here's a list of meal ideas when you're stumped:

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Main dishes:

• eggplant parmesan (or classic chicken parmesan)
• fish fillet (polluck, catfish are inexpensive) - (grilled, breaded, roasted ~ toasted?)
• shrimp (also try crab, lobster, etc.) - (variety of styles)
• • shrimp and grits
• crab cakes, also fish cakes
• stuffed bell peppers
• pizza bagels!!
• cauliflour (you can also make a cut cauliflour steak with raspbery gastrique drizzled on top)
• yes, pizza or pasta is okay sometimes
• cheese tortellinis
• bowtie or ziti pasta noodles with marinara sauce (chunky, spicy, sweet, etc.), mozarella cheese, pepperoni and jalapenos
• vegetable/eggplant lasagna
• spudnik's incredible Osaka potato bowl: 1 sweet potato topped with spicy black beans, sesame seeds, and sriracha
• grilled chicken or grilled tofu (+ sweet & sour sauce)
• oatmeal or cheesy grits for breakfast (+ cinnamon, milk, peanut butter, banana slices, apple slices, honey, etc.)
• tofu cooked in a million different ways
• quorn chicken substitute
• tempeh
• cauliflour steak, w/ raspberry drizzle
• white bean cakes, black bean cakes, chickpea cakes, falafel
• quorn vegetarian foods (similar to chicken patties and bacon)
• cheesy mash potatoes, cheesy grits
• eggplant parmesan
• good gooey mac & cheese
• Indian food!! tadka dal, etc., lots of lentils and chickpeas and cumin and pepper and curry, yummie
• cheese vegetable bakes
• chickpea bakes

Sides:

• Beans
• baked beans
• refried beans (pinto beans)
• kidney beans (light/dark/red)
• chick peas/garbanzos
• green beans
• black beans (tastes great spicy or with sriracha)
• lima beans
• white beans in soup
• Vegetables
• steamed cauliflour
• asparagus
• carrots (roasted, honey-glazed, whole-chopped or baby)
• parsnips
• green beans (best seasoned/spiced, try sesame seeds, garlic)
• corn (cob or not, creamed, spicy-seasoned with peppers)
• summer squash, zucchini
• sweet potatoes (1 whole, 1-3 slices)
• eggplant slices
• baked potato
• peas
• kale or spinach, esp. in a cheesy blend/bake
• grilled watermelon slices
• rice and beans or quinoa and beans (red beads, kidney beans, black beans, chickpeas, black-eyed beans), sriracha
• stew-like mix of beans, peppers, celery, etc. (what's that called??)
• couscous (grain-like pasta preferable to white rice; brown rice has more nutrients though) - (+ carrot slices, chopped peppers, etc.)
• quinoa (+ seasoning, vegetables, etc.)
• lentils (~soup)
• edamame (soy)
• jalapeno poppers
• fried plantains
• mozarella sticks
• shrimp tempura, spring rolls

Semi-sides & Seasonings:

• bell peppers (chopped)
• sliced jalapeno peppers
• olives (+pimientos)
• curry
• what are in those orange goya flavor packets
• peanut butter
• sriracha (do NOT go overboard or you'll be sorry)
• chili pepper powder
• raspberry gastrique (I dont know what this is but it sounds fancy)

Snacks:

• almonds, peanuts, cashews, etc.
• raisins (+ yogurt), craisins, prunes, dates
• carrots (sweet baby or petite), celery sticks
• yogurt (+ granola and blueberries or grapes)
• granola
• try NOT to snack on cereal bc it's easy to go overboard
• crackers (+ cheese) - DON'T go overboard
• fruits:
• banana (slices can go onto other foods, like bread or yogurt or oatmeal)
• apple slices (red delicious or gala)
• grapes (white or red)
• Dried Apricots
• blueberries (go great in yogurt)
• toast with jelly (grape or strawberry) - not great but okay if you could use some sugar or have an upset stomach
• apple sauce