Lowering cholesterol through low cholesterol diet doesn’t have to be a radical and challenging step. Even small changes gradually incorporated to your current diet can make a world of difference as far as your cholesterol levels are concerned. With a little creativity and ambition you can make your favorite dishes cholesterol friendly low in unnecessary fat and excess cholesterol and yet still be rich, tasty and full of flavor.

Using lean meats instead of fat cuts, and broiling meat for browning instead of frying can make a significant difference in fat amount and the lower level of free radicals in your dish as a result of not frying. Using healthy oils rich in Omega 3 such as flaxseed oil in your salad instead of soybean oil, or using unsaturated vegetable oil in recipes that require butter, lard, bacon that are loaded with saturated fat (are known to promote the elevation of the LDL cholesterol), can also add scores to your lowering cholesterol efforts.

Adding herbs and spices such as: rosemary, oregano dill marjoram and basil to vegetables will make them taste far better and richer and maybe encourage you to consume more vegetables that are rich in antioxidants, vitamins and minerals that will help lower your LDL cholesterol and raise the HDL or the good cleansing cholesterol.

Changing a traditional high in cholesterol recipe such as Potato Salad that contains mayonnaise and eggs (with 5 mg cholesterol per tablespoon of mayonnaise and 300 mg per egg that alone exceeds the recommended daily cholesterol intake for a 2,000 calorie diet), into a potato salad that contain red potatoes instead of white potatoes, with plain low fat yogurt (1.2 mg of cholesterol per serving) instead of the high in cholesterol mayonnaise. Adding vitamin and antioxidant rich herbs and spices such as dill or chives to the mix and you got a fresh tasty potato salad which is not only healthy it is also cholesterol friendly.

All it takes to transform your food from being high in fat and cholesterol to an alternatively healthy and low in dangerous fats and cholesterol is just a little thought and planning. Your favorite dish will eventually preserve its taste but the impact on your cholesterol levels will be significant.