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Healthy Eating
Healthy Eating Tips:
Did you know that what you eat has a direct effect on your cholesterol level? To help reduce cholesterol and for heart health, Mazola recommends the following:
When choosing cooking ingredients, substitute unsaturated fat (either polyunsaturated or monounsaturated) for trans fat and saturated fat.
Mazola Oils are high in unsaturated fats, have 0 grams of trans fat per serving and contain no cholesterol!
Exercise, do not smoke and maintain a healthy weight. Plan your diet wisely to include:
- Fat free and low saturated fat dairy products
- Oils with 2g saturated fats or less
- Whole grain cereals and breads
- Fruits and vegetables
- Lean meat, fish and poultry.
- Foods rich in Omega-3 (found in fish and plant sources)
Great Tasting/Heart Healthy Cooking Tips:
- Know your fats!
Contrary to popular belief, not all fats are bad. In fact, some fats are essential
components of a healthy diet. Studies suggest unsaturated fats may even help
lower LDL (bad) cholesterol, when eaten as part of a low saturated fat diet.
Beware of high levels of saturated fats, trans fats and dietary cholesterol
(bad fats) in some cooking oils and shortenings, which can raise blood cholesterol.
- Choose your fats wisely.
Choose fats and oils with 2 grams or less saturated fat per tablespoon, such
as corn, soybean, canola, olive and sunflower oils.
- Read food labels carefully.
Beware when you read a label - don't look only at the levels of cholesterol
- also check for the saturated fats! Coconut oil, palm oil and palm kernel
oil are high in saturated fats, even though they have no cholesterol. Substitute
unsaturated fats such as polyunsaturated fats and monounsaturated fats found
in Mazola Vegetable, Corn, Canola, Right Blend and No Stick cooking oils and
sprays.
- Substitute unsaturated fats for saturated fats as part of a heart healthy
diet.
This simple switch in the diet may reduce the risk of heart disease.
- Look for added benefits.
In addition to being a 100% cholesterol free source of unsaturated fat, Mazola
oils are a good source of Vitamin E, which is a powerful antioxidant. Scientists think that this may help
reduce the risk of health problems such as heart disease, stroke and cancer.
Vitamin E also may help prevent the oxidation of LDL, or "bad" cholesterol,
which contributes to plaque buildup in the arteries.
- Eat healthy without sacrificing the great taste of your foods.
Prepare your heart healthy dishes with unsaturated fats such as Mazola cooking
oils to help reduce your risk of heart disease without losing great taste.
Don't forget that Mazola oils will help bring out your food's flavor!
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