if by boring you mean missing all the additives, msg, salt and fat of american commercial junk food then I guess you are correct. On the other hand, I have fantastic diet low in sugar and fat based on a lot of eastern cooking that is high in vegtables and low in meat (and easily vegetarian if you want). I am talking Italian and Spanish and Thai and Indian and Vietnamese cooking. Very healthy, very flavorful, and anything but boring. You don't even have to buy a cookbook (although I recommend buying several) as you find many recipes on the web: just Google it.