fish, but mostly when it's fried. He's a meat and potato type man. I'm running out of ideas. |
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From: mamahoogie
Date: 02-10-2004, 09:56 PM (9 of 33)
Have you seen a nutritionist yet to give you a better idea of what you should and shouldn't eat? I'm vegetarian and my cholestrol is "so low it's incredible" according the doctor's office. My husband was a huge red meat and potato man too until he started trying my veggie meals and now he seldom eats meat. In fact, when he does eat red meat now he complains about how it makes him feel. He even loves tofu when I stir fry it with onions, peppers, sundried tomatoes, and BBQ sauce and serve it on whole wheat buns. I suggest you experiment with different low fat recipies until you find a few that you both enjoy. There are lots on the internet. There are also lots of veggie foods out there that would fool the biggest meat eater into thinking it was meat. Good luck I've decided to live forever - so far, so good.
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From: Bama
Date: 02-10-2004, 10:45 PM (10 of 33)
We haven't seen a nutritionist. The doctor never mentioned it. Hubby's doctor doesn't say as much to him about his diet as I do. His doctor is alot more overweight than hubby is. The card from the doctor today just said to lower fat in diet and come back in 3 months. I wish dh would try more vegetables. He eats a few different types of beans, corn, potatoes, and lettuce. That's about it. Nothing green except lettuce. My 15yo son is a vegetarian and dd and I both could do without meat most of the time. I would hardly cook it at all if it wasn't for my husband. I've tried preparing meals without meat and dh always wants to know why I didn't cook any. I found one new dish that hubby loves- white chili made with chicken. At least it's something different. He usually doesn't like stuff like that but I spiced it up and he loved it. I've never tried tofu. I'm not sure hubby would try it, but I would if I had a good recipe. I made egg plant parmigan (sp) once and hubby thoguht it was lasagna. He was half finished before he noticed there was no meat in it. Too bad that had alot of cheese in it. maybe I could try that with low fat cheese. |
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From: Debby215
Date: 02-10-2004, 11:24 PM (11 of 33)
Hey Bama, we use ground turkey in our chili, lasagna and spaghetti sauce. We eat beef occasionally, but like I said before, usually grilled on the George Foreman. I try and buy most everything low fat, like hot dogs and kolbassi, DH is usually fooled...lol. I figure its only better for all of us to watch our fat intake. I will let you know if I find any good websites. Good luck to you.
Debby
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From: lovemyfabric
Date: 02-11-2004, 09:00 AM (12 of 33)
Thanks for all the ideas. I would really like to get a George Foreman grill soon. I can't imagine giving up eating meat, but we are trying to limit our red meat and eat more fish. I'm going to cook some salmon today. I'm not sure what spices are good on it, because I've never cooked it before. His cholesterol is 6.7 (I'm not sure what that would be in the way they measure it in the U.S.) They definately don't want to put him on medication for it yet because he is only 39 and there are side effects on the liver and kidneys. So he'll try the diet thing and go back in about 3 months and see if it helped. My cholesterol has always been good, but I'm following it too. I would like to lose a few pounds and just be healthier and also get my kids eating healthier. |
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From: dmoses
Date: 02-11-2004, 10:21 AM (13 of 33)
Originally posted by lovemyfabric I'm going to cook some salmon today. I'm not sure what spices are good on it, because I've never cooked it before. A little salt and pepper, and some lemon juice is all you need to cook salmon. Cover with foil, and bake for about 20 minutes or so at 400 degrees F You may need to grease the pan...use a pan spray. It is really delicious without too much added flavourings. Just my opinion, of course! Take care,
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From: Debby215
Date: 02-11-2004, 01:51 PM (14 of 33)
Another good spice for cooking ANY meat or fish is Mrs. Dash.....try it, you'll like it!!
