Spectrum of Food Choices:
Choose Least Often
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- 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
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