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Tip 1 : Need a healthier dessert? Try baked fruit desserts. Check online for recipes that have little added sugars or solid fats.
Tip 2 : Use fruit in your holiday stuffing--try apples, cranberries, raisins, or prunes. Check online for recipes.
Tip 3 : 1/2 cup of oatmeal counts as 1 oz of whole grains. Use My Plan to see how many ounces of grains you need each day.
Tip 4 : Need a snack? Have a glass of low-sodium vegetable juice and a few whole-wheat crackers to take away the hunger pangs.
Tip 5 : Support your health and community by buying locally-grown vegetables. Try visiting a farmers market near you.
Tip 6 : Calcium is a nutrient of public health concern. You can meet your calcium needs by drinking fat-free milk or eating low-fat yogurt.
Tip 7 : Does your produce keep going bad before you can eat it? Try frozen fruit instead--they provide the same nutritional value.
Tip 8 : Use a food thermometer to check the internal temperature of meat, poultry, and fish—you can’t tell if it's cooked by the way it looks.
Tip 9 : Don’t forget to eat your greens! Collards, Swiss chard, mustard greens, kale, and broccoli rabe are tasty side dishes.
Tip 10 : Top loin pork roast is a lean cut of meat. Serve it sliced, and save the rest for another meal.