recipe dilemmas

shalom_98

I just got an email from MFP regarding suggested healthy soups for winter. I saw that one of the related recipes was 'easy vegetable fritters', here's the link http://blog.myfitnesspal.com/easy-vegetable-fritters[/url]

so my dilemma is, why is this recipe reported to be 226 mg of cholesterol for three little fritters? My limit daily is 300 mg, which means I would have to basically eat no cholesterol the rest of the day. Could someone shed some light here? The eggs and oil amounts I just don't see as having that much cholesterol.

dewd2

Can't help with the recipe but I have to ask. Why is your limit 300 mg a day? Did a doctor put you on this limit.

Eating cholesterol has no effect at all on your blood cholesterol (lipid) levels.

shalom_98

I was just going by the MFP recommended limits. Everytime I go over 300 I get a little notice, 'your daily cholesterol should be less than 300 mgs'

shalom_98

also this articles sheds some light livestrong.com/article/290835-what-is-the-recommended-daily-cholesterol-intake/

abatonfan

But current research suggests dietary cholesterol has minimal to no influence on blood cholesterol. Reducing saturated fat intake, weight reduction (if overweight), and increasing soluble fiber have greater effects on reducing blood cholesterol than limiting dietary cholesterol.

rtp_slg52181

My husband has high cholesterol and the biggest thing that helped him was an increase in fiber and a decrease in simple carbs. We don't watch his cholesterol intake anymore and he is off his meds now too.

I wouldn't worry too much about the dietary cholesterol.

Strawblackcat

Dietary cholesterol has little to no effect on your body's cholesterol levels. If you don't eat enough through your food, your body will produce it's own in the liver. And it tends to overproduce when it starts doing that, so you're better off not worrying about dietary cholesterol and just eating as much eggs/cheese/red meat as you want so long as it fits into your calorie goals.