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Tip 1 : Brown rice is a great side dish. Try different ways of flavoring your rice dish. Look online for recipes.
Tip 2 : Most "regular" size bagels weigh about 4 oz and ~290 Calories! That's 4 oz of your grain needs for the day.
Tip 3 : Serve sliced raw vegetables with a yogurt dip to take to a party.
Tip 4 : Choose soft margarines with zero trans fats made from liquid vegetable oil, rather than stick margarine or butter
Tip 5 : Keep dried fruits handy. Try dried apricots, bananas, apples, pineapple, cherries, figs, dates, or cranberries.
Tip 6 : Choose fat-free or low-fat milk as your beverage at meals for an easy way to get calcium.
Tip 7 : Buy vegetables that are easy to prepare. Pick up pre-washed bags of salad greens, baby carrots or celery sticks.
Tip 8 : Every fruit counts: Fresh, dried, frozen, and canned (in water or 100% juice)! Pick the one that works for you.
Tip 9 : For an easy supper--slow cook skinned chicken pieces, veggies, and seasonings in reduced-sodium chicken broth.
Tip 10 : Even if you don’t eat the peel, rinse and rub fruit under running water before peeling or cutting so that dirt and microbes don’t transfer.