Tip 1 : Serve ‘beans with greens’--add cooked cannellini beans to cooked, drained kale. Season with pepper, lemon juice and oil.

Tip 2 : Serve a watermelon salad for a refreshing treat. Check online for recipes.

Tip 3 : "Juice drinks" aren't real fruit juice--look for 100% juice on the label.

Tip 4 : Osteoporosis (thinning of bones) can be reduced by routinely eating low-fat or fat-free dairy food --at all ages and stages of life.

Tip 5 : Try a new recipe and get fruit into your dinner dishes--try chicken with apricots or lentils with apples and dried fruit.

Tip 6 : Try crunchy vegetables, raw or lightly steamed. They make a great snack or side dish.

Tip 7 : Make hot sandwiches for supper, with roasted lean pork or beef topped with sautéed onion and peppers. Top with reduced fat cheese and melt.

Tip 8 : Tired of marinara? For another vegetable-based pasta sauce, try spinach pesto. Look for recipes online.

Tip 9 : Vary your veggies by munching on cucumbers, broccoli, or red and green peppers instead of chips when you have a sandwich at lunch.

Tip 10 : Make a main dish salad with thin slices of cooked lean beef and a little crumble of blue cheese on top of salad greens.