December 26, 2007 by Kavit Haria

How to add more tofu to your daily diet

Perhaps you have asked yourself this question too many times, “How to add tofu to your daily meal” but you didn’t get an answer that satisfied you. A food that is like cheese but of Chinese origin, tofu is made when you coagulate milk. The process is tedious if you want to try it out at home so just get yourself the ready to cook tofu packs and ensure that you follow the instructions. Through coagulation of the protein that is present in soy milk, the production of tofu begins.

Because tofu is protein rich, most vegetarians prefer to use tofu as a good substitute. Many non vegetarians also prefer tofu to chicken or meat because it is far healthier for bringing down cholesterol and LDL levels by almost 30% reduction. It also has anti cancer properties as well. A diet that is packed with soya proteins like tofu would build your health like never before. In terms of calories, it is perfect for those who are on diets because of its high calcium value as well.

As our discussion focuses on how to add tofu to your daily meal, here are some good ideas for you to try out.

You can cook tofu in a variety of ways. You can have it mashed and spiced up with your favorite herbs like thyme, basil and rosemary. You can have it in other ways too such as blended, whipped, ground, crumbled, marinated, steamed, baked, and even deep fried. This just proves that tofu has great variety.

You can cook anything using tofu as a main ingredient because it has very little flavor that can affect the taste of the dish itself. You can make your favorite chicken gravy based curry and substitute tofu in place of the chicken pieces. You must choose the flavors and textures with care because tofu has the unique ability to imbibe flavors of those specific ingredients that it is cooked with.

For instance, if your plan is to use tofu for a delicious Asian stir fry, the tofu actually imbibes the flavor of the noodles and the sauce that you decide to use in the stir fry. As you may have just thought now, tofu looks and acts like an absorbent sponge! You can use tofu in soups or stews. All you need to do is lock in tofu’s flavor by frying it a little in oil to make it taste less leathery. So you can still have the soya proteins that are a part of the marinated tofu.

For those who suffer from cardiovascular problems, it would work real wonders to have tofu as part of their usual dinner. You can also make scrambled tofu instead of scrambled eggs for breakfast. Instead of having meat balls in your diet, have tofu balls that would do wonders to boost your health. You can get a tofu lasagna kit instead of a meat based one.

This is an established fact that tofu is a healthier option to replace meat with for your meals. So say goodbye to all that harms your health and cholesterol levels, say a big Yes to tofu instead.

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