Fruits and Fruit Juices

Tip 1 : Keep a good selection of rinsed fruit in the fridge for a quick and refreshing snack. (Rinse berries just before serving.)

Tip 2 : Add sweetness to your whole-grain cereals with fruit. Top cereal with sliced bananas, canned peaches, raisins or frozen fruit!

Tip 3 : Read the Nutrition Facts label when buying cheese--compare the saturated fat and sodium content and choose the one with the lowest amounts.

Tip 4 : Jazz up your vegetables with low-fat dressings or dips. Try hummus or a bean spread as a dip for veggies.

Tip 5 : Add protein to your salads. Try different ingredients like eggs, tuna, grilled shrimp, chickpeas, or black beans.

Tip 6 : Frozen juice bars (100% juice) count as fruit and make healthy alternatives to those that may contain a lot of added sugars.

Tip 7 : Choose fat-free or low-fat milk as your beverage at meals for an easy way to get calcium.

Tip 8 : Enjoy preparing foods in different ways. You can steam, grill, stir-fry, roast or stew your vegetables for a change in texture and flavor.

Tip 9 : Add color to salads with baby carrots, shredded red cabbage, or green beans. Include seasonal veggies for variety throughout the year.

Tip 10 : For a plant-based protein meal, try bean burgers, lentil burgers, or pita halves with falafel (spicy ground chick pea patties).