My wife was worried when I told her that I had high cholesterol. Since she had recently read a lot of literature on the subject, she decided that our diet had to change. Gone were chips during the game on Sundays and our Friday pizzas were to be banished. These were sacrifices that hurt, but I could live with. What was not going to be acceptable to me was a diet that resembled gruel or tasted like cardboard. We decided to look into what foods I would still be allowed. I was pleasantly surprised to discover that I could lower my cholesterol with diet and still leave the table pleased.
As much faith as I have in her cooking, I was doubtful that she'd be able to pull this feat off. I resigned myself to the fact that my days of leaving the dinner table feeling sated and content were over. Let me tell you, I was wrong. The meals she came up with did not leave a hole, they illustrated how limited our palette had been.
Fresh fruits and vegetables have been incorporated into almost every meal and snack we have. Salt is no longer allowed in our house, we have discovered the power of fresh herbs and spices. This gives each meal a distinctive flair that had been lacking for so long. Juices have taken precedence over coffee during the day. Where I used to reach for sweets, now I grab carrot sticks or slivers of celery. At dinner steamed vegetables, still crisp enough to provide a satisfying snap, sit beside grilled chicken and colourful wild rice. Beef, especially ground beef, has largely been replaced with fish, chicken and turkey, giving us a lot more options for dinners than we previously had.
We were eating so well that our friends started to ask when our next dinner party would be. Everyone seemed to really enjoy our new culinary creations. Summer barbecues became experiments with turkey and chicken products. These imitators of "real" sausages, replace fat with flavour and encourage you to try new condiments each time you pick on up.
The doctor is constantly commending me for sticking to my diet for so long (over two years last month). I just laugh, and tell him I'm eating better than I ever have before. I no longer have high cholesterol, and I've gotten rid of my spare tire. On top of that I have more energy than a lot of men 20 years younger than me.
I hope my story has helped to dispel the myth that a low cholesterol diet has to be flavourless. It takes some ingenuity and creativeness, but you can definitely eat healthy and still eat well. If the path to my heart is through my stomach, than my wife never needs fear me leaving.
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