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Sneak 5-A-Day into your daily plan

Adding fruits and vegetables to your daily eating plan is easy … if you are sneaky.

With little effort you can slip more vegetables into casseroles, soup, pasta and rice dishes:

• Add steamed broccoli to pasta and red sauce or rice and beans
• Boost vegetable soup by adding squash, cauliflower or turnips
• Chicken and noodle casserole is enhanced when you add carrots, green beans or sun-dried tomatoes
• Instead of lasagna noodles, try eggplant slices in lasagna
• Roll cabbage leaves around meat and rice patties or a barley and veggie patty.

To sneak in more fruit:

• Slice bananas into all types of cereal
• Add chopped apples or dried cranberries to green salads
• Top cakes and frozen desserts with sliced berries or peaches

And of course fruits and vegetables make quick, enjoyable snacks any time.

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