Spectrum of Food Choices:

Choose Least Often

• Red meat, such as beef, veal, pork, lamb, dark poultry meat, duck
• Fried foods
• Butter
• Margarine
• All oils
• Tropical fats
• Hydrogenated oils and fats
• Mayonnaise
• Lard
• Shortening
• Regular salad dressings
• Cheese
• Egg yolks
• Cream and oil-based sauces
• Whole fat dairy products
• French fries

Food Spectrum Chart 
To keep track of your heart healthy dieting choices, print this out as a daily reminder. You will need the free Adobe Acrobat Reader to see this file. Download it here.

Dr. Dean Ornish
Preventive Medicine Research Institute
A nonprofit public institute dedicated to research, education and service  

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