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 am posting this again, just in a different section, I didn’t really get the answers I was looking for in the diet and fitness section…I want to make this more clear. I am looking for recipes, or even just suggestions on foods to make, using healthy products. I am also asking for suggestions on what to buy, since my diet is much different than the meat and potatoes diet that I grew up on, I am lost as to how to go about shopping andI feel nutrient starved…

if you could help that would be awesome
Miami Lilly:

Wow, Thanks, what a great answer! that chili sounds delicious! These are the times that I wish I wasn’t too cheap to get cable tv, so I could watch the food network! Oh well, thats what the internet is for!

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