A satisfying staple for phase one for me has been Hummous. I live in a heavily middle eastern populated neighborhood, so i grew up on this stuff, and i was delighted to see that it is allowed on SB, esp. with reccomendation of legumes with lunch and dinner. it's also great for an afternoon snack. just a little fills me up and it tastes great with any kind of raw veggies (today i had it with raw zuchhini). Yummy! Also try squeezing a little fresh lemon juice on it for some extra flavor.

Chili Colorado and Chicken Swarma... oh.. they're so good..

I love lima beans--frozen out of the box, in soup or cooked about 15 min without salt then mashed like potatoes. I love butter beans in soup also or baked in a barbeque sauce. I like to cook them from the dry state but then I have to force myself not to eat them straight out of the colander! Also cauliflower which can be eaten raw with hummus, mashed like a potato or made into "fauxtatoe salad." Custard also--made with the flavored syrups, can be breakfast, snack or dessert, whichever you want them to be and are great for phase 1. For phase 2 we love a cheese and black bean quesidilla. Oh, and hot chocolate made with splenda, cocoa powder and FF milk in the winter and smoothies with yogurt, splenda, ice, berries and baby spinach (no kidding!) in the summer. AND, THE SHEPARDS PIE! That cures all "hearty, comfort food" cravings!