Tip 1 : Make dinner once and serve it twice. Roast a larger cut of lean meat. Make a second meal using the ‘planned-over’ meat.
Tip 2 : For a change, try whole-wheat pasta in macaroni and cheese or pasta salad.
Tip 3 : Make half your plate fruits and vegetables. Be adventurous and try a new fruit and vegetable each week.
Tip 4 : Add toasted peanuts or cashews--instead of meat--as the protein food in a vegetable stir-fry.
Tip 5 : Add fruit like sliced apples, pears, or a few berries to your salad bowl.
Tip 6 : Osteoporosis (thinning of bones) can be reduced by routinely eating low-fat or fat-free dairy food --at all ages and stages of life.
Tip 7 : Did you know that calcium fortified soymilk (soy beverage) is considered part of the Dairy Group? Its nutrients are very similar to low-fat milk.
Tip 8 : When eating out, ask for whole-wheat bread for your sandwiches.
Tip 9 : Use fat-free or low-fat milk to make condensed soups such as cream of mushroom, tomato, potato, or chicken. Check for low sodium options.
Tip 10 : When serving chocolate pudding-- top it with sliced strawberries or bananas and chopped nuts.
