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Tip 1 : Visit your favorite breakfast diner and order a veggie omelet to start your day with vegetables.
Tip 2 : Vegetable or bean soups go towards your daily vegetable target. Choose lower sodium versions.
Tip 3 : Make time for breakfast every day! Choose whole-wheat bread, oatmeal, or whole-grain waffles.
Tip 4 : Curries and other ethnic dishes pair small amounts of meat or chicken with vegetables and seasonings. Check for recipes online.
Tip 5 : A chicken salad with chicken breast chunks, Romaine lettuce, veggies, and a vinaigrette makes a great lunch or dinner.
Tip 6 : Make a mini pizza using a portabella mushroom for the crust. Top with tomato sauce, veggies, and low-fat mozzarella cheese, and broil.
Tip 7 : Try something new--choose less common whole grains (amaranth, quinoa, millet, and triticale). Look for recipes online.
Tip 8 : Try a low-fat or reduced-fat Swiss cheese to get your calcium without all the sodium and fat.
Tip 9 : Three-bean salads add protein and are great as side dishes, main dishes, or snacks with tortilla chips.
Tip 10 : Going out--think ethnic. Indian, Thai and Chinese dishes offer lots of yummy vegetable options.