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Healthy Soup Recipes


We all know that soup is comfort food, but did you know that soup can also help you lose weight? Include healthy soup recipes in your diet if you want to shed unwanted pounds.

During the cold winter months nothing is more comforting that a bowl of hot soup. Chicken soup with noodles and vegetables will warm your body. Studies show that eating soup produces greater feelings of satiety compared to other types of food. The high water content of soup helps to fill us up. At the same time, soup that is piping hot has to be eaten slowly. This allows us to savor the full flavor of the soup and gives us time to notice when we feel full.

Making soup is easy, and you will find healthy soup recipes that are simple to make. Most of the time, you won’t need a recipe at all. Cut out all unnecessary fat if you want a healthy soup recipe for weight loss.

Making Soup Stock

Healthy soup recipes use stock, although you can use plain water. You can also use stock cubes or bouillon powder. Make your own vegetable or chicken stock for a more flavorful soup recipe.

Chicken Stock

You can make a good stock using the carcass from a roast chicken or the raw bones. Break up the bones and put them in a large pot. Add roughly chopped carrots, onion, celery, peppercorn, thyme, parsley and a little salt. It’s all right if you don’t have all of these extra ingredients. Add enough water to cover the chicken, bring to a boil, and skim off the foam. Let it simmer for three hours, allow to cool, and strain the liquid into a bowl. Chill the stock and remove the congealed fat. This stock freezes well.

Vegetable Stock

Put vegetable trimmings and peelings, a little salt, peppercorns, bay leaf and dried herbs into a pot and add enough water to cover. Bring to a boil and simmer for 45 minutes. Allow to cool, and then strain the liquid.

A Healthy Veggie Soup Recipe

You can have a delicious, healthy soup in less than an hour if you follow this recipe. You will need 4 cups of stock, 2 stalks of celery (diced), 1 onion (diced), a small turnip (diced), 3/4 -cup barley, and 1/4 Savoy cabbage (finely shredded). Bring the stock to a boil and then add all the vegetables except for the cabbage. Season and simmer for about 25 to 30 minutes. Stir in the cabbage, simmer for 5 more minutes. Serve immediately.
There are hundreds of other healthy soup recipes including Carrot and Lentil Soup, Ravioli and Vegetable Soup, Broccoli-Cheese Chowder, and Chicken Noodle Soup with Dill. These nutritious soups pack a lot of nutrients without a lot of fat.


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My Quick, Healthy, Cheap, Delicious Dinner

Here’s the thing, I live in what most people would call “the middle of nowhere” and by that I mean, we do not have any food delivery service in our town. Which isn’t a bad thing. And truth be told, I’m kinda secretly glad. Mostly.

Here’s the other thing. I love to cook, but I’m also a human being living in modern times and sometimes I just downright don’t want to cook. So my solution is a handful of go-to dinners for days when I’m not feeling the extra time spent in the kitchen. I also like that this dinner is cheap. About $1.75 a serving. Which I will happily throw in the face of anyone who says it’s too expensive to eat a healthy meal. You just cannot get an organic, filling, delicious meal for $1.75 anywhere. Trust me, I’ve looked. And on top of that- one serving is just shy of 300 calories.

Here’s what you do…

chop up an onion and place it in your skillet with about a teaspoon of olive oil. sauté with a little salt until tender. *bonus points: I usually chop up several onions at a time and keep them in the refrigerator.

Rinse a can of organic lentils.

Add lentils to onions and cook for about 3 or 4 minutes.

Pour the jar of jalfrezi sauce in. I’ve seen this brand at kroger and food lion and highly recommend it. It’s the best Indian sauce in a jar I’ve ever had. Don’t be scared by the word “hot” on the label. I assure you, this dish is not hot. Also, I add about 1/4 cup of water to the jar, put the lid back on and shake. I pour this into the pan with everything else. And sometimes when I’m feeling really crazy I’ll add about 1/4 cup coconut milk to make it extra delicious! Simmer for 5-10 minutes.

Serve over organic basmati rice. *Bonus points: I make extra batches of rice in my rice cooker and store in the refrigerator for future use.

Enjoy!

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