need help with diet plan

JustinGarey
JustinGarey Posts: 3 Member
edited November 17 in Food and Nutrition
My Dr told me I need to have a zero cholesterol diet and limit fatty foods. I feel like I'm doing that well, no meat, diary unless its soy, low fat intake and mainly all veggies. The problem I'm see I g is that carbs are high which can contribute to my triglyceride issue. How do I accomplish this diet? Baked potatoes are good but high carbs and starchy.

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  • LKArgh
    LKArgh Posts: 5,178 Member
    Did the dr not give you any more specific instructions? For example, did he tell you no meat, as in become a vegetarian, or no red meat? Chicken and turkey are usually allowed, and you are also usually encouraged to eat fish. Also skimmed milk should be fine too and low fat yoghurt. When it come to carbs, quantity is not as important as quality. The idea is to eat a diet high in fiber, and obviously not count fiber as carbs. So lots of whole grain things, vegetables (potatoes do not count), fruit.
  • JustinGarey
    JustinGarey Posts: 3 Member
    No fish or lean meat. Instructions were zero cholesterol and low fat intake. I'm sticking with mostly veggies, whole grains, fruits and monitoring everything i m eating. So far its been easier than I thought just wanted to make sure a high good carb intake was not something unusual
  • strong_curves
    strong_curves Posts: 2,229 Member
    No fish? really? Why is that?
  • JustinGarey
    JustinGarey Posts: 3 Member
    Triglycerides were very high and he thinks its a body function that cant break down cholesterol so eliminating it will help to tell
  • jddnw
    jddnw Posts: 319 Member
    Dr. John McDougall has all kinds of educational material that explains how to accomplish what you describe.
    Start here: https://www.drmcdougall.com/health/education/free-mcdougall-program/
  • LKArgh
    LKArgh Posts: 5,178 Member
    JustinGarey wrote: »
    No fish or lean meat. Instructions were zero cholesterol and low fat intake. I'm sticking with mostly veggies, whole grains, fruits and monitoring everything i m eating. So far its been easier than I thought just wanted to make sure a high good carb intake was not something unusual

    May I ask why no fish? Since some fish are supposed to actually help with heart health and cholesterol?
    http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/high-blood-cholesterol/in-depth/cholesterol/art-20045192
  • GreenTeaPotato
    GreenTeaPotato Posts: 40 Member
    aggelikik wrote: »
    JustinGarey wrote: »
    No fish or lean meat. Instructions were zero cholesterol and low fat intake. I'm sticking with mostly veggies, whole grains, fruits and monitoring everything i m eating. So far its been easier than I thought just wanted to make sure a high good carb intake was not something unusual

    May I ask why no fish? Since some fish are supposed to actually help with heart health and cholesterol?
    http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/high-blood-cholesterol/in-depth/cholesterol/art-20045192

    Fish, like other animal foods, contains cholesterol. If her doctor told her no cholesterol, that's why.

    There's other ways to get Omega 3 besides fish. You can get more than enough from a small handful of walnuts or a tablespoon of flaxseed per day. Other nuts and seeds also have Omega 3 and 6.
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