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Tip 1 : To meet your fruit goal--keep fresh fruit rinsed and where you can see it. Reach for a piece when you need a snack.
Tip 2 : When serving chocolate pudding-- top it with sliced strawberries or bananas and chopped nuts.
Tip 3 : Instead of butter and syrup, top pancakes with unsweetened applesauce and a sprinkle of powdered sugar.
Tip 4 : Keep fruits separate from raw meat, poultry, and seafood while shopping, storing, and preparing.
Tip 5 : Make the majority of your choices whole or cut-up fruit rather than juice to get fiber.
Tip 6 : Eat seafood in place of meat or poultry twice a week. Include some seafood high in omega-3s like salmon, trout, and herring.
Tip 7 : Don't feel like cooking? When eating out, look for the vegetarian options on your menu as an easy way to meet your veggie goal.
Tip 8 : An ounce equivalent of protein foods is 1 oz of meat, poultry, or seafood, ¼ cup beans, 1 egg, 1 T. peanut butter, or ½ oz nuts or seeds.
Tip 9 : Keep perishable protein foods out of the "danger zone"--temperatures between 40o and 140o F. Two hours is the limit.
Tip 10 : Many lean cuts of meat need long, slow moist cooking--invest in a slow cooker for melt-in-your mouth meats without too much fat.
