Restaurant Foods

Tip 1 : Bring a healthy option to a summer celebration. Offer hot, grilled fruit kabobs or cold and colorful cantaloupe and honeydew skewers.

Tip 2 : Most vegetables are naturally low in fat, sodium, and Calories, so have them in place of high-Calorie snacks.

Tip 3 : Keep dried fruits handy. Try dried apricots, bananas, apples, pineapple, cherries, figs, dates, or cranberries.

Tip 4 : Visit your favorite breakfast diner and order a veggie omelet to start your day with vegetables.

Tip 5 : Include fruit at breakfast! Top cereal with your favorite fruit, add berries to pancakes, or mix dried fruit into hot oatmeal.

Tip 6 : Impress your guests and make a vegetable soufflé. Look online for ways to make corn, broccoli, or sweet potato soufflé.

Tip 7 : For less cholesterol-replace some egg yolks with egg whites. Two egg whites = 1 whole egg.

Tip 8 : Make pudding with low-fat milk, and top it with a sprinkle of cinnamon or sliced fruit.

Tip 9 : For a quick and easy casserole, soup, or stir-fry, add frozen vegetables.

Tip 10 : Vary the fruits you choose to get a wider range of nutrients.