Tip 1 : Puree your leftover roasted tomatoes and make an easy homemade soup. Check out recipes online for ingredients you'll need.

Tip 2 : Craving something sweet? Instead of candy try having dried fruits like cranberries, cherries, or raisins.

Tip 3 : Make each meal colorful by adding red, green, yellow, or orange vegetables to your plate.

Tip 4 : Add your favorite seafood to a salad or make a seafood omelet.

Tip 5 : Instead of adding more grains to your daily food plan, replace some refined grains with whole grains.

Tip 6 : Make your own fruit sauce like strawberry rhubarb to use as a topping on frozen desserts, pancakes or waffles.

Tip 7 : Cuts of beef with less fat--round steaks, roasts, top loin, top sirloin, and chuck shoulder--are all lean protein food choices.

Tip 8 : Switch it up. Make vegetables your main-dish by topping a salad with your choice of a protein food.

Tip 9 : Bake or roast chicken instead of frying, and remove skin before eating, to lower saturated fat and Calories.

Tip 10 : Switch up your protein! Trade in your ham sandwich for one made with peanut butter, tuna, or canned salmon for some healthy variety.