Nourishing Chicken Soup Recipe
Nourishing Chicken Soup
We get asked a lot whether soup is ok to have instead of that cold chicken salad. Well that depends... if you buy a heat and eat soup from the supermarket it will probably taste great but it will also be full of carbohydrates, colours, preservatives, flavour enhancers, etc.
Why not make your own big batch of high protein, low carb soup? A good homemade soup is very nutritious and filling. You can make heaps and freeze the rest for later. Check out the Slow-Cooked Chicken Soup Recipe at the bottom of this newsletter.
As you know my rule for good health and weight loss is simple - don't eat until you get hungry and plan what you are going to eat. That means there are no snacks (if you are hungry you should have a nourishing meal ready to eat instead). If you do snack when you are not hungry you are going to gain weight. Snacking generally has nothing to do with physical needs. It's more likely emotional needs that you are trying to fill. Maybe you are trying to kill time, procrastinate or make yourself feel happy with junk food (which in the long run will make you feel worse). If you think this is one of your challenges then get in touch with me as I have a great technique to show you.
So what do I consider a nourishing meal? First some facts.
Our digestive systems have been designed to cope best with animal foods. A human stomach produces acid and pepsin, which are only able to break down meat, fish and eggs. Contrary to popular belief it is the meats and fish and other animal products that have the highest content of minerals, amino acids, nourishing fats and many other nutrients we humans need on a daily basis and it all comes in the most digest able form for us. So as much as possible eat real food that is low in carbohydrates.
Next week: What you can use instead of bread.
P.S. If you would like me to help you design a Nutrition plan that suits your lifestyle please get in touch with me. (you don't have to be a member at Body Buzz to get nutrition plans and regular result checks)
Marty
Slow Cooked Chicken Soup
- 1 whole chicken
- Water
- 1 Onion, chopped
- 1 Cup of tomatoes, chopped
- 2 large carrots, chopped
- 3 stalks of celery, chopped
- 1 head of cabbage, chopped
- 2-3 cloves of garlic, crushed
- Sea salt and pepper to taste
- Place chicken in slow cooker. Cover with cold water and add half of the onion. Cook on high for 6 hours.
- Take the chicken out to cool. Separate the meat from the chicken and refrigerate. Put the bones back into the slow cooker along with any additional chicken parts. Add more water if needed and continue to cook for a minimum of 5 hours, overnight is best.
- Strain the broth from the bones and discard the bones. Return the broth to the slow cooker and add all remaining ingredients except garlic.