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It is a simple dish of boiled indigenous vegetables, including squash, eggplant, okra, saluyot, malunggay, ampalaya (bitter gourd), that capitalizes on the freshness of the vegetables.

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Days of abstaining from meat, which is every Friday and especially on Good Friday, do not have to be boring for your palate.

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Spice up your usual tofu recipe. 

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Josh Dela Cruz and Arielle Jacobs expressed gratitude that they get to enjoy Filipino food that fits their respective diets.

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Mao kini ang pamahayag sa mga researchers sa Loma Linda University sa California, tapus sa kapin unom ka tuig nga pagsubay sa subra 70,000 kalalaken-an ug kababayen-an nga matud pa, kadtong nagsunod sa vegetarian lifestyle, “had reduced the rates of mortality.”

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For whatever reason you are trying to stay meat-free, it has become easier now that meat-free protein substitutes that taste good are readily available in major supermarkets and groceries.

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It is a simple dish of boiled indigenous vegetables, including squash, eggplant, okra, saluyot, malunggay, ampalaya (bitter gourd), that capitalizes on the freshness of the vegetables.

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Days of abstaining from meat, which is every Friday and especially on Good Friday, do not have to be boring for your palate.

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Spice up your usual tofu recipe. 

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Josh Dela Cruz and Arielle Jacobs expressed gratitude that they get to enjoy Filipino food that fits their respective diets.

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Mao kini ang pamahayag sa mga researchers sa Loma Linda University sa California, tapus sa kapin unom ka tuig nga pagsubay sa subra 70,000 kalalaken-an ug kababayen-an nga matud pa, kadtong nagsunod sa vegetarian lifestyle, “had reduced the rates of mortality.”

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For whatever reason you are trying to stay meat-free, it has become easier now that meat-free protein substitutes that taste good are readily available in major supermarkets and groceries.

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