Tip 1 : Does your produce keep going bad before you can eat it? Try frozen fruit instead--they provide the same nutritional value.

Tip 2 : Support your health and community by buying locally-grown vegetables. Try visiting a farmers market near you.

Tip 3 : Rinse veggies under running water before preparing or eating them to remove dirt and microbes on the surface.

Tip 4 : Buy fresh, seasonal vegetables. They cost less and are more likely to be at their peak flavor.

Tip 5 : For a plant-based protein meal, try bean burgers, lentil burgers, or pita halves with falafel (spicy ground chick pea patties).

Tip 6 : Top loin pork roast is a lean cut of meat. Serve it sliced, and save the rest for another meal.

Tip 7 : Look for lower sodium choices in the deli. Choose lean deli meats instead of higher fat sausages, hot dogs, bologna, or salami.

Tip 8 : Try an Asian-inspired stir-fry: Saut� mushrooms, bean sprouts, bell peppers, onions, minced garlic and ginger. Serve with rice or noodles.

Tip 9 : If you order cappuccinos or lattes--ask for them with fat-free (skim) milk.

Tip 10 : Choose fat-free or low-fat milk as your beverage at meals for an easy way to get calcium.