Low cholesterol recipes/meals suitable for whole family

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DH needs to reduce his cholesterol quite a lot over the next 6 months. Can anyone recommend a good source of low cholesterol recipes which are suitable for the whole family? My two boys seem to be going through a hollow-legged phase with frequent growth spurts, so need more calories/fat than DH and I but I can probably add things to their meals to fill them up. Having moved to a phase where we all eat the same thing and meal times are lot simpler, I want to find options we can all eat and enjoy.

He could make sure he has porridge for breakfast, and snack on pistachios and an Orange and apple a day, all supposed to lower cholesterol.

Oily fish based meals, with sweet potato / broccoli and pulses-based meals are also good. Obviously all fruit and veg help, as it's the soluble fibre, but the good fats help too, thus the oily fish / nut bake type meals.

You probably know all this, just realised am not posting actual recipes....

Beans on toast with wholemesl bread is probably more basic than you were after, but it's a good lunch option

No, those are great suggestions Daisy. We are completely at sea with this. I suspect a switch over to Lurpak about 2 years ago and eating rather a lot of creamy chowders and curries with coconut milk lately hasn't helped. It's useful to know what's good day-to-day. I'm trying to dissuade him from going for a really radical diet that means all of his meals have to be prepared separately. We need to make sustainable changes overall as a family, as I'm sure a diet lower in saturated fat would help us all.

A nice chana masala or Dahl? Super duper low fat if you make your own

Veggie and bean chilli?

Also stir fries and rice
I made a pearl barley risotto which was just pearl barley with broad beans peas and stirred in pea purée

Dhal is a good idea as the kids love it too.

You can try replacing some proteins using less fatty meats like turkey rather than chicken and ostrich instead of steak.

Good tip about the ostrich. There's a place nearby that sells it. Would venison also count as a good lean meat replacement?

That looks good, Dancingqueen.

Ooh yes, they look lovely, going to try them myself

Cholesterol in food does not cause cholesterol in the blood, eggs are now recognised as a perfectly healthy food.

Following a med diet is more effective than a low fat diet. Eats lots of veg and fish.

The latest evidence on healthy fats has turned healthy eating on its head - if you have an hour free, listen to the Food programme - "Fat lot of good".

www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b06ltb5d

Venison is certainly lean as well.

Thanks notoedike

My DMum and DP use aldi version actimel in a smoothie every morning .We eat oats and I use venison and lentils when making burgers and mince dishes. I 'roast' chicken in the slow cooker with the skin removed and switched to turkey bacon. We also have fish 3 times a week. Chowder is made with stock and a cup of low fat milk or tomatos.

Hi all, HEART UK have a lot of cholesterol healthy recipes that you may find helpful, in addition to some other tips and advice on managing cholesterol: heartuk.org.uk/cholesterol-and-diet