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5 pounds of chicken, 1 packet of ranch dressing mix, and half a bottle of Franks hot sauce in the crockpot on high for 4 hours. Once the chicken was cooked, I drained 90% of the juice and added in 8 oz of fat free cream cheese. I let the cream cheese melt a bit and then shredded the chicken in the crockpot.
How do you feel about game meats, like venison?
So, everyone on my nutrition plan seems to LOVE this recipe. They call it "crack chicken". I am not sure if they ranch dip would cause it to be too much sodium for you but there might be low-sodium options. 5 pounds of chicken, 1 packet of ranch dressing mix, and half a bottle of Franks hot sauce in the crockpot on high for 4 hours. Once the chicken was cooked, I drained 90% of the juice and added in 8 oz of fat free cream cheese. I let the cream cheese melt a bit and then shredded the chicken in the crockpot.
For most people, dietary cholesterol has little impact on blood cholesterol due to the tight regulation of cholesterol biosynthesis in the human body. Or are you one of those folks who is sensitive to dietary cholesterol?
https://www.healthline.com/health/heart-disease/heart-healthy-proteins#3Do you have issues with other beans besides soybeans?
I would echo the beans suggestion. What about whey supplements?
Yes...most (all) beans give me major GI distress, especially lentils...no matter how they are prepared or cooked (thanks IBS).But also the husband won't eat any beans...ever.He also won't eat fish...although sometimes I still make it for myself and just make him chicken instead.
I have less than zero desire to take statins...especially at 38.
Why?
Ranch is a hell no from me as is hot sauce
My biggest worry would be the risk of diabetes simce I have a strong family history of type 2. But the potential for muscle damage concerns me.
I think it would still taste great without the ranch or the hot sauce. Just flavor it with things you don't hate (if any ). Seriously, crack chicken is good eats for people trying to consume a lot of protein without too much fat or carbs. I made five pounds of it the other day and it's almost gone. Definitely on the permanent rotation now.
Without those two items its just chicken cooked in a crockpot, isn't it?
I think you can do something similar with salsa if you don't hate that?
The risk for rhabdomyolysis is pretty low at a low dose for generic Lipitor.Taking a dietary approach is worth a shot, and reducing saturated fats may be a good approach, but be aware that lean meats, while lower in sat’d fats, may still have a lot of cholesterol. Recommend that you take a look at the FDA labels for statins, and look at incidence of adverse events. *points to StatistiCat*
That part I can't help you with. Just figured if you are struggling with ways to prepare chicken that don't involve heating up the whole house, I'd mention it since so many people seem to love it on RP. Carry on.
I will.But frankly I feel like I am too young to be having to take them. Plus...grapefruit...and my giant grapefruit tree in the backyard.
That said, non-drug approaches are always best, but if it doesn't work, don't freak out if you need to take a medication of some sort.
It does feel like if anyone "finds out" that I have high cholesterol it feeds into the fat girl who eats crap all the time stereotype. But I just need to get over it.
Don't make me stop the car and come back there...
I am going to give the diet thing an honest try for three months and then give in if it doesn't work.I need to do some more research on supplements that are supposed to help...I am always suspicious of supplements.
Me, too!Question: do you like/tolerate oatmeal?
I, too, have high cholesterol and don't want to take meds. It was just a borderline issue, like 220 just in June, and then I called the blood donor hotline to see what they measured when I gave blood last month, and it said my cholesterol was over 300. Could it have been an error?
I don't mind oatmeal.
I'll note that although some of the lean meat suggestions above are lower in saturated fat, than, say, a marbled hunk of sirloin strip, their cholesterol content is pretty similar.
Egg whites are so much volume. Bleck.
I have been putting scrambled eggs in my salad. I put a little tamari on them (you can do aminos instead since no soy).
They measure cholesterol when you give blood?I think its more accurate if it was fasting...which it wouldn't be when you give blood.Did your Dr not want to follow up after your high cholesterol in June? Mine set a 3 month followup blood test and mine was 234 so not all that much higher than yours.
I've been looking at my veggie protein sources for you. Trader joe's high-protein veggie burgers are pea protein based. They are ok. Not my fave. At least some of the beyond meat products are soy free. Field roast products also appear to be soy free.
field roast products are soy free. and delicious.
they're super deliciousMy very favorite is No Evil Foods but they use shoyu. sorry Their stuff is amazing. My favorite is Comrade Cluck It's a local business that's expanded from farmer's markets to huge distribution. I'm so happy for them. I've actually visited their lab to buy The Pardon (their special Thanksgiving unturkey item).
MM - your soy symptoms sound just like what happens to me when I eat more than a few bites of hummus. Waking up in the middle of the night with hours of terrible cramping and feeling bad and then yeah, like food poisoning (the non-vomiting side). Some other beans make me uncomfortable, but not a that level. Beano has never helped.
I'm an N of 1, but I have found that fish oil pills have helped my cholesterol immensely. Last I checked, larger studies don't show that they are effective for lowering cholesterol, but for me they have been. As a side note, I started taking them for dry eye, not cholesterol, but since I have been taking them my cholesterol levels have been really, really good despite very little change in diet (my diet is ok...not awful, not spectacular.) They aren't that expensive and most people tolerate them so it might be worth a shot.
Has it helped your dry eyes? Because I'd try that. (My cholesterol is fine.)
Someone told me castor oil was great for dry eyes.
How are you doing with this, MM?
Update: my cholesterol went down but its still high so the Dr wants to talk to me again. This would be way easier if they would just let him call me!
well, Good that it went down. Why would they not let him call you?