GUIDELINES FOR LOW-CHOLESTEROL, LOW-TRIGLYCERIDE DIETS

GUIDELINES: FOODS TO AVOID, these foods usually tast great!

MEATS, FISH: Avoid marbled beef, pork, bacon, sausage, and other pork products; fatty fowl (duck, goose); skin and fat of turkey and chicken; processed meats; luncheon meats (salami, bologna); frankfurters and fast-food hamburgers (they're loaded with fat); organ meats (kidneys, liver); canned fish packed in oil.

EGGS: Limit egg yolks to two per week.

FRUITS: Avoid coconuts (rich in saturated fats).

VEGETABLES: Avoid avocados. Starchy vegetables (potatoes, corn, lima beans, dried peas, beans) may be used only if substitutes for a serving of bread or cereal. (Baked potato skin, however, is desirable for its fiber content.)

BEANS: Avoid commercial baked beans with sugar and/or pork added.

NUTS: Avoid nuts. Limit peanuts and walnuts to one tablespoonful per day.

BREADS, GRAINS: Avoid any baked goods with shortening and/or sugar. Commercial mixes with dried egg and whole milk. Avoid sweet rolls, doughnuts, breakfast pastries (Danish), and sweetenecl packaged cereals (the added sugar converts readily to triglycerides).

MILK PRODUCTS: Avoid whole milk and whole-milk packaged goods; cream; ice cream; whole-milk puddings, yogurt, or cheeses; nondairy cream substitutes.

FATS, OILS: Avoid butter, lard, animal fats, bacon drippings, gravies, cream sauces, as well as palm and coconut oils. All these are high in saturated fats. Examine labels on "cholesterol-f'ree" products for "hydrogenated fats." (These are oils that have been hardened into solids and in the process have become saturated.)

DESSERTS, SNACKS: Avoid fried snack foods like potato chips; chocolate; candies in general; jams, ,jellies, syrups, whole-milk puddings, ice cream and milk sherbets; hydrogenated peanut butter.

BEVERAGES: Avoid sugared fruit juices and soft drinks; cocoa made with whole milk and/or sugar. When using alcohol (1 oz liquor, 5 oz beer, or 2 1/2 oz dry table wine per serving), one serving must be substituted for one bread or cereal serving (limit, two servings of alcohol per day).

SPECIAL NOTES:

1. Remember that even nonlimited foods should be used in moderation.

2. While on a cholesterol-lowering diet, be sure to avoid animal fats and marbled meats.

3. While on a triglyceride-lowering diet, be sure to avoid sweets and to control the amount of carbohydrates you eat (starchy foods such as flour, bread, potatoes).

4. Buy a good low-fat cookbook, such as the one published hy the American Heart Association.

5. Consult your physician if you have any questions.

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