How to Grocery Shop for Low Cholesterol Foods
- 1). Look through your kitchen pantry, cupboards and refrigerator. Read all of the labels on the food and look for the amount of cholesterol, saturated fats in grams and total fat in grams. A person on a 2,000 calorie a day diet should be consuming 20g or less of saturated fat each day and 65g or less of fat. Your average intake of cholesterol should also be no more than 300mg each day.
- 2). Write down all of your family's favorite foods that are high in cholesterol. Take this list with you to the store and choose alternatives that are lower in cholesterol, saturated fats and total fats.
- 3). Choose foods for the kitchen pantry or cupboards that are low in cholesterol and unwanted fats. These include whole wheat flour, dried fruits, whole grain pancake mix, oatmeal, natural peanut butter, peas and kidney beans.
- 4). Choose foods for the refrigerator and freezer that are more heart healthy, these include oranges, low fat milk and cheeses, low fat butter substitutes, melons, strawberries, low fat ice cream and diet soda. Also purchase lean meats, such as chicken and seafood.
- 5). Read the back of the food labels for everything else. The labels will list the amount of cholesterol and fats in the food.
- 6). Choose foods that contain American Heart Association's check mark, which will be prominently displayed on the item's container. This means the food has been inspected by the American Heart Association and is low in saturated fats and cholesterol.
