Soup, Soup, Soup – now is the time
Now that Winter has well and truly set in, you have probably found that the prospect of eating a cold salad for lunch is not so appealing. Your body definitely talks to you when the weather cools down, and it is saying ‘feed me warm foods’. Soup is the perfect meal for this time of year AND it’s so good for you.
Tomato & Zucchini Soup (Page 16 – The Natural Way Recipe Book)
Making soup can be likened to making a big pot of a multi-vitamin and mineral supplement. This is because when you fry foods, you can lose a lot of the nutrient value in the cooking process. However vegetables, meat and / or poultry cooked directly in soups retain much more of their natural nutrient content.
If you make a soup on a stock base (rather than cream) you are making a delicious meal that probably contains a lot less calories than most other dishes, however you won’t be depriving yourself of any less goodness and your appetite will be satisfied. All-vegetable soups are particularly recommended due to their health benefits, ability to balance fluid levels in the body and low fat content.
I am often asked if canned soups are as healthy as homemade soup: to be honest, while some of these have a low fat content, often they are high in salt and contain a number of preservatives and additives. Nothing is better than cooking a soup – from scratch – so you can control what ingredients you add to it, then you know you are eating well. I suggest that you make up a big batch of soup on the weekend and store it in 5 separate plastic containers: your lunch for the whole week is taken care of! If you think you will get ‘bored’ eating the same thing five days in a row, add different herbs / spices to each container so each day you will experience a new taste sensation!
Our The Natural Way Recipe Book has some amazing soup recipes – not only are they healthy, tasty and nutritious but they will help you to stay slim during winter. For example, our Tomato & Zucchini Soup (Page 16 – Recipe Book) and only 198 calories per bowl! Our 103-page Recipe Book is choc-full of goodness- get your copy anywhere you get your formulations and support. If you would like to try making it yourself, see the recipe at the end of the blog.
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Tomato & Zucchini Soup (pictured above)
Ingredients: 2 Cups tomatoes, peeled and chopped. 2 Cups zucchini, diced. 3 Stalks of celery with tops, chopped. 1 Medium onion, chopped. 1 Small garlic clove, chopped. Half tsp parsley, chopped. Half tsp sea salt. 3 cups water. 1 Tbsp tomato paste. 4 wholemeal bread rolls.
Method: Place all ingredients in a saucepan (except bread rolls). Bring to the boil. Reduce heat and simmer 20-30 mins or until vegetables are tender. Serve with a crisp bread roll. Bread is the concentrate.
