A week of dinners for lower LDL cholesterol
Seven dinners from five cooks, built on fiber, fish and less saturated fat, without giving up the dishes you know. About $49.79 for two people for the week ($3.56 a serving) at typical US grocery prices, against roughly $210 as takeout.
The week
Five cooks cover seven dinners for two: the two bigger cooks each make a second dinner later in the week.
Why these dinners
Soluble fiber (oats, beans, eggplant, okra), fatty fish, soy, nuts and olive oil help lower LDL. Saturated fat from red and processed meat, cream, butter and cheese raises it most, so none of these dinners lean on them.
What helps in this week: salmon, avocado, carrots, olive oil, sardines, mussels.
The shopping list
cauliflower · 1 head
$3.00
canned tomatoes · 1 can
$2.29
green onion · 1 bunch
$0.75
From your pantry: rice mix, olive oil, white wine.
Typical US grocery prices; pantry staples like oil, soy sauce and rice counted at $0.40 a serving. Takeout at $15.00 a person.
Plan your own week like this
Eat Healthy AF builds a week like this from the dishes you already cook: pick your goals and anything you can't eat, and it plans the leftovers and the shopping list for you. Free for 14 days, no card needed.
General nutrition information, not medical advice. Dish checks go by each dish's main ingredients as we cook them; sauces and salt vary by recipe, and allergy facts can't see inside packaged foods, so check labels. Keep your doctor in the loop.
Eat Healthy AF is general nutrition information, not medical advice. It doesn't diagnose or treat anything. Keep your doctor in the loop, and don't change any medication without them.