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The summer season lends itself to a colorful and healthy shopping basket for your family. Look at 5 tips below to get started. Also, take a look at our Recipe Archive for creative and delicious homemade recipes you and your family can make and eat at home. Be sure to look for the  for your healthiest choices.
Scrumptious Summer Choices – 5 Tips
* Stock up on fresh fruits and veggies such as eggplants, tomatoes, raspberries, peaches, red or green cabbage, kale, beets, new potatoes, nectarines and plums of all colors.
* Include seafood in your menus with grilled salmon, steamed and chilled shrimp or tilapia marinated and then pan fried in a dash of oil.
* Introduce your family to quick brown rice, whole wheat spaghetti and quinoa. Whole grains are delicious and full of vitamins and fiber.
* Lighten up the sugar in your drink by trying plain seltzer water with a splash of 100% fruit juice or herb tea chilled with a sprig of mint.
* Cool down with a frozen treat such as a fruit juice popsicle, peeled and frozen chunks of kiwi or frozen blueberries right out of the bag.
I encourage you to look over our practical resources: If you are pursuing gradual weight loss then check out our Healthy Lifestyle Form. The form may be printed out and used as a daily record-keeping tool for tracking daily eating and exercise habits. We also offer a list of 10 Healthy Weight Loss Tips to help you get organized and get going.
For other handy and reliable information, I recommend www.mypyramid.gov, www.eatright.org and www.fruitsandveggiesmorematters.com.
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