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They say that it is important to have a well-balanced meal, but sometimes some aspects should be fewer than others. Fat, for example, is a great source of energy to fuel our bodies. However, this is not the main source of energy that our body can get.
If you have too much fat found in your system, this will do more harm than good. Having too much fat is very bad for the body’s circulatory system. It raises our level of blood cholesterol, making us more susceptible to heart attacks or strokes. What you need is a diet that is low in cholesterol to reduce the fat you have in your system.
Basically a low-fat diet has five goals. First is to decrease the total amount of dietary fat which consists of Trans fat (also known as hydrogenated fat) and saturated fat. Second, it is supposed to decrease your total amount of dietary cholesterol.
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If you have a family history of high cholesterol, want to reduce your heart disease risk and would like healthy convenience foods in a meal plan, you should consider getting a meal plan that is cholesterol-lowering.
If you want to eat more often and looking for a low carb plan, you might want to look elsewhere because this cholesterol-lowering type of meal plan is designed to reduce heart disease risk. Its basic approach is to provide you with flexible and balanced meal plans that will lower the intake of many high cholesterol foods. At the same time, it will also up your intake of foods that are rich in fiber.
For this meal plan, you are saying good bye to high cholesterol and fatty foods, especially foods that are high in dietary cholesterol and saturated fat. An array of alternatives that are low in fat like low in fat dairy products or lean meats are part and parcel of the meal plan. It also has a lot of high fiber foods which will lower your bad cholesterol, or LDL.
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If you are a pizza lover, you should add a creative spin to your pizza-gorging days try arugula and goat cheese pizza.
What you need: one fourth cup walnuts, two teaspoons olive oil (divided into two), one cup red onion, one pizza crust that is of the whole wheat variety, one cup of grape tomatoes, one fourth teaspoon of salt, one fourth teaspoon of pepper (freshly ground, of course), one and a half ounces of goat cheese and three fourths cup of baby arugula.
First, chop the walnuts until they are in coarse bits. Slice the grape tomatoes into half and wash and tear the baby arugula leaves into small pieces. The goat cheese should be sliced into small squares. Next, preheat your oven to 450°. On a baking sheet, toast the walnuts for three to four minutes.
Next, heat a teaspoon of the olive oil into your nonstick skillet. Add your onions and sauté it until the onion is golden in color. After this, prepare the crust by putting it onto a baking sheet that has been coated with olive-based cooking spray. Sprinkle the walnuts, sliced grape tomatoes and onions. Season it with a bit of salt and pepper and top with goat cheese before baking it for seven minutes. Scatter a bit of arugula on top and some splashes of olive oil before serving.
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