The Everything Low-Cholesterol Cookbook: 200 Heart-Healthy Recipes for Reducing Cholesterol and Losing Weight

by Laura Livesey

Keep your cholesterol levels in check and reduce your risk for developing heart disease and other chronic conditions with these 200 healthy and satisfying low-cholesterol recipes.

Is your health care professional concerned about your high blood cholesterol levels? Do you worry that excess weight could have a detrimental effect on your health? Or are you simply looking for a healthier lifestyle? Changing your diet is the most effective way to lose weight and reduce your cholesterol level and The Everything Low-Cholesterol Cookbook is here to help!

This cookbook is your introduction to the benefits of a heart-healthy diet. Learn about cholesterol and its role in heart disease, how lifestyle changes can reduce your risk of heart disease and other chronic conditions, and how losing excess weight can improve your health.

You’ll also find 200 recipes for satisfying dishes that focus on a rainbow of vegetables and fruits, healthy fats, and satisfying proteins. Each recipe is low in sugar but high in flavor, so you don’t have to sacrifice delicious foods to be healthy!

Genres: Cookbooks, Nonfiction

272 pages, Paperback

Published March 28, 2023

Reviews

[Heather Adores Books · Rating 3 out of 5]

TMI alert ~ my cholesterol is on the high side

I looked at every single recipe in this book and out of 200 I only found 2 that I would make. So that's not to say that some of them don't look and sound good, but I, myself, am just someone that is not going to go out of my way to buy ingredients that I'll probably only use once. I'm way too cheap for that. If I don't have it on hand than I'm not making it.

I have never even heard of some of these ingredients either: za'atar spice, Halloumi cheese (sounds expensive), kudzu powder, psyllium husk powder or whole psyllium seed husks

Here's what I liked:
~ the list of 'the best heart healthy ingredients'
~ margin notes of the benefits of a particular ingredient in the recipe and how it will help my body
~ the nutrition facts table based on serving size
~ that there were 31 pictures that were artfully pleasing
~ the standard US/metric conversion table (though I probably wouldn't have a use for it)
~ the recipes do seem easy to follow along with

If I make roasted chickpeas or fresh salsa I'll be sure to report back.

[Sharon Tyler · Rating 3 out of 5]

The Everything Low-Cholesterol Cookbook: 200 Heart-Healthy Recipes for Reducing Cholesterol and Losing Weight by Laura Livesey is currently scheduled for release on March 28 2023. Keep your cholesterol levels in check and reduce your risk for developing heart disease and other chronic conditions with these 200 healthy and satisfying low-cholesterol recipes. Is your health care professional concerned about your high blood cholesterol levels? Do you worry that excess weight could have a detrimental effect on your health? Or are you simply looking for a healthier lifestyle? Changing your diet can be an effective way to lose weight and reduce your cholesterol level. This cookbook is your introduction to the benefits of a heart-healthy diet. Learn about cholesterol and its role in heart disease, how lifestyle changes can reduce your risk of heart disease and other chronic conditions, and how losing excess weight can improve your health. Each recipe is low in sugar but high in flavor, so you don’t have to sacrifice delicious foods to be healthy!

The Everything Low-Cholesterol Cookbook is exactly what the title promises. It offers readers suggestions on changing how you eat, because the order you eat the food on your plate and when you eat different food can have a big impact, as well as what to eat. The encouragement and note that being health and making this changes for yourself is a process and not a zero sum game, doing your best and taking things at a pace that fits your needs and life will make the change in habits easier to stick with. I thought the recipes were well varied and written, with a healthy something that will appeal to most everyone. Each recipe includes the nutrients per serving if the recipe is made as printed. I am big on substitutions and changing things up once I have done a recipe once or twice, so this will not hold true long for me, but it is good to have a starting point. To be honest, there are not many of these recipes that I will be adding to my repertoire. I cook for a family of four (with one picky kid eater and one picky adult eater), and while there are some I can get by with, there are not a whole lot that would be eaten. There are a couple meals I will try for the family, and a few more I might try out just for myself on the weekend. Also, there are several ingredients that are just not regularly in my house (like kelp noodles and bee pollen) but that all might be less problematic for others. I think the book is well written and provides exactly what it promises- but it is just not practical for my household.

[Laurla2 · Rating 4 out of 5]

- 4 stars. they rely too much on peppers (and cilantro) for low-fat flavoring, i can't eat anything pepper related.
very few pictures.

- uses a lot of foods i've never cooked with: spirulina powder, matcha powder, collagen powder, whey protein powder, whey protein concentrate, psyllium husk powder, kudzu powder, raw sunflower seeds, raw pumpkin seeds, hemp seeds, nigella seeds, raw honey, hibiscus tea, green tea pearls, raw coconut water, coconut milk, coconut oil, coconut flour, almond flour, goji berries, tamari, konjac/shiratake noodles, kelp noodles, arame noodles, arame seaweed, silken tofu, adzuki beans, halloumi cheese, tomato passata, harissa paste, hake fish, mackerel fish including canned, vacuum packed, smoked, and fresh.

