| Cooking With Tofu | | | | soaking them in beef broth to disguise the lack of |
| You have just received a plate full of white blobs and | | | | taste. |
| squares and told this is your meal. Is this something | | | | While vegetarians do not actually need to consume |
| from the future? Have you been "Beamed Up by | | | | tofu, doing so is often a wise dietary choice--and also |
| Scotty"? No, chances are you are eating at some | | | | the next best thing to eating similar meat products |
| organic restaurant that has just served you Tofu. | | | | (for those who enjoyed meat dishes before they |
| If you aren't a vegetarian now and haven't been one | | | | became vegetarians). |
| in the past, you probably also haven't knowingly | | | | Tofu is a low-fat, low-cholesterol, low-calorie food |
| eaten tofu many times. In fact, the only time most | | | | made out of steamed and compressed soy beans. |
| people hear about tofu it is in jokes aimed at | | | | Not only is it a great source of protein, which many |
| vegetarians. So why is it that vegetarians eat this | | | | vegetarians lack, but it is also heart-healthy and has |
| stuff all the time? Is is it simply because they have | | | | been linked to a decreased risk in cancer. |
| no other choice? | | | | In addition to being served as a meat alternative, |
| The answer is both yes and no. | | | | tofu is also served in a number of spicy and ethnic |
| Being a vegetarian doesn't mean you have to eat | | | | dishes, which were never intended to contain meat. |
| tofu. In fact, there are many vegetarians who never | | | | Many ethnic Indian dishes contain large amounts of |
| eat tofu or any popular meat-replacement dishes, | | | | tofu cooked and spiced in different ways. |
| such as "veggie burgers" or "tofurkey, for that | | | | So here is my suggestion to you: If you aren't |
| matter. As long as they research and create meal | | | | already a vegetarian, but want to become one, don't |
| plans, vegetarians can maintain a healthy diet eating | | | | let tofu get in your way. You can maintain a healthy |
| traditional meals or ethnic dishes. | | | | vegetarian diet without ever eating it. However, if |
| Tofu is often cited as something exclusively | | | | you already are a vegetarian, but haven't tried tofu, I |
| vegetarian because it is a versatile, highly-nutritional, | | | | highly suggest you do. It is both nutritional and |
| and can be used to replace meat dishes. Not only can | | | | versatile - and it might not taste as bad as you think. |
| it be created in textures, consistencies, and flavors | | | | Mahalo. |
| that simulate a range of meats, from turkey to | | | | Need help in developing recipes for healthy and fun |
| hamburger, but it can also actually replace and far | | | | diets? |
| exceed the nutritional value of similar meat dishes. In | | | | Check out the various Cookbooks we have to offer |
| fact there are many restaurants that have in the | | | | for all types of eating pleasure. |
| past substituted "soyburgers" for hamburgers, | | | | |