Low Cholesterol Recipes --

Low cholesterol recipes .You can still follow any normal recipe and eat an interesting and varied diet. The easiest way to find low cholesterol recipes is simply to substitute certain ingredients with some others. That way no recipe is out of your reach and any recipe you can make into a low cholesterol recipe. Click here for low cholesterol recipes of the day. (refresh the page to see another)

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The following is a table showing ingredients to substitute to make any recipe healthier, below that daily is new favourite low cholesterol recipes that you may think you have to avoid, yet with proper planning you can still enjoy whenever you like.

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If a recipe calls for this	Then use this instead
Whole milk (1 cup)	1 cup of fat-free milk plus 1 tablespoon of unsaturated oil.
Heavy cream (1 cup)	1 cup evaporated skim milk or 1/2 cup low-fat yogurt and 1/2 cup low-fat cottage cheese.
Sour cream	Low-fat cottage cheese plus low-fat yogurt for flavor; ricotta cheese made from partially skimmed milk (thinned with yogurt or buttermilk, if desired); one can of chilled evaporated fat-free milk whipped with one teaspoon of lemon juice; or low-fat buttermilk or low-fat yogurt.
Cream cheese	4 tablespoons of margarine blended with 1 cup dry low-fat cottage cheese. Add a small amount of fat-free milk if needed in the blending mixture. Add chopped chives or pimiento and herbs and seasonings for variety.
Butter (1 tablespoon)	1 tablespoon polyunsaturated margarine or 3/4 tablespoon polyunsaturated oil.
Shortening (1 cup)	2 sticks polyunsaturated margarine.
Oil (1 cup)	1 1/4 cups polyunsaturated margarine.
Eggs (1 egg)	1 egg white plus 2 teaspoons of unsaturated oil or commercially produced cholesterol-free egg substitute according to package directions. 3 egg whites for 2 whole eggs; 2 egg whites for 1 whole egg in baking recipes.
Unsweetened baking chocolate (1 ounce)	3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder or carob powder plus 1 tablespoon of polyunsaturated oil or margarine. (Carob is sweeter than cocoa, so reduce the sugar in the recipe by one-fourth.)

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Green Beans with Pine NutsPrep: 5 min, Cook: 10 min.

* 1 ounce pine nuts
* 1-1/2 lbs. green beans, trimmed
* 2 Tbs. lemon juice

Preheat oven to 375°F. Toast pine nuts in a shallow baking pan in oven 3-5 minutes, shaking pan frequently. Place green beans in a steamer basket over boiling water. Cover saucepan and steam 7-8 minutes or until tender. Transfer green beans to a serving bowl. Toss with lemon juice, pine nuts, and salt and pepper to taste.

Per serving: calories 95, fat 3.8g, 31% calories from fat, cholesterol 0mg, protein 4.9g, carbohydrates 13.8g, fiber 6.1g, sugar 5.3g, sodium 11mg, diet points 1.5.

Dietary Exchanges: Milk: 0.0, Vegetable: 2.0, Fruit: 0.0, Bread: 0.0, Lean meat: 0.0, Fat: 0.6, Sugar: 0.0, Very lean meat protein: 0.2

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