The steamed bread can be especially good for you if it's the ZaLiang (made with a mix of grain, oats, barley, and maybe wheat) type of steamed bread. I even lost a good amount of belly fat when I was on that carbohydrate diet. The bean curd though IMO isn't a good substitute for real cheese, I find it a little saltier than American Cheese which is salty enough. I do think people have an acquired taste for stuff like that though. Just be careful with the tofu's. I avoid the red ones in general due to it being too sweet.