6 ways to healthy up your dinner
Keep an eye out for large dinner plates and excessive amounts of oil.
Jan, 2026
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You eat healthfully and conscientiously throughout the day, but when dinner rolls around it's understandable to want to indulge a bit. The trick is, if you overdo it at your evening meal, you could be taking on more calories than you bargained for.
The good news is that there are ways to splurge at dinnertime while still reining in your intake of calories, salt, and fat. Here are some easy tweaks you can make to your dinner to make it healthy and delicious.
Written byTaylor Lupo.
Medically reviewed byAnn Wendling, MD, MPH.