Action Plan; Eat nutritious foods

Make a plan to include simple and quick nutritious foods in your meals and snacks.
Build meals and snacks with a variety of veggies, fruits, fish, low-fat dairy foods, whole grains, beans, and nuts.

Step 1: Select a simple meal or snack that fits your eating pattern.

Meal Ideas

Oatmeal topped with nuts, banana, and low-fat milk.
Breakfast tacos! Fill a corn tortilla with scrambled eggs, cheese, and salsa.
Hard boiled egg, with whole grain toast, jam - with low-fat milk.
Bagel topped with peanut butter and peaches.
Black bean and cheese quesadilla with corn and salsa.
Fish tacos! Put tuna fish, cabbage, salsa, and sour cream in a corn tortilla.
Lettuce salad topped with: beans, cheese, cucumber, tomato, and salad dressing of choice - with low-fat milk.
Chicken wrap! Use canned chicken, lettuce, tomatoes, corn, and cheese in a tortilla to make a wrap.
Tuna sandwich. Mix with light mayo, chopped celery, and shredded carrots. Eat with cucumber slices or whole grain bread.
Yogurt parfait! Top yogurt with frozen berries and finely minced almonds.
Other:

Snack Ideas

Whole grain crackers and cheese.
Cheese stick and pear (fresh or canned).
Low-fat yogurt mixed with a little peanut butter and apple slices as dippers!
Yogurt with graham crackers.
O-shaped cereal (dry) and watermelon.
Hummus and pita bread.
Cucumber slices with ricotta cheese topped with dill.
Hummus and veggies. Bell peppers, carrots, or sugar snap peas. You pick!
Hard boiled egg and orange slices.
Yogurt with frozen mango.
Other:

Step 2: Decide when to make it