What I have been eating lately is raisin bran, oatmeal with fruit and nuts, a lot of salads often with chicken. I guess part of the problem is now that I am changing my diet I'm not really sure what to eat.
My health focus has been lowering my cholesterol which I recently found out is high. I don't eat a lot of sweets, I like junk food but don't feel like I eat a lot of it. What I do eat a lot of it is sausage, bacon and potatoes.also, I really like butter and cheese and cream and eggs. I guess I never thought of these things as health foods per se but I didn't think of them as bad foods in part because they are whole, Real foods. A lot of the low-cholesterol concepts that I hear talked about include things like margarine which has never been a part of my life and my understanding is that our body doesn't know what to do with margarine because it is not a real food. I like vegetables and should probably find more ways to incorporate them in my diet, salads have been helping. I do not really care for fruits but I do like berries, if you're trying to eat anything in season though I think except for summer that pretty much leaves me with apples.
I value the concept of fermented foods and I like the sauerkraut that I make but for the most part I do not like a lot of fermented options. I have never really had digestive issues myself. I am a bit overweight but not terribly, not an athlete but relatively physically active. High cholesterol is a hereditary issue and I can figure out to cut down on the bacon but am a little confused about what j should be eating besides vegetables since dairy products, eggs and meat (the staples of my universe) seem to be a cholesterol sin. ???
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