High Cholesterol?
Here's What You Can Do

Choose dried beans (pinto, garbanzo, kidney, peas) or tofu more often in place of meat.
Dried beans, legumes, nuts, seeds are good sources of fiber, protein, and vitamins.
Nuts, seeds, and natural peanut butter are OK in small amounts.
Add beans to salads and soups.
Eat meatless meals three or more times a week. Try beans and rice, tofu stir fry with rice, whole bean burritos, or low fat bean chili.

Select lean/low fat choices most often, such as fish, shellfish, skinless chicken or turkey, lean sandwich meats, and lean, trimmed red meats, such as sirloin, round, flank or tenderloin.
Limit portions to 4–6 ounces daily.
Bake, broil, steam, or grill instead of frying.
Avoid fatty or fried meats, sausages, hot dogs, and most lunch meats.
Eat fish at least three times per week.
Limit egg yolks to two or less a week, or use only egg whites or egg substitutes.

For snacks, try pretzels, air popped popcorn, rice cakes, low fat crackers, fruit and vegetables instead of cookies, cakes and chips.
Good frozen dessert choices include non-fat frozen and sorbet.
Avoid snacks high in hydrogenated fat (trans fat) found in most packaged cookies, crackers and bakery items.
Eat fat free cookies, cakes and frozen deserts in small amounts. Most of these are still high in calories, even though they are low in fat.

Limit alcohol to one drink per day if you are a woman and no more than two drinks per day if you are a man. 1 drink = 4–5 ounces of wine or 12 ounces of beer or 11/2 ounces of liquor.

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High Cholesterol?Here's What You Can Do