Recipe: Nutrient-full Simple Dishes: Menu 5

Cindy Wu
Apr 01, 1999

Breakfast: sweet potato porridge
Lunch: tomato spinach sandwich
fresh tofu and soy sauce
Dinner: mushroom tofu noodle soup

Sweet Potato Porridge

1 cup uncooked rice
1 cup sweet potato, peeled and diced
8 cups of water

Use a rice cooker, cook till porridge is thick and potatoes are tender.

Tomato Spinach Sandwich

4 slices whole wheat bread
1/2 cup tomato slices
1/2 cup fresh spinach leaves
2 teasp Mayo

Spread bread with Mayo. Layer on tomato, spinach, more bread and serve.

Fresh Tofu and Soy Sauce

4 oz fresh tofu
1 tblsp soy sauce

Rinse tofu with hot water and drain. Sprinkle on soy sauce and serve.

Mushroom Tofu Noodle Soup

4 oz dry buckwheat noodle
1/4 cup shiitake mushroom, cut into strips
1/4 cup soaked wood fungus
1/4 cup tofu, cut into strips
1/2 cup spinach leaves
one eggs
2 tblsps of scallion bits
3 cups broth or water

Bring broth to boil, add mushroom, wood fungus and tofu. Simmer for 15 minutes, add spinach and stir in egg. Cook noodle. Add noodle to soup. Sprinkle on scallions and serve.