As a mum of a young baby, I now have limited time to prepare meals. But I still want to make sure I keep my cholesterol down. So my weekday meals are currently based on really simple and minimal cholesterol-friendly ingredients that I can put together as quickly as possible.

Here are my favourite quick and simple meals that contain cholesterol-lowering foods and are really quick to prepare (many take just a few minutes):-

Breakfasts

• High fibre wholegrain toast (see this post) with avocado slices
• Porridge with apple slices & flaked almonds
• High fibre cereal (see this post) with sultanas & semi-skimmed milk
• ‘Alpen No Added Sugar’ with low fat natural yoghurt
• Seeded high fibre toast with banana slices & nut butter *
• Rolled oats soaked overnight with semi-skimmed milk & grated apple
• Baked beans on high fibre toast with seeds sprinkled on top

Lunches

• High fibre bread sandwich (see this post) with turkey slices, mustard & salad
• Wholemeal pitta bread with houmous, falafels & avocado slices
• Seeded wholegrain bagel with smoked salmon & avocado
• Canned bean/barley & veg soup with less than 1.5g saturated fat per 100g
• Baked beans on high fibre toast with seeds sprinkled on top
• Microwaved sweet potato with tuna, avocado & 1 tbsp mayonnaise
• Rye bread sandwich with chicken breast, houmous & sundried tomatoes

Snacks

• A handful of almonds, walnuts, pecan nuts or hazelnuts
• Oatcakes with houmous or nut butter *
• A mug of high fibre cereal (see this post) with semi-skimmed milk
• Ryvitas with apple slices and low fat natural cheese
• Fruit salad with fat free natural yoghurt & chopped nuts
• A handful of edamame beans with a pinch of salt
• Apple slices dipped in nut butter *
• Half an avocado filled with a dollop of houmous

Dinners – click on links for recipes

• Cashew & avocado pesto pasta (v)
• Chicken & vegetable masala curry
• Baked lemon cod with quinoa tabbouleh
• Mediterranean salmon & white beans
• Mexican chicken & black beans
• Turkey & cannellini bean chili

*I always use 100% nut butters, with no added sugar or oil – see this post for suggestions.

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