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• Don't go to the store hungry. You may buy food you don't need. • Read and compare food labels. Choose foods with fewer calories that are lower in saturated fats, trans fats, cholesterol, sodium (salt), and added sugars. Check the serving size and the number of servings. Food labels are based on one serving, but many packages contain more. When you compare calories and nutrients between brands, check to see if the serving size is the same. • Focus on fruits, vary vegetables. Buy a variety of frozen, canned, or in-season fresh fruits such as melons, berries, and oranges rather than fruit juice for most of your fruit choices. Choose fruit without added sugar or syrup. Buy in-season, leafy dark green vegetables such as broccoli and spinach, and orange vegetables such as carrots or squash. Choose vegetables without added salt, butter, or sauces. • Look for calcium-rich foods. Buy low-fat or skim milk instead of whole milk. If you can't drink milk, choose fat-free or low-fat lactose-reduced milk or try calcium-rich leafy green vegetables such as kale or collard greens. • Make your grains whole. Buy whole wheat bread, crackers, cereals, brown rice, oatmeal, and barley. • Go lean with protein. Buy lean meats. For poultry, remove the skin before cooking. Vary your protein choices with more fish, nuts, seeds, beans and peas such as pinto beans and split peas. For a free copy of Get Real! You Don't Have to Knock Yourself Out to Prevent Diabetes, contact the National Diabetes Education Program at www.YourDiabetesInfo.org or call 1-888-693-NDEP (6337); TTY: 1-866-569-1162. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' National Diabetes Education Program is jointly sponsored by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) with the support of more than 200 partner organizations. www.HealthNewsDigest.com Top of Page 
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