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Tip 1 : Tired of marinara? For another vegetable-based pasta sauce, try spinach pesto. Look for recipes online.
Tip 2 : Add dried apricots or prunes to your slow cooker when making beef brisket. Check online for different recipes.
Tip 3 : In addition to getting calcium from milk and yogurt, you also get potassium, which can help your blood pressure.
Tip 4 : Cook eggs in low-fat ways--try hard cooked eggs, poached eggs, or baked eggs. Or, scramble in a non-stick pan without fat.
Tip 5 : How many different fruit salads can you make? Share ideas with friends to create a variety.
Tip 6 : What’s not part of the Dairy Group? Foods made from milk that have little or no calcium like cream cheese, cream, and butter.
Tip 7 : For hamburger patties, meatloaf, or as an ingredient for casseroles, look for lean or extra-lean ground meat.
Tip 8 : Cream of tomato soup made with fat-free milk is a delicious way to get your vegetables and dairy.
Tip 9 : Change up your salads. Add surprise ingredients to your routine salads, such as Swiss chard, mango, or tuna.
Tip 10 : Don’t forget to eat your greens! Collards, Swiss chard, mustard greens, kale, and broccoli rabe are tasty side dishes.