Tip 1 : Support your health and community by buying locally-grown fruits. Try visiting a farmers’ market near you.

Tip 2 : Read the Nutrition Facts label when buying cheese--compare the saturated fat and sodium content and choose the one with the lowest amounts.

Tip 3 : Use low-fat milk to make bread pudding. Check online for recipes.

Tip 4 : Looking for a new way to eat Brussels sprouts? They can be boiled, sautéed, or oven roasted to go along with any meal.

Tip 5 : Use fruit in your holiday stuffing--try apples, cranberries, raisins, or prunes. Check online for recipes.

Tip 6 : Add fruit like sliced apples, pears, or a few berries to your salad bowl.

Tip 7 : Roast a whole chicken. When cooled, remove the skin, bones, and fat. Serve the meat as is, or use in a recipe.

Tip 8 : Use a food thermometer to check the internal temperature of meat, poultry, and fish—you can’t tell if it's cooked by the way it looks.

Tip 9 : Make a main dish salad with thin slices of cooked lean beef and a little crumble of blue cheese on top of salad greens.

Tip 10 : Don’t be misled about which products are whole grain. Read the ingredients list to look for whole grains as the first ingredient.