Debby
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From: talking_head
Date: 02-18-2004, 12:25 PM (15 of 33)
My husband has high cholesterol and so does my dad. It's about 260 (ldl+hdl+udl) for both. My husband could not take lipitor or such medication because he was also disgnosed with a fatty liver at the same time(he put on 20lbs in a year, that was the problem). So diet and exercise was the only way out for him to reduce his cholesterol and fatty liver. These things work wonders: 1. Flax seed. I put a table spoon in DH's oatmeal, in breads. I make flaxseed pestos. http://www.ameriflax.com/default.cfm?page=frecipes 2. Fenugreek seeds. They are yellow and bitter. Sprout them and eat a table spoon everyday. My father's cholesterol has been under control due to fenugreek seeds for over 5 years now. It's clinically proven to reduce Cholesterol. I am east indian by descent and it's a pretty standard culinary ingredient in India. http://goodthings4u.com/fenugreek.shtml 3. Oranges. They have lots of soluble fiber. That reduces cholesterol. 4. No C's. No Cookies, cakes and Cola,cheese. In 7 months, my husband's fatty liver is gone and his Cholesterol is down at 235 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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From: talking_head
Date: 02-18-2004, 12:29 PM (16 of 33)
Sorry, I forgot to mention this in my last message. You can buy whole flaxseed and flaxseed meal in Whole Foods and Trader Joes. I prefer flaxsed meal. It's pretty tasteless and can be integrated with anything. Fenugreek seeds can be bought at Whole Foods or if you have a Giants in your area, look in the internal foods aisle. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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From: MaryW
Date: 02-18-2004, 12:32 PM (17 of 33)
Flaxseed oil is good for those with ADD as well.
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From: dmoses
Date: 02-18-2004, 12:51 PM (18 of 33)
Savani, Thanks for the tips. I also have high cholesterol, and can use any tips I can get...I really hate to turn to pills for anything if it can be avoided. I've had a package of flaxseed in my pantry for a couple of months, not really knowing how to use it. Take care,
Donna |
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From: Pudge99
Date: 02-18-2004, 01:03 PM (19 of 33)
This was strange. I just logged on to ask for tasty menu suggestions for my 6 yr old who has high LDL choleterol and here I find this post. I had the blood test done after reading an article that says heart disease starts in childhood. My mother died of a heart attack at 56 and my husband's father in his 40's. My son is very active and on the skinny side of normal so excersize is not his problem. I believe it is probably hereditary, although his diet isn't the greatest. He absolutely loves meat, tolerates fruit and hates veggies except corn. He likes bread and cereal well enough but doesn't eat a lot of them. We already cook only in canola or olive oil and bake most things like tater tots and french fries. Our normal way of getting him to eat veggies is to melt chedder or american cheese over them. Well everything I have been reading so far says cheese is bad. Sso now what? I am at my wits end! When I had the test done I was expecting my overweight 11 yr old to be the one with the problems. She loves food all kinds so getting her to eat heathier hasn't been too much of a problem. Any suggestions for how to get him to eat veggies would be greatly appreciated. Heart healthy recipies that taste good would be great too. Thanks! Gina
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From: lovemyfabric
Date: 02-18-2004, 01:24 PM (20 of 33)
For something sweet, I've been trying different muffin recipes that don't use anymore than 1/4 cup of oil. I also try to use recipes that have healthy things like bran or oatmeal in them. We are still eating some cheese, but only the light cheese and light cheese slices. If I use parmesan cheese I only put a small amount in. We've pretty much given up eating butter and I'm trying to add more fish to our diet. My kids aren't great about eating vegetables either. I'm hoping that they'll start eating more vegetables eventually since I'm only cooking healthy things now. One thing my kids, my husband, and I like is fruit salad. I put a can of pineapple and the juice, a can of drained fruit cocktail, an apple, some grapes, and banana in it. It's good for dessert and very healthy. |
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From: Pudge99
Date: 02-18-2004, 01:30 PM (21 of 33)
I notice that a lot of you talk about eating fish. Aren't you at all worried about the amount of Mercury you are putting in your body? I just read this article today and so now I wonder what is more important his heart or his brain. OH! The joys of parenthood. http://www.parentcenter.com/news/?id=517326#story Gina
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From: talking_head
Date: 02-19-2004, 03:39 PM (22 of 33)
pudge99... You are right.. these things are hereditery. My husband's a vegetarian... he'll eat chicken if there are no veggies in sight!! he still has high cholesterol. Has anybody ever tried tofu (vegan) cheese? It comes in differnet flavors. I don't mind it. It's not that bad. DHhates it. Kraft has come up with a line of lite cheese. each slice is just 45 cals. no fat, no cholesterol. Its actually pretty good. There's also a new brand of oil called olestra. You can buy chips/snacks made in that oil. It's also made into a butter-substitute(not margarine). ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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From: talking_head
