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Be your own Hibachi Chef. Prep your goodies and toss it in. Being a veggie lover myself, I stick to these mains but if you've ever visited a Hibachi Buffet you know you can easily add proteins such as shrimp, crab, steak, etc. Other veggies include Broccoli, bean sprouts, mushrooms, carrots. This is definitely a take a fork and eat-the-whole-pot guilt-free dish!
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Studying up one year in hopes of providing my family with our first-ever traditional thanksgiving feast (we always ate turkey, but my mom is not americanized enough to ever care about fixins') I compiled a hefty list of things to do to veggies to load up a plate just with those themselves. Cut to weeks after when I found myself craving brussel sprouts and glazed butternut squash etc. Now I keep some roasted brussel sprouts handy for my weekend breakfast as a treat. Treat yourself to something tasty and treat your body to something incredibly nutritious by loading up your own plate. Steam some cauliflower and broccoli till it's fall-apart tender. Sometimes its really the simple things that make all the difference.
I almost left tokyo before trying this. Why? It seemed so simple I thought it might not be worth it. I mean, ketchup+rice+omelette? Nothing too new there, right? Wrong. I bought one of many ready-to-heat bowls at the local Lawson's, portioned off a quarter, thinking i'd leave the rest behind. Wrong again. The next morning I was on a flight back to Chicago wondering how I was ever going to satisfy my newfound craving back home. Research, tests, and trials later...
When I first discovered HMart it was like a black hole that easily sucked up two hours of my time. These days I try to stay focused and only shop for what I need (with a couple of sample bites along the way). Some favorites: Shirataki noodles, discovered while building my morning noodle bowls at the local Lawson's and Family Marts around the corner of my Shinjuku-Tokyo capsule hotel. Both these noodles and Konjac triangles are great calorie-free fillers. Couple it with one of many broth mixes available at HMART (usually only 10-15 cal per 3 cups or some even calorie-free such as the Lee Brand Wonton soup mix). Pho paste has a spicy deep flavor that will fill you better than the rest. A great way to fake it till you make it to lunchtime.
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