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Tip 1 : Puree your leftover roasted tomatoes and make an easy homemade soup. Check out recipes online for ingredients you'll need.
Tip 2 : For a flavorful pork picadillo stew--use lean pork with onions, peppers, tomatoes, raisins and green olives. Check online for recipes.
Tip 3 : Eat potatoes with the peel to get more nutrients like fiber, iron and potassium.
Tip 4 : Whole milk and regular cheese are higher in saturated fat. Low-fat or fat-free versions have the calcium without the fat.
Tip 5 : Try an Asian-inspired stir-fry: Sauté mushrooms, bean sprouts, bell peppers, onions, minced garlic and ginger. Serve with rice or noodles.
Tip 6 : Make half your plate fruits and vegetables. Be adventurous and try a new fruit and vegetable each week.
Tip 7 : Add a vegetarian protein food to make a salad into a main dish--try garbanzo beans, kidney beans, soybeans or sunflower seeds.
Tip 8 : When serving chocolate pudding-- top it with sliced strawberries or bananas and chopped nuts.
Tip 9 : Choose seafood rich in omega-3 fatty acids often, like salmon, Atlantic or Pacific mackerel, Pacific oysters, trout, sardines, and herring.
Tip 10 : Five 100% whole-wheat crackers count as 1 oz of whole grains. Use My Plan to see how many ounces of whole grains you need each day.
