You must select all choices to undertake the ‘Lower high cholesterol levels’ goal
- Eat two serves of fruit and five serves of vegetables every day
- Use spreads and margarines made from canola, sunflower or olive oils, and dairy blends that have the Heart Foundation Tick instead of butter
- Include two or three serves of plant sterol-enriched foods every day (for example, plant sterol enriched margarine, yoghurt, milk and bread)
- Choose reduced, low or no fat milk, yoghurt, custard and desserts, or calcium added non-dairy food and drinks. Try to limit ice-cream to three times a week
- Choose wholegrain breads, cereal, pasta, rice and noodles
- Have two to three serves (150 grams) of oily fish every week (fresh, frozen or canned)
- Select lean meat (meat trimmed of fat and poultry without skin) and limit processed meats, including sausages and deli meats
- Limit salty, fatty and sugary snack foods, such as crisps, cakes, pastries, biscuits, lollies and chocolate, to once a week
- Take any medicines as prescribed by your GP
- See your GP regularly for a check up
- Another activity of your choosing
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