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> I eat little if any tofu. That idecunls the fake meats that many love to > have as a main staple to their diet that is soy based.I eat pretty much > what I have always eaten, but make it without the meat. Sounds difficult? > It isn't.Something like a stuffed bell pepper is usually stuffed with meat. > I instead go for rice and veggies with a tomato base sauce over it.Soups > are no problem. Vegetable soups are easy. Go just with the veggies or add > grains such as barley to them to add more nutritional value to them. There > are also tomato based soups.A baked potato is not just a side dish. You > can add all sorts of things on top of it. Broccoli, sauteed veggies of all > sorts bell peppers, carrots, zucchini, onions, cilantro, parsley only > limited by your imagination or personal tastes. You can even bake them > ahead of time which saves on wasted energy and have them ready for you > when you get home from work or school to be warmed up.I even have a > traditional Italian sauce that is carrot based for pasta dishes. Vareity > is not a problem.Kabobs that have veggies, mushrooms that you like on them > a total treat that I have never had any to refuse.Mushrooms are fabulous, > the variety is more than many people know. Stuff them, broil them, add > them to other things. With the things that they have found out recently > about capers, you might want to think about adding them to your salad or > other dishes.Cold salads with pasta, grains, or just the veggies > another wonderful experience for the palate.The things that you can do with > a rice dish again only limited by your personal taste. You can go from > main dish to dessert with this versitile grain.Baked apples, fruit salads, > or just plain fruit a healthy addition to a balanced diet.Whole grain > breads of different variety of grains is something else that I would > suggest. Pumpernickle, rye, sour dough are great. Something as simple as > switching over to a pita bread can bring variety to something that you may > not have considered.You can juice, you can make fruit smoothies for quick > fixes and treats. My suggestion is always for people to go with what they > eat now and see how they can adapt and adjust what they already know and > like to fit within a healthy diet. Reason that I suggest this is because > you already have most if not all of what you need on hand and the outlay of > money is not going to be a big bite out of the budget.If such is more than > you can handle, or you just are not convident enough to do such I > strongly suggest talking to a good dietician/nutritionist and getting their > helpful insights. They not only will help you to know if what you are > eating is meeting all your dietary needs, they can help you with formating > a grocery list to make sure that you get all the things that you will need > to have a healthy diet.Last but not least know that spices are your best > friend. Learning about them and how to best use them in cooking is > something that is going to make what you eat either something that you > really enjoy or something that you just do and make do with. When you get > comfortable, start trying new things. Add to what you already know. I > suggest going to the library and getting cookbooks to see if the cookbook > is something that you want to invest your hard earned money in buying. If > it is filled with ingredients that are hard to find, foods that you really > are not suited to your personal taste matters not if everyone else loves > it.There are websites but I have found that many of the sites will rave > about some dish that many times comes from an ethnic taste that you might > not be familiar with and ingredients that are not easy to find. So make > sure when searching such sites on the web that they are things that you can > find easy or at least order.Again, can't say it enough. At first, I > would suggest going with what you know. Helps to keep the budget down. > Add the ingredients that you think that you might need as you need them > easier than a massive outlay of monies on things all at once. > (By: Rajeev)
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