My wife has high cholesterol as well, me not so much but my tri-glycerides get high at times. Needless to say we spent a lot of time educating ourselves on what to and what not to eat. It has been a challenge to adapt favorite recipes and we have had to give up some things altogether (ribeye steaks and bacon).
Chocolates not an issue and even baked goods believe it or not, the worst part about baked items is mainly the butter and whole milk products that give them that richness that makes you go Mmmmmmm when you take a bite.
So now I use unsweetened almond milk and an imitation butter we get here in the states called New Balance when I bake goodies, we are both type 2 diabetics so we cut out the sugar and use monk fruit or Swerve. Yeah some of the richness is gone but we still get to treat ourselves.
Eggs are a big debate in cholesterol science circles and it's kind of up in the air if they are really bad or not, I use them for baked goods but we tend to stick with egg whites and turkey sausage or turkey bacon for breakfast.
I think the biggest thing is to add a good portion of foods that produce GOOD choleserol to help counter the bad. We also tend to stick with about 80% fish and chicken in our diets and only occassionally treat ourselves to a filet mignon or a sirloin.
Mentally I feel no older than I did in the back seat of my Chevy with my girlfriend at 16 but my body reminds me that those kind of acrobats are out of the question these days LOL Hang in there, change is never easy but it is something we all must endure. Your not going through it alone, many of us are right there with you.
I am glad to hear your feeling better, you are a gem we really wouldn't want to lose here on HIVE. Love and prayers go with you.
Thank you for the lovely words there at the end AND for the good advice!
I looove baking with butter, full cream milk plus making cheesecake etc etc. There are alternative spreads but I'll have to look for a suitable margarine for baking crispy cookies. I have recipes that use oil in cakes and scones so that's not a problem as there are plenty of heart healthy options.
But no more lashings of real butter any more😏
Appreciate your comments and yep, we may feel young at heart, but the body says otherwise! Plus we run a bnb and when we have African guests, the younger ones call me gogo, which means granny, so I've realized I'm no longer that young chick dressed in bell bottoms!
But I'm loving life and will simply adapt now.🤗