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Tip 1 : Vary your veggies by munching on cucumbers, broccoli, or red and green peppers instead of chips when you have a sandwich at lunch.
Tip 2 : A regular-size slice of bread counts as 1 oz of grains. Use My Plan to see how many ounces of grains you need each day.
Tip 3 : For a great quick and easy way to combine all your favorite vegetables, try a vegetable stir-fry.
Tip 4 : Look for lower sodium choices in the deli. Choose lean deli meats instead of higher fat sausages, hot dogs, bologna, or salami.
Tip 5 : Choose fruit! Ask for fruit, like sliced apples, a fruit cup, or 100% fruit juice at a fast food restaurant instead of fried foods.
Tip 6 : Choose seafood rich in omega-3 fatty acids often, like salmon, Atlantic or Pacific mackerel, Pacific oysters, trout, sardines, and herring.
Tip 7 : Try vegetables like asparagus, zucchini, squash, and artichokes to use in different dishes.
Tip 8 : For a quick supper, simmer boneless skinless chicken breasts in tomato sauce with veggies and Italian seasonings. Serve over pasta.
Tip 9 : Even if you don’t eat the peel, rinse and rub fruit under running water before peeling or cutting so that dirt and microbes don’t transfer.
Tip 10 : Bake or roast chicken instead of frying, and remove skin before eating, to lower saturated fat and Calories.