Take The Low Triglyceride Diet Quiz

The term, Low Triglyceride Diet, is really a low carbohydrate diet and a no alcohol diet. When your carbohydrates are high, the triglyceride level will go up. When you drink alcohol, your triglycerides will also rise quickly.

The normal range on the blood tests for triglycerides is less than 151 mg/dL. Levels that are greater than 200 mg/dL and especially greater than 499 mg/dL are considered too high.

So what does a Low Triglyceride Diet look like? Below are meals that are either high in carbohydrates or low in carbohydrates. Choose the one that is the low carbohydrate alternative; the Low Triglyceride Diet meal.

1. Which of the following is a better breakfast if you’re trying to lower your triglyceride levels?

a. Breakfast: Oatmeal, raisins, milk, apple, and egg.
b. Breakfast: Waffles with powdered sugar, syrup, milk, sausage, and eggs.
c. Breakfast: Vegetable chicken omelet with salsa, half slice of toast with butter, coffee, and milk.

2. Which of the following is the best lunch when you’re on a Low Triglycerides Diet?

a. Spinach salad with steak, tomatoes, eggs, parsley, cilantro, zucchini, toasted maple syrup walnuts, romaine lettuce, onions, vinegar and oil dressing, roll with butter, and fruit for dessert.
b. Pizza with anchovies, ham, sausage, spinach, fresh tomatoes and diet coke.
c. Chicken salad on two slices whole wheat bread with lettuce and tomato, lettuce salad with honey Dijon dressing, French fries, coleslaw, and diet beverage.

3. Which of the following is the best dinner alternative for anyone on a low carbohydrate diet?

a. Poached salmon with lemon and basil butter, baked potato with butter and sour cream, steamed peas, whole wheat roll with butter, small piece of apple pie.
b. Lamb roast with mint jelly, cold red potato salad, green beans, spinach salad with vinegar and oil dressing, applesauce.

4. Which of the following is a good snack when you go to the movies if you don’t want to cheat on your Low Triglycerides Diet?

a. A large box of butter-flavored and salted popcorn.
b. A small box of butter-flavored and salted popcorn.
c. A large box of no butter but salted popcorn.
d. A small box of no butter but salted popcorn.
e. A chocolate bar with raisins.

5. Which of the following is a good bedtime snack if you’re making sure your carbohydrate levels are low?

a. Cookies made from whole wheat flour and sweetened with honey.
b. Cookies made from coconut flour and sweetened with honey.
c. Cookies that are gluten-free out of the box.

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