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Learn to:

• Reduce your cholesterol level through diet and lifestyle


• Identify the foods you should eat and those you shouldn′t


• Prepare over 90 delicious, heart–friendly recipes


• Enjoy the healthiest foods when eating out

Lower your cholesterol while eating the foods you love

Following a heart–friendly diet needn′t be a chore. This practical guide shows you how to choose the tastiest foods for a low–cholesterol lifestyle. The straightforward recipes enable you to create delicious meals at home, whether you′re cooking for friends or eating on the go, and the comprehensive advice helps you make the right choices every day. So get cooking and start controlling your cholesterol the fun way!

• Understand cholesterol learn the truth about ′good′ and ′bad′ foods and adopt a low–cholesterol lifestyle


• Create healthy snacks and starters make tasty soups, salads, nibbles, and appetisers for every occasion


• Cook low–cholesterol meals craft delicious and healthy feasts, from breakfast to dinner


• Whip up healthy desserts serve up puddings that won′t undo all your good work

Open the book and find:

• What you can do to create a ′hearthealthy′ kitchen


• Healthy recipes for hot and cold breakfasts


• Ways to create delicious meals with poultry, seafood, and meat


• Recipes for vegetarian meals and vegetable side dishes


• How to include more grains, beans, and pulses in your diet


• Tasty desserts that won′t make you pile on the pounds


• Ways to control your food bill as well as your cholesterol


• How to watch what you eat when dining out

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Learn to:

• Reduce your cholesterol level through diet and lifestyle


• Identify the foods you should eat and those you shouldn′t


• Prepare over 90 delicious, heart–friendly recipes


• Enjoy the healthiest foods when eating out

Lower your cholesterol while eating the foods you love

Following a heart–friendly diet needn′t be a chore. This practical guide shows you how to choose the tastiest foods for a low–cholesterol lifestyle. The straightforward recipes enable you to create delicious meals at home, whether you′re cooking for friends or eating on the go, and the comprehensive advice helps you make the right choices every day. So get cooking and start controlling your cholesterol the fun way!

• Understand cholesterol learn the truth about ′good′ and ′bad′ foods and adopt a low–cholesterol lifestyle


• Create healthy snacks and starters make tasty soups, salads, nibbles, and appetisers for every occasion


• Cook low–cholesterol meals craft delicious and healthy feasts, from breakfast to dinner


• Whip up healthy desserts serve up puddings that won′t undo all your good work

Open the book and find:

• What you can do to create a ′hearthealthy′ kitchen


• Healthy recipes for hot and cold breakfasts


• Ways to create delicious meals with poultry, seafood, and meat


• Recipes for vegetarian meals and vegetable side dishes


• How to include more grains, beans, and pulses in your diet


• Tasty desserts that won′t make you pile on the pounds


• Ways to control your food bill as well as your cholesterol


• How to watch what you eat when dining out

Contents:

Introduction.

Part I: Understanding Cholesterol Basics.

Chapter 1: Conquering Cholesterol Is Easier Than You Think.

Chapter 2: Favouring Cholesterol–Friendly Foods.

Chapter 3: Separating Fat from Fiction.

Chapter 4: Controlling Cholesterol When Eating Out.

Chapter 5: Gearing Up for Healthy Cooking.

Part II: Mastering the Beneficial Breakfast.

Chapter 6: Enjoying a Wholesome Breakfast with Wholefoods.

Chapter 7: Making A Healthy Cooked Breakfast.

Chapter 8: Having Breakfast in a Jiffy.

Part III: Making Your Day with Heart–Healthy Snacks and Starters.

Chapter 9: Preparing Simple and Hearty Soups.

Chapter 10: Savouring Super Salads for Everyday Meals.

Chapter 11: Creating Mouth–Watering Starters for Special Occasions.

Chapter 12: Hoarding Healthy Nibbles.

Part IV: Cooking with Poultry, Fish, and Meat.

Chapter 13: Flocking to Chicken and Turkey: New Ways with Old Favourites.

Chapter 14: Serving Up Soulful Seafood.

Chapter 15: Managing Meats in a Healthy Diet.

Chapter 16: Sparking Flavours with Seasonings and Sauces.

Part V: Cooking with Cholesterol–Controlling Vegetables, Beans, and Grains.

Chapter 17: Welcoming Heart–Friendly Veg into Your Kitchen.

Chapter 18: Cooking Vegetarian Main Courses.

Chapter 19: Betting on Beans for Lower Cholesterol.

Chapter 20: Going With the Grains.

Part VI: Serving Up Sweet Finishes.

Chapter 21: Dishing Up Fruit for Dessert.

Chapter 22: Baking Up a Storm.

Chapter 23: Cheating with Quick Fix Desserts.

Part VII: The Part of Tens.

Chapter 24: Ten Beverages That Say, Here s to Your Health! .

Chapter 25: Ten Ways to Trim Your Food Bill.

Index.