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Sneaking tofu into your kids' dietsPosted Jan 28th 2007 5:10PM by Sarah J. GimFiled under: Dinner, Far East, Magazines, How To, AmericaIt's quite amusing to me when I read or hear about people's near-animosity toward tofu. The icky reactions to tofu always seem to be from adults who are unfamiliar with it. I also understand the feeling because tofu is often used as a "substitute" for meat and the mental space around that word is always negative -- a "substitute" is never as good as the original.However, I grew up with tofu, and it has always been a normal part of my diet. It is never a substitute for meat; it is always just tofu. I think that perhaps the bias against tofu is something that is learned, the way we learn certain other types of prejudices from our parents, because really, tofu doesn't even have any real taste from which to recoil. Cookie Magazine has an article about introducing younger kids to tofu, and while I don't necessarily agree with their premise that bean curd has to be something you "sneak in" to kids' meals, the recipes they provide are a great way to add protein and isoflavones to their diets. Heck, even you might like the Tofu Rigatoni Casserole or the Tofu and Meat Loaf.
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