Today's tasty treats:

Breakfast: V8 juice, scrambled egg beaters, and 1 vegetarian sausage patty (El Burrito brand)
Morning Snack: Peanuts
Lunch: Salad with mixed greens, red bell pepper, chopped tea eggs, and Asian dressing.
Afternoon Snack: Celery filled with vegan cream cheese substitute (Tofutti).
Dinner: Baked Portabello with feta, pine nuts, and basil. Roasted veggies, and salad with balsamic vinaigrette.
Dessert: Chocolate Ricotta Creme

So as far as meat substitutes go mine are limited since many contain wheat in some form or other. El Burrito makes a Chorizo which we often used in sauces (it's pretty spicy) but they also make a more traditional sausage. The texture is a little on the soft side but you don't lose anything with the flavor. A sausage is more about the spices anyway than anything.

It was my first time using tofutti. I'm not certain why that was suggested in South Beach phase 1 rather than a low fat or fat free cream cheese. The texture was fine however it was a little on the sweet side but still too mild in flavor. Really should be mixed with something I think.

I'd heard mixed reviews about the Ricotta Creme that is reccommended as dessert in its various flavors for phase one. Most people seem to dislike the texture. I love love LOVE ricotta so it works for me. Sometimes the amount of whatever flavor it is needs to be adjusted but that's easy enough.