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Tip 1 : Impress your guests and make a vegetable soufflé. Look online for ways to make corn, broccoli, or sweet potato soufflé.
Tip 2 : Include fruit at dinner! Add crushed pineapple to coleslaw or include orange sections or grapes in a salad.
Tip 3 : 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 4 : Make stuffed bell peppers with brown rice and vegetables. Look online for recipes.
Tip 5 : Use vegetable oils (olive, canola, corn, soybean, peanut, safflower, sunflower) rather than solid fats (butter, shortening).
Tip 6 : Roast a whole chicken. When cooled, remove the skin, bones, and fat. Serve the meat as is, or use in a recipe.
Tip 7 : Every fruit counts: Fresh, dried, frozen, and canned (in water or 100% juice)! Pick the one that works for you.
Tip 8 : For dessert, try low-fat yogurt or pudding as a dip for fruits like strawberries or melon balls.
Tip 9 : A good way to start your day with dairy is to use fat-free or low-fat milk instead of water to make oatmeal or hot cereal.
Tip 10 : Vary your veggies by adding a new vegetable to a different meal each day.