•Make fruits and vegetables a part of every meal. Put fruit on your cereal. Eat vegetables as a snack.
•Choose chicken, fish or beans instead of red meat.
•Choose whole-grain cereal, brown rice and whole-wheat bread over their more refined counterparts.
•Choose dishes made with olive or canola oil, which are high in healthy fats.
•Cut back on fast food and store-bought snacks (like cookies), which are high in bad fats.