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Cook dried beans or lentils or use those tinned in water for convenience. Baked beans count too – they are based on haricot beans – and are a good option if you’re not used to including beans and lentils in your diet.
- Eat legumes. Legumes and pulses, including baked beans, kidney beans, chick peas, lentils and split peas, can help lower cholesterol levels. The most recent Australian Health Survey found fewer than one in five Australians ate them on the day of the survey.
- Eat plant sterols, margarines and spreads. Plant sterols, or phytosterols, are chemically similar to blood cholesterol and are found in some plant foods, including nuts.
- Eat nuts. Nuts are high in protein and fat, but the amounts of polyunsaturated, monounsaturated and saturated fat vary. In a review of 25 intervention trials, eating approximately 67g of nuts a day (about half a cup) led to a 5.1% reduction in total cholesterol and 7.4% for LDL.
- Use olive oil. Olive oil is a major component of the Mediterranean diet and the predominant source of fat. Olive oil contains a high proportion of monounsaturated fat.
Nov 8, 2018 · Baked beans on wholemeal toast or on a baked potato can therefore make a great cholesterol-lowering meal (as long as you don’t add any butter or cheese!). It’s best to choose the low sugar and salt varieties, or you could even make your own (see recipe here ).
Dietary advice to help lower your cholesterol (and triglycerides*) and help keep your heart healthy OCCASIONALLY. BEST AVOIDED POTATOES, BREAD, RICE, PASTA . AND OTHER STARCHY CARBOHYDRATES BEANS, PULSES, FISH, EGGS, MEAT AND OTHER PROTEINS FRUIT AND VEGETABLES
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Mar 11, 2019 · Baked beans provide fiber and compounds called phytosterols that can inhibit cholesterol absorption in your gut. This may reduce high blood cholesterol, a risk factor for heart disease (14,...
- Marsha Mcculloch, MS, RD
Vegetables, pulses (such as peas, beans and lentils), fruits, nuts, seeds and wholegrains are full of nutrients and good for your cholesterol and your heart. Go for at least five portions of fruit and veg a day (about a handful each) to stay healthy and help you eat less high-calorie foods.
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