Slimming Smokey Butternut Lentil Soup in Minutes
PLUS what was on my plate today....
"What foods are you eating?" "Can you give more examples of what you eat every day?"
These questions and several more just like them came through in response to the
Survey that I sent out last week.
And you know me, I'm happy to share. I tell you the triumphs as well as the
blunders. And it all tips in the favor of WIN when it comes to whole-food,
plant-based, low fat eating.
It will get you where you want to go without that gnawing hunger or crazy-crazy body crushing exercise.
Yesterday (see "In Case You Missed It" below), I turned the spotlight on
lentils to remind you what a power food they are when it comes to the
rules of satiety and their high value as your
weight loss friend.
Starch of the highest order. Brimming with
plant protein and
phytonutrients. I know they sure help me keep my weight in check as winter draws its cooler blanket around us.
Here is today's
menu and a new recipe I threw together brimming with those very same
lentils, too.
Smokey Butternut Lentil Soup is yummers of the highest order - I'll start there!
Smokey Butternut Lentil Soup
- 3 cups orange lentils, soaked a couple of hours
- 1 onion, chopped
- 1 cup chopped jicama
- 2 big carrots, sliced
- 1 butternut squash, peeled and cut into bitesized chunks
- 1/2 head coarsely chopped kale
Put the lentils
in a pressure cooker with more water so that it is several inches deep
over the lentils. Pile in the rest of the ingredients. Bring to
pressure for only 2 minutes, then run the cooker under cold water to
bring the pressure down.
Remove the lid and flavor with:
- 2 teaspoons curry vindaloo powder (or your favorite curry)
- 1 teaspoon smokey paprika powder
- 1 Tablespoon veggie bouillion base, OR 1/4 cup miso paste mixed with water, OR veggie br
- Option to tear up a few more shreds of kale and stir them in to nutrify the soup a tad more
Today's menu: What's on my plate?
Breakfast: We attended a health fair this morning
that demanded a 12 hour fast (you know the drill) so brekkie was a
little later than usual:
- big bowl of muesli, shredded wheat, and crispy Uncle Sam's cereal topped with a chopped fresh pear, a splash of oat milk.
Lunch: Pictured! The Smokey Butternut Lentil Soup and the bread as in picture.
Let me explain about the bread. I had never seen anything like it yet as I was leaving Napa last weekend upon the wrap of the Muscles Mud and Merlot VIP Women's Retreat, I popped into Whole Foods Market and saw this beauty. Made locally in Sonoma, here is the ingredients list:
- 100% organic whole rye stone ground just before making the dough (it says that on the label!
- slow natural fermentation (no yeast, no dairy, no gmo - it says that too)
- raisins, coffee, cocoa, unfiltered molasses, sea salt, certified organic
This bread is uber-heavy - like a brick - and is actually not sweet.
An of-the-earth rye and the 2 small, thin slices pictured are all you
want or need. Usually my bread at lunch is plain whole grain flour,
water and salt or sprouted grain bread, so this was out of the norm and
totally fun.
Dinner:
- huge salad bowl of spinach, sliced beets, with a light dressing of no-oil balsamic viniagrette and tossed with nutritional yeast
- large plate of brown jasmine rice ( maybe 1 1/2 cups or so?), a couple of cups of steamed broccoli, a handful of seasoned tofu chunks, and a thin drizzle of sauce made from tahini thinned with lemon juice
There you have it! Click into
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all about your favorite Fall soup ideas.
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In Case You Missed It
NEW on the blog since last week's FitDream Ezine
4 ways lentils help you get your health and skinny on
Have you ever been disappointed that you weren't really hungry for dinner?
Then you'd better stay away from lentils, because these little nutrient nuggets are so sustaining that if you have some for lunch, you just might forget to eat your dinner.
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dozen medications.
And how she lost 200 lbs in the process.
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