When my doctor said I had to be on a low-fat diet, I asked him, what does that mean? He said the calories from fat had to be 30% or less of the total calories on the label. He then sent the nurse in with some pages she had printed out for me. I'm still not 100% sure what they mean, but this is what I decided I would do, and it has so far worked (cyst was, a month and a half later, half the size!):
- I've given up red meat, which wasn't that hard, since I've never been a big meat eater. And I haven't had chicken(only breast allowed)or turkey in a long time.
- I don't eat a lot of eggs, only occasionally when I bake, but I've been playing with egg replacers lately.
- No cheese, except for fat-free cottage cheese, which is not really cheese if you ask me. This one still hurts.
- Very little oil. If you cover your pan the steam will cook anything on low heat.
- Fat free dairy, fat-free salad dressings, fat-free/low-fat everything :).
- Lots of veggies and fruit. I also take a multi-vitamin and a fiber supplement.
- Lots of whole grains.
- Nothing fried.
- Lots of spices. My spice cabinet is ridiculous.
It takes me a looong time to do my grocery shopping, especially because, on top of looking for organic, natural ingredients, I now also have to calculate the percentage of fat for each product. But this helps: http://www.thecaloriecounter.com/
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