5 food swaps to lower cholesterol
Cut your total intake of saturated fat by 20 grams by making these simple food swaps to lower your cholesterol

Swap butter for olive oil
Bad fat: Butter for frying (1 Tbs/15 ml)
Saturated fat: 7.3 g
Good fats alternative: Olive oil for frying (1 Tbs/15 ml)
Saturated fat: 3.8 g

Swap whole milk for 1 percent
Bad fat: Whole milk (1 cup/250 ml)
Saturated fat: 4.6 g
Good fat alternative: 1 % milk (1 cup/250 ml)
Saturated fat: 0 g

Swap ice cream for fruit
Bad fat: Chocolate ice cream (1 cup/250 ml)
Saturated fat: 9 g
Good fat alternative: Fresh strawberries (1 cup/250 ml)
Saturated fat: 0 g

Swap rib-eye steak for beef tenderloin
Bad fat: Rib-eye steak (3.5 oz/100 g)
Saturated fat: 5.7 g
Good fat alternative: Beef tenderloin (3.5 oz/100 g)
Saturated fat: 3.8 g
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