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Low Fat Diet
Reducing your fat intake MAY alleviate symptoms such as indigestion or gall bladder pain. This is NOT a slimming diet NOR a diet to reduce cholesterol.
Basic tips for reducing fat in your diet:-
- Avoid fried foods - grill, poach, bake, boil, steam, roast or microwave
- Trim visible fat from meats - remove skin from poultry and fish
- Use skimmed or semi-skimmed milk for sauces and puddings. Do not add cream or fat to sauces
- Use small amounts of low fat spreads
- Avoid foods high in fat
Eating less fat will reduce your calorie intake. This is useful if you want to lose weight - if not, fill up on moderate/low fat foods, particularly bread, potatoes, cereals, rice, pasta and chapattis. For examples of moderate/low fat foods - see table below.
If you feel you need further advice, please ask your doctor to refer you to a Dietitian.
High Fat Foods
| Fat | Dairy Products |
|---|---|
| • Lard • Dripping • Suet • Oils • Ghee • Butter, Margarine |
• Full Fat Milk • Full Fat Powdered Milks • Cream, Cream Substitutes • Evaporated and Condensed Milk • Creme Fraiche, Greek Yoghurt • Full Fat Malted Drinks • Egg Yolks • Hard Cheeses |
| Meat, Fish & Alternatives | Bread, Cereals, Potatoes |
| • Fatty Meats • Sausages, Pates • Meat Pies • Savoury Pastries |
• Croissants • Bread made with Oils • Chips • Crisps • Roast Potatoes • Pot Noodles • Waffles • Fried Rice |
| Fruit & Vegetables | Miscellaneous |
| • Olives • Avocado Pear • Vegetables in Mayonnaise • Salad Cream, Oily Dressings & Sauces |
• Chocolate & Cream Biscuits • Cakes • Shortbread • Digestives • Pastries • Fruit Pies • Yorkshire Pudding • Pancakes • Dumplings • Cream Mousses & Puddings • Lemon Curd • Peanut Butter • Chocolate Spread • Chocolate • Toffees, Fudge |
Moderate/Low Fat Foods
| Fat | Dairy Products |
|---|---|
| • Low Fat Spread | • Skimmed Milk, Semi-skimmed Milk • Cottage Cheese • Mod. Low Fat Cheese (Edam, Gouda) • Low Fat Yoghurts and Fromage Frais • Low Fat Malted Drinks • Egg Whites |
| Meat, Fish & Alternatives | Bread, Cereals, Potatoes |
| • Lean Meat • White Fish • Oily Fish in Moderation • Pulses |
• Bread • Chapattis • Breakfast Cereals • Porridge • Boiled Rice • Pasta • Boiled Noodles • Potatoes - baked, boiled, mashed (without fat) |
| Fruit & Vegetables | Miscellaneous |
| • All Fruit • Fruit Juices • Salads with fat free dressings & sauces • Vegetables |
• Plain Biscuits e.g. Rich Tea • Water Biscuits • Scones • Malt Loaf • Tea Breads • Teacakes • Jelly • Meringues • Sorbet • Virtually fat free ice-cream • Low fat Custard • Puddings • Sugar • Jam, Marmalade, Honey, Syrup • Boiled Sweets, Gums, Pastilles |