Hello everyone! Today I will be sharing a healthier Pinoy meal-plan for Filipino families who are watching their cholesterol intake. In the meal plan that I am sharing below, I will be suggesting a week’s worth of breakfasts, lunches and dinners that have lower cholesterol content compared to the usual meals that we are used to preparing.
As usual, you can screenshot, save, or even print out the meal plan. Word of caution though, this is not a substitute for a meal plan that your doctor or nutritionist will recommend. It is purely based on research and experience as a mom of three, and a as a daughter who looked after a parent who had hypertension and type-2 Diabetes.
Starting healthy eating habits with a Pinoy low cholesterol meal plan
Anyway, it is never too early to watch the amount of cholesterol in the dishes that we serve our families. After all, the food that we eat in our childhood years, seem to be the comfort food we reach out for in our adulthood. And when we reach out for high-cholesterol dishes, then that would do us no good right?
Children should also be taught to not eat the fatty parts of meat, so that they will not grow up eating and craving for these portions. We must also minimize serving deep fried food especially since these are the kinds of food available to us when we eat out, and to them in their school cafeterias.
Benefits of a low-cholesterol diet
If you are not hypertensive or diabetic, or not have any illness, it will still be beneficial to watch your cholesterol intake. As Filipinos, we like fried dishes as well as meat-based meals. But just as we are predisposed to choose red meat and fried food, our country is a haven for healthy food like fresh seafood, vegetables and fruits.
And so if we just endeavor to prepare meals ahead of time, and invest time in cooking at home then our family will be healthier. According to the Harvard Health Publishing “Studies have consistently shown that lowering LDL cholesterol reduces the risk of cardiovascular death, heart attacks, strokes, and the need for cardiac catheterizations or bypass surgeries.” Read the whole write-up here.
So without further ado, here is the Pinoy-low cholesterol meal plan for your family:
You can download a printable PDF copy here.
The meal plan includes meals that have seafood, lean meat such as chicken breast, as well as vegetable dishes that are both delicious and easy to cook. Hope you all enjoy preparing the meals I have suggested just as I enjoyed crafting the meal plan. For more weekly meal plans and recipes please checkout the mealpans section of our website here.
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