Balladeer08
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I've just been diagnosed with high cholesterol. Looking at the numbers, I think it is only slightly high, but I don't know how to interpret them. This is the first set of them I've ever seen.
Total 216, they want <200. HDL 39, they want >40. LDL 165, they want less than 100. Triglycerides 60, they want <150 (I'm kicking ass on that one!)
My problem, and the reason I posted, is that I need help figuring out WHAT TO EAT. I'm willing to try to do right, but the information is lacking. So I am hoping for help from some of the medical professionals here (Sweep the Floor?) Here is the sum total of information the Dr. gave me:
"Reduce red meats-desserts-fried-fast-restaurant-rich foods/snacks to less than once/week and never at night.
Fast foods: OK = Subway, Togo's, Souplantation, Panera Bread, Sizzler Salad Bar.
75 grams/day unsalted Almonds.
>4 tablespoons/day each of Natural Oat Bran and Ground Flaxseed (both at Trader Joe's) mixed with breakfast or any meal throughout the 6-7 days/wk."
To this the Dr. added that I should eat things with Statins (sp?).
WTF? To me, this reads more like a store ad than dietary advice. And I haven't the slightest idea what a statin is, or what foods contain them.
I suspect there is acceptable food at any restaurant, and terrible choices as well. I'd like to find out what they are.
Given that there are so many people with high cholesterol, I cannot figure out why this information is so difficult to obtain. There have to be good, consumer friendly choices. I'm a bachelor, I mostly eat at fast food restaurants and out of cans. I need choices that fit into that.
Is the turkey chili okay? Better than the beef, I would think. But try getting a definitive answer from my Dr. It's like talking to a damned Economist, they've got too many "other hand"s.
I gather that they do not like Hostess cupcakes or Ding Dongs. I do, but can let it go down to once a week, I guess. I found some fruit cups from Del Monte, I'm hoping those are a good substitute.
Are the Turkey burgers at Carl's Jr. okay? I particularly like the Teryaki Turkey burger.
KFC, I assume the roasted chicken is to be prefer to the original recipe? Is the bbq snacker okay?
Arby's? I usually have the value menu roast beef, because it is smaller, with lettuce and tomato.
I really need to know specific items at specific restaurants, not vague generalities.
Are turkey or chicken hot dogs okay?
I already eat oatmeal for breakfast, the stuff in the packets that you just add hot water. Is that enough for the >4 tablespoons of oats? And what the hell is flaxseed? I'm not a gourmet, I eat because if I didn't, I'd die. But I really don't eat big meals, usually 3-400 calories per.
I do like bananas, oranges, apples, raisuns, grapes, various melons. Pretty good on fruit.
Not so good on vegetables. I like corn and potatoes.
Are red vines licorice okay? Snacks seem to be hard to come by with this. Are my beloved root beer barrels a no-no? Potato chips are made from potatoes, so do they count as a vegetable?
I freely admit that searching on line has not proved helpful so far. It is like I keep coming in on the middle of the movie, I have no idea what they are talking about or what is going on.
The only Staten I know is an Island, and I've never been there. But at least I've heard of it. What are they talking about, and are those in New York too?
On the bright side, this gives me an excuse to eat more Kipper snacks, which I actually like. And other fish, turkey and chicken items. I've always preferred them to red meat.
Oh, and I take fish oil pills.
But I really feel stressed every meal now, because I have no idea what I should be eating. Once I get it figured out, it will be easy enough. Well, hard on the pocketbook, as everything they seem to like costs more than what I have been eating.
So I am asking for recommendations for specific food. I guess Dinty Moore Beef Stew is down to once a week now? That sucks. Best thing you can eat out of a can.
OMG! Is my Swiss Miss hot chocolate endangered? There's gonna be a fight....
Total 216, they want <200. HDL 39, they want >40. LDL 165, they want less than 100. Triglycerides 60, they want <150 (I'm kicking ass on that one!)
My problem, and the reason I posted, is that I need help figuring out WHAT TO EAT. I'm willing to try to do right, but the information is lacking. So I am hoping for help from some of the medical professionals here (Sweep the Floor?) Here is the sum total of information the Dr. gave me:
"Reduce red meats-desserts-fried-fast-restaurant-rich foods/snacks to less than once/week and never at night.
Fast foods: OK = Subway, Togo's, Souplantation, Panera Bread, Sizzler Salad Bar.
75 grams/day unsalted Almonds.
>4 tablespoons/day each of Natural Oat Bran and Ground Flaxseed (both at Trader Joe's) mixed with breakfast or any meal throughout the 6-7 days/wk."
To this the Dr. added that I should eat things with Statins (sp?).
WTF? To me, this reads more like a store ad than dietary advice. And I haven't the slightest idea what a statin is, or what foods contain them.
I suspect there is acceptable food at any restaurant, and terrible choices as well. I'd like to find out what they are.
Given that there are so many people with high cholesterol, I cannot figure out why this information is so difficult to obtain. There have to be good, consumer friendly choices. I'm a bachelor, I mostly eat at fast food restaurants and out of cans. I need choices that fit into that.
Is the turkey chili okay? Better than the beef, I would think. But try getting a definitive answer from my Dr. It's like talking to a damned Economist, they've got too many "other hand"s.
I gather that they do not like Hostess cupcakes or Ding Dongs. I do, but can let it go down to once a week, I guess. I found some fruit cups from Del Monte, I'm hoping those are a good substitute.
Are the Turkey burgers at Carl's Jr. okay? I particularly like the Teryaki Turkey burger.
KFC, I assume the roasted chicken is to be prefer to the original recipe? Is the bbq snacker okay?
Arby's? I usually have the value menu roast beef, because it is smaller, with lettuce and tomato.
I really need to know specific items at specific restaurants, not vague generalities.
Are turkey or chicken hot dogs okay?
I already eat oatmeal for breakfast, the stuff in the packets that you just add hot water. Is that enough for the >4 tablespoons of oats? And what the hell is flaxseed? I'm not a gourmet, I eat because if I didn't, I'd die. But I really don't eat big meals, usually 3-400 calories per.
I do like bananas, oranges, apples, raisuns, grapes, various melons. Pretty good on fruit.
Not so good on vegetables. I like corn and potatoes.
Are red vines licorice okay? Snacks seem to be hard to come by with this. Are my beloved root beer barrels a no-no? Potato chips are made from potatoes, so do they count as a vegetable?
I freely admit that searching on line has not proved helpful so far. It is like I keep coming in on the middle of the movie, I have no idea what they are talking about or what is going on.
The only Staten I know is an Island, and I've never been there. But at least I've heard of it. What are they talking about, and are those in New York too?
On the bright side, this gives me an excuse to eat more Kipper snacks, which I actually like. And other fish, turkey and chicken items. I've always preferred them to red meat.
Oh, and I take fish oil pills.
But I really feel stressed every meal now, because I have no idea what I should be eating. Once I get it figured out, it will be easy enough. Well, hard on the pocketbook, as everything they seem to like costs more than what I have been eating.
So I am asking for recommendations for specific food. I guess Dinty Moore Beef Stew is down to once a week now? That sucks. Best thing you can eat out of a can.
OMG! Is my Swiss Miss hot chocolate endangered? There's gonna be a fight....