Dietary Guidelines for High Triglycerides

A: Triglycerides are fats found in the blood and fat cells. A high triglyceride level in the blood may increase your risk of heart disease and may harm your pancreas. Most experts recommend eating 3-6 small meals per day, rather than large meals.
Other dietary guidelines for high triglycerides:
Fruit: Choose fresh fruits in season for best flavor and nutrition. Avoid fruit juices even fresh squeezed, because of their high sugar content. Unsweetened frozen fruit and canned fruit that is rinsed in water may also be included.
Vegetables: Eat at least 3 or more cups a day of fresh or frozen prepared vegetables.
Breads and cereals: Choose whole grain breads, crackers, unsweetened high-fiber cereals or old fashioned oatmeal. Try other grains such as amaranth, millet, quinoa, barley, buckwheat or bulgur.
Protein: Select lean meats, poultry without skin, egg, egg substitute or egg white, cooked dried beans, lentils, peas, nuts and low-fat soy products. Eat fish at least twice a week. Include fatty fish such as salmon, mackerel, blue fin tuna, sardines and anchovies.
Dairy: Use fat-free or 1% milk, fat-free or low-fat plain yogurt, light fruit yogurt and low-fat or soy cheeses.
Fat: One tablespoon of canola, olive or peanut oil per day. Include 1/4 cup of nuts per day (almonds, walnuts, peanuts, mixed nuts) or 1/2 avocado. Avocados, olives and natural nut butters are excellent fats.
Sugar-free products: Diet sodas and other diet beverages, gelatin and pudding.