I hope your dad is able to transition into healthier eating. I like Kaizen as a healthier alternative to regular pasta.
When I make Mexican rice I make the rice half regular rice half cauliflower rice and no one in my house has ever complained.
For “fried” chicken that is not fried i like this recipe, I make it all the time with legs and thighs I change the seasonings to garlic and onion powder and no pepper flakes and a bit of parsley and is always good:
https://recipes.heart.org/en/recipes/air-fryer-crispy-unfried-chicken
I have never heard of that before, thank you for that suggestion!! He loooooves pasta, and I’ll have to look into that flour alternative that it’s made with. Thank you, Mayra!

That’s the first step for sure, and also to cut back on his smoking (if not reduce it entirely!). He is up for the challenge, beats the alternative. Thanks for your suggestion, Okereke!