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)
