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Tip 1 : Shopping tip: find specials and coupons in your local paper or online for discounts on whole-grain products.
Tip 2 : Buy vegetables that are easy to prepare. Pick up pre-washed bags of salad greens, baby carrots or celery sticks.
Tip 3 : Make half your grains whole! This includes rice, bread, crackers, cereal, popcorn--look for the word "whole" on the ingredients list!
Tip 4 : Don't know what to do with leftovers? Puree roasted vegetables with chicken stock to make a hearty and flavorful soup.
Tip 5 : In a restaurant, start your meal with a salad packed with veggies, to help control hunger and feel satisfied sooner.
Tip 6 : Try different ways to use eggplant: Baba Ghanoush, eggplant parmesan, grilled eggplant sandwiches, or stuffed with rice and tomatoes.
Tip 7 : What�s the issue with whole milk? An 8-oz glass contains about the same amount of saturated fat as 5 strips of bacon.
Tip 8 : Build a meal around beans or peas. Bean burritos are a quick and easy dinner entree.
Tip 9 : 1 cup cooked pasta or macaroni counts as 2 oz of grains. Use My Plan to find out how many ounces of grains per day you need.
Tip 10 : Ordering in doesn�t have to mean a meal without vegetables. Order vegetable pizza or vegetable lo mein next time you have dinner delivered.
