This soup is loaded with nutrients, protein, and warms the soul. Reminds me of pastina. :0)
Ingredients:
1 medium onion, diced
3 cloves garlic, minced
2 inch long stick fresh ginger peeled & chopped
2 medium carrots, chopped
2 celery stalks, chopped
1 small zucchini, chopped
1 yellow squash, chopped
1 handful of fresh green beans, broken or cut into 3/4-inch pieces
1 box (32 ounces) vegetable broth
2 cups of water
2 diced tomatoes
1/3 cup chopped fresh Parsley
2 cups cooked quinoa
Sea Salt and black pepper, to taste
2 inch long stick fresh ginger peeled & chopped
2 medium carrots, chopped
2 celery stalks, chopped
1 small zucchini, chopped
1 yellow squash, chopped
1 handful of fresh green beans, broken or cut into 3/4-inch pieces
1 box (32 ounces) vegetable broth
2 cups of water
2 diced tomatoes
1/3 cup chopped fresh Parsley
2 cups cooked quinoa
Sea Salt and black pepper, to taste
Directions:
1. Saute the onion
and cook until tender, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic, and cook for 2-3
minutes. Add the carrots, celery, zucchini, yellow squash, ginger, and green
beans and continue to cook for 4 to 5 more minutes, stirring
occasionally.
2. Add the vegetable broth & water, diced tomatoes, Herbs. Reduce the heat to low, cover, and cook until the vegetables are fork tender, approximately 25 to 30 minutes. Stir in the cooked quinoa and season with salt and pepper, to taste. Serve warm.
Super Yummy!
Basically, what you are getting in a veggie soup made from scratch with fresh ingredients is a ton of fiber to clean your intestines, a load of water-soluble minerals and electrolytes. If you add some sea greens (algaes) to the soup and just drink the broth, its an excellent source of energy, minerals and electrolytes. Minerals are so important for health, as they play vital roles in several physiological functions, including critical involvement in nervous system functioning, cellular reactions, water balance in the body, and in structural systems like the skeletal system. Because minerals have a very simple structure of usually one or more molecules of an element, they are not readily destroyed in the heating or cooking process of food preparation. Because all the minerals stay in the fluid of the soup, and we benefit from the minerals when we drink it, it would defeat the purpose of nutrition if you discarded the liquid A veggie soup is also an easily digestible meal, because it is basically fiber and liquid molecules, so it saves you energy that your body would spend on generating enzymes to digest heavier foods. This is usually why it becomes an ideal choice for a healing/recovery food.
Quinoa is a Powerfood Vegetable Seed!
Although referred to as a grain, it is actually a seed from a vegetable related to Swiss chard, spinach and beets. Quinoa is pronounced keen-wa.
1. High quality protein with the nine essential amino acids, the protein balance is similar to milk. At 16.2 to 20 percent protein, it has is more protein than rice (7.5 percent), millet (9.9 percent) or wheat (14 percent).
2. Great source of riboflavin. Riboflavin has been shown to help reduce the frequency of attacks in migraine sufferers by improving the energy metabolism within the brain and muscle cells.
3. Inca warriors had more stamina and quicker recovery time by eating these quinoa seeds, making it a truly ancient powerfood
.
4. Antiseptic. The saponins from quinoa are used to promote healing of skin injuries in South America.
5. Keeps you thin! Only 172 calories per 1/4 cup dry (24 of the calories from protein and only 12 from sugars, the rest are complex carbohydrates, fiber and healthy fats).
6. Gluten-free. Since it is not not related to wheat, or even a grain, it is gluten-free.
7. Alkaline-forming. Although it is not strongly alkaline-forming, it is comparable to wild rice, amaranth, and sprouted grains.
8. Smart Carb: It is a complex carbohydrate with a low glycemic index, so it won’t spike your blood sugar
2. Add the vegetable broth & water, diced tomatoes, Herbs. Reduce the heat to low, cover, and cook until the vegetables are fork tender, approximately 25 to 30 minutes. Stir in the cooked quinoa and season with salt and pepper, to taste. Serve warm.
Super Yummy!
Basically, what you are getting in a veggie soup made from scratch with fresh ingredients is a ton of fiber to clean your intestines, a load of water-soluble minerals and electrolytes. If you add some sea greens (algaes) to the soup and just drink the broth, its an excellent source of energy, minerals and electrolytes. Minerals are so important for health, as they play vital roles in several physiological functions, including critical involvement in nervous system functioning, cellular reactions, water balance in the body, and in structural systems like the skeletal system. Because minerals have a very simple structure of usually one or more molecules of an element, they are not readily destroyed in the heating or cooking process of food preparation. Because all the minerals stay in the fluid of the soup, and we benefit from the minerals when we drink it, it would defeat the purpose of nutrition if you discarded the liquid A veggie soup is also an easily digestible meal, because it is basically fiber and liquid molecules, so it saves you energy that your body would spend on generating enzymes to digest heavier foods. This is usually why it becomes an ideal choice for a healing/recovery food.
Quinoa is a Powerfood Vegetable Seed!
Although referred to as a grain, it is actually a seed from a vegetable related to Swiss chard, spinach and beets. Quinoa is pronounced keen-wa.
1. High quality protein with the nine essential amino acids, the protein balance is similar to milk. At 16.2 to 20 percent protein, it has is more protein than rice (7.5 percent), millet (9.9 percent) or wheat (14 percent).
2. Great source of riboflavin. Riboflavin has been shown to help reduce the frequency of attacks in migraine sufferers by improving the energy metabolism within the brain and muscle cells.
3. Inca warriors had more stamina and quicker recovery time by eating these quinoa seeds, making it a truly ancient powerfood
.
4. Antiseptic. The saponins from quinoa are used to promote healing of skin injuries in South America.
5. Keeps you thin! Only 172 calories per 1/4 cup dry (24 of the calories from protein and only 12 from sugars, the rest are complex carbohydrates, fiber and healthy fats).
6. Gluten-free. Since it is not not related to wheat, or even a grain, it is gluten-free.
7. Alkaline-forming. Although it is not strongly alkaline-forming, it is comparable to wild rice, amaranth, and sprouted grains.
8. Smart Carb: It is a complex carbohydrate with a low glycemic index, so it won’t spike your blood sugar
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