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10 Easy Food Swaps For A Tastier Low-Cholesterol Diet

Tips for making cholesterol lowering foods taste delicious, even while you're lowering your cholesterol levels.

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Sprinkle walnuts, skip croutons

Carbohydrates can cause high levels of a type of low-density lipoprotein (LDL), also known as bad cholesterol. For a healthier salad, replace your carbo-laden croutons with walnuts, which are high in polyunsaturated fat—a good fat that can lower LDL while boosting HDL (aka good cholesterol).

Try Cooking Light’s Pike Place Market Salad with walnuts.

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