Date: 02-19-2004, 03:43 PM (23 of 33)
http://vegweb.com/food/ This is meant for vegans of all sorts.. but it's a good starting point ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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From: lovemyfabric
Date: 02-19-2004, 04:15 PM (24 of 33)
Originally posted by Pudge99 I notice that a lot of you talk about eating fish. Aren't you at all worried about the amount of Mercury you are putting in your body? I just read this article today and so now I wonder what is more important his heart or his brain. OH! The joys of parenthood. http://www.parentcenter.com/news/?id=517326#story I read the article and the experts can't seem to agree on the dangers of mercury and the amounts that will hurt you. I'm not too worried about eating some fish. I don't eat the kinds that they say have a high level. Both of my kids are doing really good in school so I don't think it affected their brain developement. |
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From: VCMOM
Date: 02-19-2004, 04:39 PM (25 of 33)
I know I'm sort of off the fish subject but wanted to share the names of two great goodbooks for low fat & cholesterol: The Best of Sunset- Light & Healthy Cook Book The Healhy Heart Cookbook (Oxmoor House) I highly recommmend both...great food everyone in the family will enjoy! Lori |
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From: seena12
Date: 04-04-2006, 06:45 AM (26 of 33)
Hi friends Looking through some notes from my General Nutrition class, the average human body produces about 1000 mg of cholesterol per day and this is larger than the average dietary cholesterol intake. Our body produces all the cholesterol we need. The only way we get more cholesterol is to consume the cholesterol produced by animals. High blood pressure is very bad problem in today's atmosphere so use zetia drug for more zetia drug information see- http://www.drugdelivery.ca/s3493-s-zetia.aspx it has less side effects in comparison to others, more zetia warnings, There is still doubt as to whether Zetia passes into breast milk or not. But it is apprehended that it may cause serious disorders in nursing babies. So it is always recommended to consult your doctor if you are pregnant or breast-feeding before taking this drug. |
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From: Magot
Date: 04-04-2006, 11:30 AM (27 of 33)
I think I get more mercury in my body from my fillings than ever I do from eating fish Gina!
love and kisses, Jan
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From: plrlegal
Date: 04-04-2006, 05:11 PM (28 of 33)
I am a Zetia taking, high cholesterol patient. The Zeita has brought my cholesterol levels down to what my doctor feels is an acceptable level for my age, etc. We tried the diet routine, etc. and nothing brought it down any huge amounts. We also tried all of the Lipitor derivatives and they bring my levels down, but the statins in the Lipitor type drugs also caused me to have migraine syndrome (too painful too even think about now) then the doc put on Zetia and I've done great with it. However, he does insist that I appear in his office very 3 months like clockwork for a blood/liver check just to be sure and on the safe side. His feeling is that some of us have inherited cholesterol producing genes that can only be controlled by drugs. I love veggies of all kinds except for turnips and dh and I rarely eat beef. We stick to chicken, turkey, turkey franks, fish (except here in landlocked Oklahoma you only get frozen fish) and lots of salad greens. Exercise is also a big key in controlling cholesterol levels although I am very bad about that aspect of it. Patsy Patsy
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From: swartzrn
Date: 04-05-2006, 10:19 AM (29 of 33)
My mom has had high cholesterol. It's more of an inherited problem though I believe. She went in for a routine physical and the GP had a fit when her cholesterol came back. It was sky high. He told her that it had to come down. My grandmother incidentally has the same problem. She didn't want to take medication although he recommended it so they decided to try a diet change and see what happened. She went to a nutritionalist who basically specializes in weight loss although my mom didn't need to lose any weight. She had my mother reading alot about nutrition, cooking differently (they use the George Foreman grill alot too) and measuring everything. She cut out all fried foods, all fatty foods (potatoe chips, etc.) She maybe had 10 pounds she could lose but ended up losing 17 pounds but slowly and she looks great afterwards but the best part is her cholesterol came down quickly. She measures everything and can even have a bit of cheese on toast or just by itself. She put my dad on the same type diet and he (who had put on some weight) lose about 15 pounds as well. I have worried about my mom alot b/c of her cholesterol. I was all for her taking medication b/c I knew it would bring it down quicker but she didn't want to do that. She's managed (by following the same diet for the most part) to keep her cholesterol down and feels so much better. Unfortunately, my grandmother hasn't and I am terribly worried about her. I will talk to her in a bit and ask her some of her tips and post them. She became quite the healthy cook... I'm one my way the door to have lunch with a girlfriend. This is the first opportunity I've really had to get together with her so I"m looking forward to it. We're going Easter shoes shopping. I am having a ton of trouble finding plain white little girl's shoes without any fru fru on them for the baby. So, I'll be back a bit later and have some good cooking tips !!! Julie
