Foods Not Recommended

If you are trying to lower your cholesterol, here are some guidelines for these foods you should avoid:

Grains

• High-fat bakery products, such as doughnuts, biscuits, croissants, pastries, pies, and cookies
• Snacks made with partially hydrogenated oils, including chips, cheese puffs, snack mixes, regular crackers, butter-flavored popcorn

Vegetables

• Fried vegetables
• Vegetables prepared with butter, cheese, or cream cheese

Fruits

• Fried fruits
• Fruits served with butter or cream

Dairy

• Whole milk, 2%-fat milk
• Whole milk yogurt or ice cream
• Cream or Half-&-Half
• Cream cheese
• Sour cream
• Cheese

Meat and other Proteins

• Higher-fat meat cuts (ribs, T-bone steak, regular hamburger)
• Bacon
• Sausage
• Cold cuts, such as salami or bologna
• Corned beef
• Hot dogs
• Organ meats (liver, brains, sweetbreads)
• Poultry with skin
• Fried meat, poultry, and fish
• Whole eggs and egg yolks

Fats and Oils

• Butter
• Stick margarine
• Shortening
• Partially hydrogenated oils
• Tropical oils (coconut, palm, and palm kernel oils)