What can I put into chilli, beany casseroles and stews other than tomatoes?

[Mung]

I'm doing a detox and tomatoes are out. I thought this would be fine, as I don't really eat them all that much...or so I thought. I didn't realise how much I rely on tinned tomatoes for my cooking. I have no idea what I can replace it with. The other day I did a chickpea and aubergine casserole and added veggie stock and some soya mince instead...it tasted good, but looked like brown slop on my plate.

Has anyone got any ideas what i can supplement with?

Mushrooms?

No mushrooms either on the detox ...

what is "toxic" about tomatoes?

Lentils to thicken it?

tomatoes are too acidic
lentils too fiberous (beans ok though)
mushrooms too fungal

only 3 weeks to go and although i will continue with some bits of it, they are the three things I am missing. I thought it would be chocolate and bread...but I can live without those.

leeks? carrots -pearl barley if you don't fancy lentils

courgettes? peppers?

bulgar wheat, carrots, peppers, courgette, mooli, parsnips (yuk uk yuk), aduki beans, sweetcorn. If it's sloppy have it with couscous or rice.

sorry it sounds absolutely bonkers

beans ok, lentils not? what is this based upon?

baby spinach at the last minute
french beans
asparagus?
sounds like it needs a bit of green and crunchy

My smallest dd used to have a tomato intolerance and I found it so difficult to cook many meals without tomatoes.

I would just add lots of other veg and maybe pearl barley and a spoon or two of paprika for flavouring. The paprika also alters the colour so it looks as though tomatoes are in there which made me feel better for some reason!

tomato intolerance is totally different

I have made replacement tomato sauces with carrots and apples and caurgettes instead of tomatoes. Just boil them all until tender, then blend them up with some of the cooking water and use like you would tinned tomatoes or passatta.

agree with bundle though.

Our livers do all the detoxing we need.

and too acidic?

what do you think is in your stomach?

Stomach juices are pretty acid.

ooh - how long did it take me to type that sentence?!

What bundle said

lol!

maybe instead of tomatoes you could add some hocus pocus

mushrooms too fungal? What does that mean exactly?

bundle

pmsl at the fungal business.

I agree with the paprika - a bit of colour psychology goes a long way when it somes to food. and use a bit of flour to thicken stocky-type sauces. again - totally psycological but definitely helpful. "a thick sauce feels full of goodness" says my mum

Its the Scrivner detox and I agree that those things seem ridiculous, but its working and I only have another couple of weeks to go.

I'll give the paprika a try...thanks for your help.

"it's working"

Yes, I don't feel tired anymore and I have lost a bit of weight...thats working in my book.

How can you tell whether a detox diet is working?

Or is it a weight loss diet?