Tip 1 : Use your summer vegetables to make homemade salsa. Check online for recipes.

Tip 2 : Keep dried fruits handy. Try dried apricots, bananas, apples, pineapple, cherries, figs, dates, or cranberries.

Tip 3 : Cream, sour cream, and cream cheese are not included in the Dairy Group because they contain little or no calcium.

Tip 4 : Chowders make a delicious supper dish --make your own with seafood, vegetables, and low-fat milk. Look for recipes online.

Tip 5 : Get your whole grains by adding brown rice to soup for a hearty meal.

Tip 6 : Don’t run out of milk. Keep low-fat evaporated milk handy. Add it to scrambled eggs or your morning coffee.

Tip 7 : Choose 100% fruit juice when drinking juice, but eat whole or cut-up fruit more often.

Tip 8 : Bring a healthy option to a summer celebration. Offer hot, grilled fruit kabobs or cold and colorful cantaloupe and honeydew skewers.

Tip 9 : Instead of adding more grains to your daily food plan, replace some refined grains with whole grains.

Tip 10 : For something to snack on, use a yogurt dip to compliment raw vegetables. Look online for recipes.