5 faux low substitute Recipes

old fashioned oats, whole wheat bread, nutritional yeast flakes, extra firm tofu (squeeze out excess water well and crumble up), garlic salt, grated celery (measured after water has been squeezed out, see directions), red onion (measured after water has been squeezed out, see directions), grated potato (measured after water has been squeezed out, see directions), dijon mustard, lemon juice, soy sauce, old bay seasoning, agave nectar (or 1 1/2 tsp), all-purpose flour, salt, wheat germ, egg substitute (see recipe description), melted vegan butter

fat free low-sodium beef broth, onion, sliced into paper -thin rings, peeled fresh gingerroot (about the size of quarters), stalk lemongrass, cleaned, leaves removed (do not substitute lemon zest or juice(the flavor is not at all the same), cinnamon stick (i use broken pieces of stick , about 1 tsp total), whole black peppercorn, beef sirloin tip , cut into very thin slices (ask the butcher to slice it paper thin(i like to buy beef for sukiyaki at the oriental market), fresh bean sprout, rinsed and drained, fresh thai basil, rinsed and dried, fresh cilantro leaves, rinsed and dried (coriander), limes, cut into wedges, flat rice noodles (i prefer noodles about 1/4 inch wide), sambal oelek (optional) or sriracha sauce (optional), sliced serrano peppers (optional) or jalapeno chile (optional), fish sauce (nam pla) (optional), hoisin sauce (optional)

splenda granular, sugar substitute, maple flavoring (mapleine or other maple flavored extract) or 1/4 tsp honey, other flavoring, fruit juice (optional), water (optional)

squid rings, raw (not breaded ), fiber 1 cereal (original), panko breadcrumbs (like the kind by progresso), liquid egg substitute (like egg beaters original), garlic powder, onion powder, salt, black pepper , to taste, reduced-fat parmesan cheese, grated, lemon wedge, low-fat marinara sauce