Tip 1 : Make beans and peas part of your meals often; try chili with kidney or pinto beans, lentil soup, or baked beans.

Tip 2 : Tired of marinara? For another vegetable-based pasta sauce, try spinach pesto. Look for recipes online.

Tip 3 : Build a meal around beans or peas. Bean burritos are a quick and easy dinner entree.

Tip 4 : Vegetables can be an easy part of picnics. Serve a bowl of raw veggies with a low-Calorie dip along with sandwiches.

Tip 5 : Make it easier to include plenty of vegetables in your day by always having them on hand--fresh, frozen, and canned (choose no-salt-added).

Tip 6 : Make pudding with low-fat milk, and top it with a sprinkle of cinnamon or sliced fruit.

Tip 7 : Multi-grain, stone-ground, 100% wheat, cracked wheat, or seven-grain doesn't equal whole-grain. Look for the word "whole"!

Tip 8 : When serving chocolate pudding-- top it with sliced strawberries or bananas and chopped nuts.

Tip 9 : Most fruits are naturally low in fat, sodium, and Calories, so have fruit in place of high-Calorie desserts.

Tip 10 : Keep vegetables separate from raw meat, poultry, and seafood while shopping, storing, and preparing.