Healthy Recipes
Tips for Eating a Healthy Diet
A healthy diet is an important part of an overall cholesterol management plan. But what exactly is considered a healthy diet? The American Heart Association has established recommendations to help you make healthy food choices1:
- Focus on a variety of fruits, vegetables and whole grains.
- Choose lean meats, poultry without skin, and fish.
- Select low-fat (1%) or fat-free (skim) milk products.
- Reduce your intake of dietary cholesterol — read food labels and aim for less than 300 milligrams of cholesterol each day.
- Choose and prepare foods with little or no salt.
- Limit saturated fats, trans fats, added sugars, and alcoholic beverages.
- Be aware of portion sizes.
Everyone’s nutritional needs are different, so be sure to ask your doctor about your specific dietary needs. Then search for healthy meal options based on main ingredients you may already have in your refrigerator or pantry.
Recipes by main ingredient
Number of Servings: 4
Serving Size: 2 cup
Each serving provides:
| Calories: | 344 |
| Total Fat: | 5g |
| Saturated Fat: | 1g |
| Cholesterol: | 2mg |
| Sodium: | 331mg |
| Total Carbohydrates: | 57g |
| Total Fiber: | 9g |
| Protein: | 18g |
Ingredients
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1 Tbsp olive oil 1 C onion, cut into half-inch pieces 1 C green bell pepper, rinsed and diced 1 Tbsp garlic, minced or pressed (about 2–3 cloves) 1 1/2 tsp ground cumin |
1 1/2 tsp dried oregano 1 can (14 1/2 oz) low-sodium chicken broth or vegetable broth 1/2 C instant brown rice, uncooked 2 cans (15 oz each) low-sodium red kidney beans, drained and rinsed |
Directions
Heat oil in a 12-inch sauté pan over medium heat. Cook onion, stirring occasionally, for 5 minutes, until pieces begin to soften, but not brown. Meanwhile, dice green pepper into pieces about quarter-inch in size. Tip: Slice pepper lengthwise into quarter-inch strips. Holding the strips together, cut crosswise in quarter-inch pieces. Add green pepper to cooking onion. Cover. Cook for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. While the green pepper and onion cook, mince the garlic. Add garlic, cumin, and oregano to the sauté pan. Cook and stir for 1 minute. Add broth and rice to sauté pan with green pepper and onion. Stir well, cover, and simmer for 10 minutes. Meanwhile, drain beans and rinse thoroughly. Add beans to sauté pan. Stir well. Cover. Simmer for 5 minutes to heat beans and blend flavors.
These recipes are not intended to replace communication with your doctor. Be sure to ask your doctor about your specific dietary needs.
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Uses for TriCor® (fenofibrate) Tablets1
- TriCor should only be used when other measures, such as diet and exercise, have not been enough.
- TriCor is a prescription medicine used along with diet in adults to lower triglycerides, total cholesterol, and LDL (bad) cholesterol, and increase HDL (good) cholesterol.
- TriCor is also used along with diet in adults to lower severely high triglycerides. Improving blood sugar control in certain people with diabetes may prevent the need for cholesterol drug therapy.
- TriCor was not shown to reduce the risk of having heart problems in patients with type 2 diabetes.
Important Safety Information for TriCor
- TriCor should not be taken by people with liver, gallbladder, or severe kidney disease, nursing mothers, or those allergic to any product ingredient.
- TriCor has not been shown to reduce the risk of having heart problems.
- TriCor can cause muscle problems. Unexplained muscle pain, tenderness, or weakness may be a sign of a serious but rare muscle problem and should be reported to your healthcare provider right away.
- TriCor can cause liver problems. Blood tests are needed before and during treatment with TriCor to check for liver problems.
- Some people require blood tests to check for kidney problems while taking TriCor.
- TriCor may cause inflammation (swelling) of the gallbladder or pancreas. Contact your healthcare provider if you experience abdominal pain, nausea, or vomiting.
- Tell your healthcare provider about all the medicines you take, including any other cholesterol medications, to determine if the combination of these medicines is right for you.
- TriCor may cause allergic-type reactions, blood clots, and possible changes in some blood test values.
- The most common side effects with TriCor include increases in liver or muscle enzymes measured by blood tests and congestion or allergy-like symptoms in the nose.
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Reference:
1. American Heart Association. Healthy Diet Goals. Available at: http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/GettingHealthy/NutritionCenter/HealthyDietGoals/Suggested-Servings-from-Each-Food-Group_UCM_318186_Article.jsp. Last update June 29, 2011. Accessed August 1, 2011.