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Tip 1 : Make your own fruit sauce like strawberry rhubarb to use as a topping on frozen desserts, pancakes or waffles.
Tip 2 : Make each meal colorful by adding red, green, yellow, or orange vegetables to your plate.
Tip 3 : Shopping tip: find specials and coupons in your local paper or online for discounts on whole-grain products.
Tip 4 : If you are lactose intolerant--try lactose-free milk or calcium-fortified soymilk (soy beverage).
Tip 5 : Cut the Calories but keep all the calcium--switch from whole (150 Calories) to low-fat (100 Calories) or fat-free (80 Calories) milk.
Tip 6 : Visit My Reports to check out your Protein Foods history chart and see how you've been doing with your intake over time.
Tip 7 : 1 Kaiser roll (about 3.5 inches across) counts as 2.5 oz of grains. Use My Plan to find out how many ounces of grains per day you need.
Tip 8 : For an easy supper--slow cook skinned chicken pieces, veggies, and seasonings in reduced-sodium chicken broth.
Tip 9 : Replacing sour cream with low-fat yogurt in recipes will reduce the Calories and add calcium.
Tip 10 : Protein foods include: lean meats, seafood, poultry, eggs, beans and peas, nuts, seeds, and soy products.