Cook small potatoes whole-if some are much larger than others, cut those in half so all will cook evenly. Boil gently for about 6 minutes and then test with a fork-they should be tender, not too firm and not mushy.
While on a cholesterol-lowering diet, be sure to avoid animal fats and marbled meats. 3. While on a triglyceride lowering diet, be sure to avoid sweets and to control the amount. of carbohydrates you eat (starchy foods such as flour, bread, and potatoes).
1 Eating oats, oat bran, and other soluble fibers can modestly reduce total and âbadâ low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol when consumed as part of a diet low in saturated fat. 2  For each gram of soluble fiber (beta-glucan) consumed, total cholesterol decreases by about 1.42 mg/dL and LDL by about 1.23 mg/dL.