--recipes that looked interesting
kiwi sunflower smoothie (with dates)
watermelon smoothie (with cucumber and cashews)
protein scramble (eggs with red onion and edamame)
broccoli and feta egg bake
overnight oats (with banana and chia seeds)
strawberry walnut oatmeal
baked carrot oatmeal (with dates and walnuts)
blueberry buckwheat bowl (with banana and chia seeds)
easy chia breakfast pudding (with oranges)
puffed apple pancake (with dates)
almond breakfast cake (with rhubarb, orange juice, blueberries and almonds)
spiced edamame and nut mix (with cumin, fennel, nigella, and sesame seeds; and cashews, almonds, and walnuts)
rosemary garlic crackers
lemon coconut bliss balls (with goji berries, pumpkin seeds, and dates)
spirulina protein balls (with cashews, pumpkin seeds, and dates)
roasted beets and red cabbage
energizing pesto zoodles (with hemp seeds and feta)
oat risotto (steel cut oats, bacon, leeks)
garlic shrimp with zucchini pasta
roasted whole carrots (with garlic and apple cider vinegar)
citrus roasted beet platter (lemon and orange juice, with greek yogurt and dijon sauce)
five minute raspberry chia jam
quick strawberry syrup
hemp hollandaise

[Online Eccentric Librarian · Rating 2 out of 5]

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I thought the 'everything' Mediterranean diet book was good so I decided to give this a try and see what was inside. To my surprise, the author's philosophy is keto/Atkins and readers are encouraged to eat eggs, beef, chicken, butter, coconut oil, avocados, fish, and a lot of high saturated fat foods (which she feels is ok as long as they are grass fed/free range). She even suggests that salt is good for you!

Issues with cholesterol and heart disease are solely pinned on sugar and carbohydrates rather than fats (which is odd considering that to give lab rats diabetes or heart disease to study, you feed them animals fats, not sugar). As such, this book feels more than a bit outdated and even a bit dangerous - I'm not sure how much you will lower cholesterol eating eggs but it seems more than obvious you're heading for a heart attack from the saturated fats clogging arteries and creating insulin resistance. At the very least, she does encourage eating more plants.

As such, I really don't recommend this particular book in the series. It feels more like something sponsored by (or with scientific 'evidence provided by) the animal products industry. Definitely lose the refined sugar, though! Reviewed from an advance reader copy provided by the publisher.

[Cozy Book Spot · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another great cookbook in the “Everything” series. This one has 200 great recipes that helps reduce our risk of heart disease. It has recipes for smoothies and drinks, breakfast and brunch, snacks, lunches, dinners, weekend dishes, dips, small plates and sides, salads, soups, sweets, sauces and condiments. And at the end there’s a 2-week eating plan idea. There are lots of recipes that I would definite try at home. The recipes are easy to follow, they all have nutritional information and some tips or information about the main ingredient in the recipe. I really enjoyed this cookbook and I also enjoyed seeing the photos. I received a free digital copy of this book from NetGalley in exchange for my honest review

[Michele · Rating 3 out of 5]

Things I liked about this cookbook were that it took the time to explain being heart healthy and why it's so important. There were some good recipes for smoothies and other items. Unfortunately, in my case, most of the recipes aren't ones that I'll make very often. Many of the ingredients aren't items I keep in my pantry or fridge and few of the recipes truly appealed to me. I might consider making a variation of some of these recipes by substituting certain ingredients but I'm not sure.

This cookbook will most likely prove helpful for some and the recipes will most likely appeal to certain people as well. It just didn't work for me.

Thank you to NetGalley for this ARC. I voluntarily chose to review it and the opinions contained within are my own.

[Gina · Rating 5 out of 5]

As a woman of age, hmmm, I do have higher levels of cholesterol than I or my doctor would like so this cookbook looked right up my alley. I was glad I picked it up because the 200 recipes included seemed very easy to prepare and pretty darn delicious too. Many heart healthy recipes can be boring or tasteless but these were not! There were smoothies, meals for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, snacks, sides, desserts...so many choices. Everyone can benefit from these recipes too, not just someone needing to lower their cholesterol. I am very glad to have this in my cookbook collection so I can provide healthy, delicious meals for my family.

[Poppy Marlowe · Rating 4 out of 5]

A great book that explains how to make (and understand the components of) a great low-cholesterol meal. The recipes are easily adapted to adding more animal proteins for get-togethers or to make them more palatable for those in your family with lower cholesterol levels.
The recipes are well-written and very appealing to cooks of all levels: a great idea for Valentine's Day as it does have to do with the heart!

[JCS · Rating 4 out of 5]

The advice in the first chapter of The Everything Low-Cholesterol Cookbook is well explained, very helpful and concise. The recipes that follow in eleven chapters are many, and varied, but unfortunately not many come with a picture, which I always feel is a useful extra guide to both choosing and making a recipe. The 2-week eating plan is also a helpful guide for anyone aiming to target a focused low-cholesterol diet. Thank you to Net Galley for an arc in exchange for an honest review.

[(a)lyss(a) · Rating 4 out of 5]

I received a copy of this book through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

This is a nice recipe book. It talks about what makes a heart-healthy recipe and includes a variety of recipes. The book talks about how to eat healthier and focuses on reducing sodium, lowering cholesterol, and other heart-healthy tips.

[Melissa Borsey · Rating 3 out of 5]

I’m sure everything in this cookbook is healthy for you, but honestly I was only interested in the smoothie section, they are yummy. The recipes for the meals, not for me. I thank Netgalley and Adams Media for the opportunity to read and review this cookbook.

[Bethany · Rating 3 out of 5]

There is great medical information and Livesey does a good job of breaking it down for readers who are new to a low-cholesterol diet. However, if you are a picky eater, the recipes are not for you. There aren't even any substitutions offered for gluten-free, dairy-free, vegetarian, etc. eaters.

[Jeanette · Rating 5 out of 5]

Some information on heart health and cholesterol. As well as some recipes with information how they may help and some insight on different ingredients benefits.