(Remember wheneggs struck fearinto the hearts of folks watching their numbers?)

One simple snack that’s great for loading up on nutritious, cholesterol-lowering ingredients:smoothies!

(Check out the best oat milk brandshere!)

blood orange beet smoothie with oranges

Carlene Thomas/Eat This, Not That!

Get our recipe forPlant-Based Pear Cardamom Oats Smoothie.

The high amounts offiberandantioxidantsin berries are probably responsible for these excellent effects.

It packs 7 grams of fiber without a single gram of sat fat.

cardamom pear smoothie in glass garnished with pear

Carlene Thomas/Eat This, Not That!

Get our recipe forEasy Raspberry-Peach Swirled Smoothie.

Among other ingredients, this tangy recipe combines the tropical fire-breather with fresh and frozen pineapple.

Good news here: a2021 animal studyshowed that pineapple lowered serum cholesterol and overall inflammation in rats.

raspberry peach swirled smoothies

Waterbury Publications, Inc.

Get our recipe forTropical Dragon Fruit Smoothie Bowl.

But this carrot cake smoothie could be!

It’s practically a whole meal in a glass.

dragon fruit smoothie bowl with pineapple chunks and pepitas

Waterbury Publications, Inc.

Get our recipe forPlant-Based Carrot Cake Smoothie.

Creamy Paleo Green Smoothie

Not all recipes touted asPaleoare good for your cholesterol.

(Lookin' at you, red meat.)

carrot cake smoothie in two glasses with carrots and cinnamon

Carlene Thomas/Eat This, Not That!

But this Paleo-friendly green machine is a is a top-notch choice for lowering that all-important LDL.

Immune-Boosting Blood Orange Beet Smoothie

Beetsin a smoothie?

You beeter, bet!

green smoothie in two glasses on wooden surface

Rebecca Firkser/Eat This, Not That!

Save leftover beets or snag a pre-cooked one likeLove Beetsto pop into this recipe.

They’ll lend their pretty pink color and theircholesterol-lowering effects.

Get our recipe forImmune-Boosting Blood Orange Beet Smoothie.

blood orange beet smoothie with oranges

Carlene Thomas/Eat This, Not That!