Eating healthy can be hard, but it's worth it!

Here are some common challenges that people face when trying to eat healthy, and some tips for coping.

What other strategies can you think of?

• Use coupons

• Buy in bulk

• Buy things on sale

• Grow your own veggies and fruit

• Buy frozen veggies and fruit

• Buy veggies and fruit in season

• Ask friends or family to help you get things done.

• Take your kids with you to the grocery store and turn it into a fun field trip

• Shop on the weekend.

• Shop in bulk.

• Use a list to make sure you get everything you need.

• Buy healthy convenience items, like prewashed salad.

• Look for recipes for fast, healthy meals.

• Do some prep work before work in the morning.

• Change your favorite dishes to make them healthier.

• Choose cheeses that are strongtasting and fairly low in fat, such as Parmesan and feta.

• Choose good quality items.

• Choose items with a variety of flavors, textures, scents, and colors.

• Cook veggies like green beans and broccoli lightly, so they stay crisp and colorful.

• Dress up food with herbs, spices, low-fat salad dressing, lemon juice, vinegar, hot sauce, plain nonfat yogurt, and salsa.

• Grill or roast veggies and meat to bring out the flavor.

• Shop, cook, and eat healthy with friends and family.

• Learn new cooking methods and recipes from books, articles, and videos. Or take a healthy cooking class.

• Try new ingredients.