Check your diet. Not more than 30% of total calories should be from fat.
Instructions For Low Cholesterol Diets.
1.Do not use any hydrogenated fats e.g. ghee, butter, margarine (unless specified), vanaspati, coconut il, and palm oil. Use instead safflower (karadi) oil, soya bean oil, sunflower oil, dietary, saffola, mazola or corn oil.
2.Avoid egg yolks and foods containing egg yolks e.g. mayonnaise, cakes, sauces, although egg white only is permitted.
3.Avoid all foods baked with fat (shortening lard etc.)e.g. cakes, pies, doughnuts etc.
4.Avoid whole milk, cream, cheese, whole milk curds and sweets made with concentrated milk e.g. gulab jamun, shrikhand, Mawa, chocolates et. Use only skimmed milk and its preparations, paneer made from skimmed milk can be used.
5.All organ meats are to be avoided e.g. kidney, liver, brain, sweetbreads etc. Fat should be trimmed of all meat before use.
Deskin chicken before cooking. Avoid pork, ham and bacon.
Avoid shellfish, clams, prawns, lobsters, fish roe, and fish liver oil. Use, fish and deskinned chicken. Meat used should be lean and its use judicious. Stews and meat stock if made earlier, can be chilled and the congealed fat should be scraped off and discarded.
6.Nuts all nuts are permitted except groundnut, cashewnuts which must be avoided.
7.Decrease the use of refined foods in your diet, e.g. maida, cornflour, spaghetti, macaroni etc.
Increase and include instead, high fibre foods e.g salads, greens, chapattis (made with atta), leafy vegetables etc. 8.Roast and boil foods on a rack so fat can drain off. Make use of non stick vessels/pan and decrease consumption of fats and oils whilst cooking Instructions.
1.Follow maintenance Diet-Controlled carbohydrate, controlled and modified fat, low cholesterol Control the carbohydrate foods that you eat. Carbohydrate (sugar and starch) foods are limited. This means that sugar is not allowed, jaggery, honey and refined foods e.g.
macaroni, spaghetti, bread, biscuits should be limited.
Free Foods i.e. Foods Allowed
Clear Soup Soda
Coffee Flavoring Essence
Herbs Vinegar
Mustard Spices
Suggestions for Meals away from Home.
When you eat out daily, it is wise to select one particular restaurant some of your food requires special preparation. A regular customer is more like to receive special attention.