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Message: <blockquote data-quote="mekalu2k4" data-source="post: 1028072" data-attributes="member: 171561">me being from South India; our staple diet is strict veg. which generally consists of rice.   Asians eat rice twice in a day, if not thrice.  However, for T2D folks; it is not just recommended.  My diet now a days is more on combinations of - boiled kidney beans with streamed vegetables  [no slat; no seasoning - its gr8 for weight loss; no water retention]- carrot soup, cabbage soup or any other soup [no salt.  if cannot take without salt, try black pepper - tastes gr8]- steamed vegetables + onion raitha [see here - [MEDIA=youtube]MBw3nECNuuI[/MEDIA] ] tastes gr8, fills belly, good in protein too- freshly made sambar + steam vegetables - g8, for folks who must have taste, salt and spices.and many more,  cannot write everything here.  I am a specialist cook for that matter.    People interested in veg diet should try Thai, Chinese, Mexican recipes - tons of items are there.  suit yourself.</blockquote>

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