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Check out Resources for many more ideas and healthy recipes you can cook at home.

Check out Community Resources for local, healthy, fresh food, and also places you can get healthy foods at lower cost.

Cooking Tips

There are many ways you can make food at home healthier. Put a check next to any of the tips you can try at home. Be sure to talk about your cooking goals with your mom or family.

I can:

Measure the amount of fat or oil I use (1 serving is 1 pat or 1 tablespoon oil)

Choose low-fat dairy products instead of full fat (cheese, milk, yogurt)

Use non-fat or light salad dressing

Use fresh vegetables instead of canned when possible

Use non-fat plain yogurt instead of sour cream

Use egg whites instead of the whole egg

Steam, bake, grill, broil, or roast instead of frying foods

Trim fat off meat and remove the skin from chicken and turkey

Try ‘meatless’ meals several times a week and include beans as my protein

Practice making a new recipe each week to improve my cooking skills

Balance Through the Day

We often miss meals when we’re in a hurry or we aren’t hungry. One of the best ways to keep a healthy weight is to eat 3 meals each day and to limit snacking between meals. If you eat a healthy breakfast, lunch, and dinner, you will be on your way to a healthy weight. That will lower your chance of getting diabetes during pregnancy.

It’s very common to skip breakfast. Often, we’re hungrier in the evening because we didn’t eat enough during the day. Sometimes, we eat more than we should in the evening as a result. This is not healthy for you. It also isn’t healthy for your baby if you are pregnant.

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