High cholesterol diet

I have recently taken up a mostly vegan diet for health reasons and there are plenty of forms of non-animal protein. All beans and pulses for a start... I make pasta sauces/chillis/shepherds pies etc with kidney, butter, azuki, haricot beans and lentils instead of meat substitute products. They are all readily available in tins in the supermarket and really, really tasty and filling. In my opinion if you just start substituting meat with soya based products like Quorn in every meal then you miss out on a vital balance of nutrients. Quorn is quite higly processed for a start, whereas beans and pulses are not.

Quinoa is a great source of protein and I use that instead of rice, it is cooked in exactly the same way as rice too (tho you can make it with vegetable stock instead of water and its even tastier). I dont know if nuts fall under the 'low fat' thing (although they are good fat!) but they also contain protein and I always have some on me for a snack (unsalted ones obviously).

I have eliminated dairy from diet and have found oat milk works best for me personally for use in cereal and tea. I havent found anything to substitute cheese, unfortunately that is one much loved food product I have had to say goodbye to! there are alternatives out there tho - as have been listed above, but dont expect them to be anything like cheese made from animal milk...

I have found that I have had to be very adventurous and discover bits of the supermarket that I didnt even know existed before. Changing your diet like this suddenly can seem very restrictive - but I have tried to focus on all the new stuff I am adding to my diet instead.