Tip 1 : For dessert, try low-fat yogurt or pudding as a dip for fruits like strawberries or melon balls.

Tip 2 : Keep vegetables separate from raw meat, poultry, and seafood while shopping, storing, and preparing.

Tip 3 : Protein foods include: lean meats, seafood, poultry, eggs, beans and peas, nuts, seeds, and soy products.

Tip 4 : Serve an avocado salad with seafood or chicken. Look online for recipes.

Tip 5 : When storing raw seafood, meat, and poultry, place them below ready-to-eat foods in the refrigerator.

Tip 6 : Make a summer salad: Mix together diced tomatoes, cucumbers, and sweet onions with a citrus vinaigrette. Top if off with low-fat feta crumbles.

Tip 7 : Frozen juice bars (100% juice) count as fruit and make healthy alternatives to those that may contain a lot of added sugars.

Tip 8 : Need dessert for a special treat? Make home-made custards with fat-free milk. Look online for recipes.

Tip 9 : Going out--think ethnic. Indian, Thai and Chinese dishes offer lots of yummy vegetable options.

Tip 10 : Does your produce keep going bad before you can eat it? Try frozen fruit instead--they provide the same nutritional value.