(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!
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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.
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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.
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Get our recipe forTropical Dragon Fruit Smoothie Bowl.
But this carrot cake smoothie could be!
It’s practically a whole meal in a glass.
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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.)
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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!
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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.
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