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From: AndreaSews
Date: 04-05-2006, 07:53 PM (30 of 33)
I was actually pondering this thread today while I was away from the computer, so I thought I'd come in and join. I'll share some links to healthful cooking tips when I get the chance another time soon. For now, this thought: I grew up watching my Dad struggle with changes in his lifestyle due to heart disease. It was "simple": cut out the cholesterol, cut out the salt, and exercise. I was too young to call the shots, so I just watched. They visited me this winter, and what did I see? The same baloney I used to watch him do when I was ten, only now I see the cumulative effect of years of noncompliance. He goes through the motions with his salt substitute and then cooks a pound of bacon. You can hear the oil going "glug, glug, glug" when they pour it into the pan, just after Mom says, "I use very little oil." They kid themselves that since it's olive oil it's good for you, and so they use so much you could drink it. I went about learning to cook on my own, mostly disregarding 20 years of bad training, and for the most part it's healthful stuff. When I eat their food, I feel all yucky and greasy. Where am I going with this? Here. Take it seriously, use variety as your first cooking ingredient, and moderation as the second one. Put up a good effort, take an adult ed class through your county and learn some fun new ideas, and most of all: Let your kids see you really trying. It will be much easier for them to achieve a healthful lifestyle if they can see you making a genuine effort.
Andrea
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From: beachgirl
Date: 04-05-2006, 11:52 PM (31 of 33)
My Dad was raised on fried foods & was a meat & potatoes man all his life. No one in my family had high cholestrol. I will say my Dad was a hard worker & never overweight. Now there is me. I cook & eat healthy, my cholestrol wasn't real high but going towards that way. I'm on tricor & zetia. I'm very active & not over weight at all. I have blood work done every 3 months because of the zetia. I can't figure out why I have this. No matter as I deal with it just fine. It's strange how some things work. |
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From: Ronda Sews
Date: 04-08-2006, 12:01 PM (32 of 33)
I didn't read all the replies but my sister's doctor told her to take a Niacin supplement and my mom swears by it, too. I thought maybe I would start taking one although I haven't had my cholesterol tested yet. Going to very soon though. Ronda Bernina Aurora 440QE
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From: Hali
Date: 06-07-2007, 12:48 PM (33 of 33)
Just found this site with so many people asking questions about their high chlosterol. I have had high chlosterol for ten years. In the beginning I was able to lower it by following a very strict diet. However, as many women find, after going through menopause, it went up to 6.9 (Canada) and would not go down following the same diet and exercise regime. For eight years I have been on medication with no side effects. My mother was a nutritionist and I rarely ate junk food before or after marriage. Both my father and brother died of heart attacks and my brother was on medication for his chlosterol. When diet will no longer take down the total reading, then it is probably due to the liver. There are three things to remember when reading your chlosterol results. One is the good chlosterol, the bad and the triglycrides. It is possible to have excellent good chlosterol which is high and still have a total high result becuase the bad is also very high. Therefore, work hard on reducing the bad chlosterol and increasing the good. Ground flax seed for that. Your doctor should also give you a ratio which is out of 4 so the higher the better. I have found that most products with low fat have high sugar so my best suggestion is to simply eat a lot of fruit, vegetables, whole grains, barbecue, bake or broil meats and eat fish. The white canned tuna is the one with the high mercury and the farmed salmon and other farmed fish but it is not unhealthy to eat one serving a week of them. Shell fish are great, halibut is fine as is haddoch, sole, etc. Stay away from sword fish and tuna steaks. If you need margarine make sure it is made with conola oil or olive oil but I use Mrs. Dash in place of margarine most times. I sue conola or olive if I do need a little for frying and for salads. I also use it for my shortening or butter in baking. Treat yourself once in a long while to something you really want, but consider it a treat. I eat air popped pop corn and rice cakes and some cookies which you can buy are fine but bake yourself and cut down the fat or use applesauce for part of it. Exercise will probably do as much good as anything will. I would also strongly suggest you ask your doctor to send you to a nutritionist if he/she has not already suggested it. Hope these tips help. |
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