Does anybody have any tasty vegetable noms?
I've just been told my cholesterol is sky high and I need to change my diet - completely. As in, no more burgers, red meat, potatoes, fried foods....eat fruit, veg, brown rice, poultry and fish.

We think my diet may also account for my digestive/bowel problems, so even though I'm not seeing doc till Friday I'm changing my eating habits effective immediately. Having poached salmon with steamed veggies tonight, but anyone got any helpful hints, tips, cooking ideas?
( Batshitmentalist is sane for once, Tue 19 May 2009, 5:34, 12 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

There's those
cholesterol-lowering margarines and yoghurts. At least there are here.

On the bright side, it's not like you're short of a fish or two. :)
( The Light in Chains don't touch the Pope's boner, Tue 19 May 2009, 7:16, Reply)

Ta, LIT.
I already use those anyway, but have to quit my 4 times a week intake of red meat, and up my 2 times a week intake of fruit and veg :/
But on the plus side, red wine is allowed as it helps cholesterol, although I don't think they mean half a bottle a night!
( Batshitmentalist is sane for once, Tue 19 May 2009, 7:23, Reply)

chicken
Be careful of chicken, in the past couple of decades it's gone from being the healthy white meat, to being full of fat. Don't forget humus is good for your cholesterol, mmm, humus.
(knackerz is skinning up, Tue 19 May 2009, 7:54, Reply)

Get rid of/don't eat the skin after cooking
and you bring that fat content right down.
( Noeli overtheshoulderboulderholderthingstraplatchboobs, Tue 19 May 2009, 8:19, Reply)

exactly what knackerz says...
generally chickens are obese fuckers that are about as healthy to eat as a block of lard.

get thyself lashed into all of that fish you catch, grilled works best for me. buy a spray for olive oil to reduce the amount you use. if, like myself, you bake your own bread then use olive oil instead of butter.

i think the cholesterol-reducing yoghurt and spread is called benecol?

good luck!!
( blaireau69 , the Cumbrian Travis Bickle., Tue 19 May 2009, 8:05, Reply)

from what I hear
a spoonful of cinnamon a day can help with cholesterol. sprinkle it on toast or something.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 19 May 2009, 8:58, Reply)

The woman is a patronising swine
But her recipes are ace. Check out Delia Smith's website; she has loads of yummy free recipes to try, and all sorted by types (e.g. fish, vegetarian, etc).

Linky: www.deliaonline.com

I often go there for inspiration when I'm having people over or want to do something special. Btw, I'm a fellow cholesterol sufferer (and no, I ain't a fatty contrary to popular belief, it's unfortunate genetic propensity!) so I know it's a pain in the ass to change your whole diet. I still struggle to do it, but a treat every now and again helps :)
xx
(The Apeface Cherub is not a cunty-uber-cunt, Tue 19 May 2009, 9:47, Reply)

My dad had to lower his cholesterol, so he took to grilling everything and cut out red meat
taking the skin off chicken, low cholesterol marg, that sort of thing. He also ate a helluva lot of fruit salad with plain yoghurt on it which the doc said helped.
( fuck shit up the best you never had, Tue 19 May 2009, 9:54, Reply)

Turkey
Is way better than chicken, and actually pretty nice.
( Cawl, Tue 19 May 2009, 10:08, Reply)

Couscous is your friend.
It's very filling, healthy etc, goes with just about anything. My favorite couscous recipe (I think it's an Ainsley Harriot one) is very light on the cholesterol:
1 tomato (finely chopped)
A handful spring onions (finely chopped)
2 cloves garlic (finely chopped)
1 red pepper (finely chopped)
1 pint vegetable stock
A large handful of fresh coriander
100g couscous
1 lemon
chili powder
2 fish steaks/fillets: haddock and cod work best.

Saute the garlic and spring onions in a slight dribble of sunflower old, until starting to turn golden. Add the pepper, saute until that's getting slightly soft. Add all the couscous, the tomato, coriander and stock. Cover, and turn off the heat. THe stock will cook the couscous through.

At the same time, grill the fish, skin-side up, with a thin slice of lemon laid on each fillet. Use the juice from the remaining lemon and mix with the chilli powder and a bit of olive oil to make a sauce. Once the fish is done to your liking, serve on top of the couscous and dribble the spicy lemon sauce on top. Nom. If you don't want the olive oil, the sauce isn't necessary anyway: the couscous is already tasty and fragrant, and delicious on its own.

Another one involves grilled chicken, grilled aubergine/peppers/red onion, and a side serving of pesto hummus.

Hmm, I might send this to the b3ta cookbook blog.
(The Empress it seems you CAN polish a turd!, Tue 19 May 2009, 10:13, Reply)

Here's a good site.
www.101cookbooks.com/
(porkylips looks better as the sun goes down., Tue 19 May 2009, 11:17, Reply)

Cheers porky, bookmarked for reading later

I've pretty much cut out red meat from my diet, fish (tuna steaks ftw!!) couscous and salad, dont miss the read meat at all!
(Stringy, Tue 19 May 2009, 12:43, Reply)