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Tip 1 : Every day is a new day to meet your fruit goal! By keeping up the good work, it can become a habit.
Tip 2 : For an easy supper--slow cook skinned chicken pieces, veggies, and seasonings in reduced-sodium chicken broth.
Tip 3 : Need a healthier dessert? Try baked fruit desserts. Check online for recipes that have little added sugars or solid fats.
Tip 4 : Use low-fat buttermilk in pancakes or waffles for a weekend brunch. Look for recipes online.
Tip 5 : While shopping, load up on packages of frozen vegetables. They cook in minutes with little preparation.
Tip 6 : What’s the issue with whole milk? An 8-oz glass contains about the same amount of saturated fat as 5 strips of bacon.
Tip 7 : Try grilling, broiling, poaching, or roasting protein foods. These cooking methods don't add extra fat.
Tip 8 : An ounce equivalent of protein foods is 1 oz of meat, poultry, or seafood, ¼ cup beans, 1 egg, 1 T. peanut butter, or ½ oz nuts or seeds.
Tip 9 : Make the majority of your choices whole or cut-up fruit rather than juice to get fiber.
Tip 10 : When choosing canned fruits, select fruit canned in 100% fruit juice or water rather than syrup.