Thought it would be an interesting/helpful discussion to share our suggestions of what favorite foods we've been able to find healthier substitutions for, and what still tasted good and what we didn't like as well.
ground turkey -- didn't like it as well as ground beef in spaghetti, but did like it in enchiladas, and liked it in chili better than in spaghetti sauce
wheat pasta -- didn't mind it once smothered with marinara sauce, or with a little parmesan cheese on it, but fiance tasted more of a difference
brown rice -- was surprised that I didn't mind it as much as I thought, although again fiance tasted more of a difference, and it takes longer to cook
smoked sausage -- liked the chicken sausage in red beans and rice but not in jambalaya, but did like the light sausage in jambalaya
corn tortillas -- my mother suggested that these were less starchy than regular/flour tortillas, the enchiladas I made with them tasted good but didn't look pretty because the tortillas broke apart when I rolled them up
brown rice jambalaya mix -- it came out crunchy and I think I either should have followed the directions on the package to reserve the meat until the end and/or I should have added more water, but even fiance didn't taste a difference it was just the texture
Whoever said it was supposed to be happily ever after is a big fat liar.