1 lb Ground beef
1 cn (6 oz.) tomato paste
1/2 c  Oatmeal
3 tb Finely chopped green pepper
Or celery
2 tb Bran
2 tb Wheat germ
1 sm Onion, finely chopped
1 tb Freshly chopped parsley
1    Egg, lightly beaten
1/4 ts Finely chopped garlic
1/2 ts Salt
1/4 ts Freshly ground pepper
Chili sauce

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.Combine all loaf ingredients, using your
hands.Form into loaf and place in 9 X 5 X 3″ loaf pan,cover with layer of
chili sauce (or ketchup if desired), bake 50 minutes to 1 hour.(Do not
overbake,since part of the secret of fluffiness is shorter cooking
time.)Serve the meat loaf sliced and hot.Serves 4.

Variation: Half ground veal and half ground beef can be used for the meat
loaf – lower in calories.