Tip 1 : Corn is a great and affordable vegetable to cook all year long. Buy it fresh, frozen, or canned!

Tip 2 : For a great quick and easy way to combine all your favorite vegetables, try a vegetable stir-fry.

Tip 3 : Rather than buying a vegetable pizza from a restaurant or a store, try sprucing up a cheese pizza with your favorite vegetables.

Tip 4 : For a plant-based protein meal, try bean burgers, lentil burgers, or pita halves with falafel (spicy ground chick pea patties).

Tip 5 : Having a snack attack? Reach for whole-wheat crackers - top them with hummus or a little peanut butter.

Tip 6 : When storing raw seafood, meat, and poultry, place them below ready-to-eat foods in the refrigerator.

Tip 7 : Try substituting yogurt for butter or margarine in baked goods to keep them moist and lower in Calories.

Tip 8 : Mix together brown rice and white rice in equal proportions to make half your grains whole!

Tip 9 : Make a smoothie by blending fat-free milk or yogurt with fresh or frozen fruit. Try bananas, peaches, or mixed berries.

Tip 10 : Whole grains are good for your health! Make at least half your grains whole to get the benefits.