Pritikin Recipes

Ok, so my diet isn’t an "unhealthy" one, I don’t eat much fast food, and I don’t eat much meat. What I am pretty much asking for is suggestions on shopping, good recipes and good ways to make different healthy foods. I don’t feel like I am getting the proper nutrients from the food that I am making now.

My biggest problem is not knowing what to buy at the store to incorporate into a meal….what are some good staples?

The reason I am having such a hard time with this is because when I was growing up, every meal consisted of meat as the main course, and potatoes as a side dish…My diet now leans more towards vegetarianism, but I do eat fish and "poultry on occasion" and I mostly only eat meat if I eat out.

I rarely cook with meat so pretty much, grocery shopping and my diet are so much different than the one my mom taught me that I am totally lost as to how to go about it….any suggestions?
I should also mention that I am not feeding any kids, so no need for safe foods…

The foods that I normally stock up on are:
kidney beans
canned tomatoes
fruit such as tomatoes, bananas, oranges and pears
veggies such as peppers, mushrooms, celery and spinach
pasta
various breads
various cheeses
trail mixes
and one addiction…dried mangoes

I mostly have a hard time making these things into a meal…I always feel like I am missing something, something that will tie it all together.
I should also mention that I am not feeding any kids, so no need for safe foods…

The foods that I normally stock up on are:
kidney beans
canned tomatoes
fruit such as tomatoes, bananas, oranges and pears
veggies such as peppers, mushrooms, celery and spinach
pasta
various breads
various cheeses
trail mixes
and one addiction…dried mangoes

I mostly have a hard time making these things into a meal…I always feel like I am missing something, something that will tie it all together.
that posted twice for some reason, sorry bout that…

My question again was about diet cooking tips and there have been some great answers