Diet and health
High Cholesterol is affecting a high number of adults in the UK and surprisingly 30 per cetn don't realise that unhealthy eating with a diet high in saturated fat can increase the risk of it.
To help make lowering cholesterol a little bit easier Benecol has launched an online Cholesterol Countdown Meal Planner - www.benecol.co.uk/mealplanner, featuring delicious recipes containing Benecol foods, which are proven to lower cholesterol.
Helen Bond, Consultant Dietitian, commented: “The new Cholesterol Countdown Meal Planner is a great, helpful tool that ensures the right amounts of plant stanols are eaten daily. Cholesterol friendly cooking has never been easier.”
The personalised Cholesterol Countdown Meal Planner ensures the right amount of plant stanols are in the diet every day to achieve optimal cholesterol lowering. Plant stanols are the unique cholesterol lowering ingredient found in Benecol® foods, which as part of a healthy diet are proven to lower cholesterol more effectively than healthy eating alone. When the Cholesterol Countdown Meal Planner is used for three weeks cholesterol can be lowered by up to 10 per cent.
Exciting features of the meal planner include:
- A three week meal plan based on your preferences (for breakfast, mid-morning snack, lunch, afternoon snack and dinner each day)
- Recipes with nutritional information and a plant stanol tracker, which adds up the amount of plant stanols eaten, making sure it’s within the 1.5-2.4g required each day
- Downloadable weekly shopping lists and healthy recipes such as Lancashire Hot Pot, Leek and Potato Rosti or Chilli Crab Pasta, showing how easy it is to cook with Benecol foods
Femalefirst Taryn Davies
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