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Decreasing Your Fat Intake:

You can lower your cholesterol level
and decrease your risk of heart disease
by cutting down on your fat consumption.

Here are some ways:

Avoid fried foods; bake or broil.
Choose lean meats; cut off the fat before
cooking.
Avoid luncheon meats (hotdogs, bologna).

Eat sparingly of sausage and bacon.
Remove skin from poultry (before cooking
if possible).
Steam vegetables.

Use half the fat (oil, margarine, butter,
lard, shortening, mayonnaise) called for
in recipes.
Use less than 1 teaspoon margarine or
butter on bread, hot cereals, and vegetables.

Use low-fat salad dressings; limit other
salad dressings to 1 tablespoon.
Season with herbs, lemon, vinegar, onion,
garlic, and tomato products.

Thicken sauces, soups with a mixture of
corn starch (or flour) and cold water.
For snacks, choose fruit, vegetables, whole
grain bread/cereals/crackers.

Choose low-fat milk products such as
buttermilk, 2% fat milk, non-fat dry
milk power and skim milk.
Use lean pieces of meat instead of fatback
as seasoning for beans, peas, and greens.

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