Tip 1 : Include fruit at dinner! Add crushed pineapple to coleslaw or include orange sections or grapes in a salad.

Tip 2 : If you get hungry before dinner is served, have a piece of fruit to tide you over.

Tip 3 : Don’t want to eliminate all sweets? Try a drizzle of chocolate fudge sauce on a pear, banana, or berries..

Tip 4 : Shopping tip: Find specials and coupons in your local paper or online for discounts on fresh, frozen, or canned vegetables.

Tip 5 : Make fruit kabobs using pineapple chunks, bananas, grapes, and berries. Use yogurt as a sauce for your fruity snack or side dish.

Tip 6 : Choose fat-free or low-fat milk as your beverage at meals for an easy way to get calcium.

Tip 7 : Keep cut-up fruit at eye level in the refrigerator. It will be the first thing you see when you open the door!

Tip 8 : Cut your Calories by finishing your meal with a flavorful fruit salad instead of cookies or cake.

Tip 9 : Fruit with a low-fat yogurt dip makes a great party snack. Use melon, apples, bananas, berries, grapes and provide toothpicks!

Tip 10 : Try vegetables like asparagus, zucchini, squash, and artichokes to use in different dishes.