Alison Velázquez - Souping

HOW TO USE THIS eBOOK Souping is an easy-to-use eBook, featuring over 80 deliciously healthy recipes for soups hot and cold and sweet to savory, and 10 unique cleanses that will help you reach health goals including weight loss, detoxification, achieving proper pH balance, boosting immunity, and much more. To navigate through the eBook file, use the built-in links on the contents page. These will take you to the relevant part or recipe. In order to take advantage of foods at their nutritional peak, the recipes are divided into seasons, with the recipes for each season featuring ingredients that will be readily available within that particular season. Throughout the recipe sections you will find unique cleanses that feature the soup recipes within this eBook. You'll also find helpful advice on choosing a cleanse, how to prepare for a cleanse, what ingredients to buy, how to source the most healthful ingredients, and more.

Many recipes have a photograph of the finished soup to inspire you and to explain some of the key nutritional benefits of the primary ingredients. Device Settings We suggest that this eBook looks best on most devices with the following settings:

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Introduction Soup is as old as the history of cooking. Simmering simple ingredients to make nutritious and filling meals has been practiced for centuries. Be it gazpacho, vischyssoise, corn chowder, or tortilla soup, all are variations on the same theme that have been influenced and shaped by local ingredients and traditions. In the past, there was nothing trendy about soup; it was just nutrition-based eating. Kale, quinoa, and fresh-pressed juices have all had their moments in the spotlight.

Now is the time for soup. However, Im not talking about shelf stable, preservative-filled canned soups, or cream-and-butter-rich restaurant soups. Im talking about back to basicsto what soups were and should be. Fresh, preservative-free vegetable soups that are full of nutrients and brimming with bright flavors. The intent of this guide is not only to offer a fresh take on what soup can be, but to introduce soup as a lifestyle known as souping. Souping can simply be the idea of integrating fresh, nutrient-dense soups into your daily diet to provide additional nutrition and hydration.

Or, for those looking for further benefits like detoxification and alkalinity, souping can mean sticking to a diet of these nutrient-rich soup blends for a set amount of time as a cleanse program. This collection of over 75 hot and chilled soup recipes, along with 10 different cleanse programs, aims to make souping at home easy. These carefully crafted recipes are meant to provide the right mix of nutrition, variety, and deliciousness. Souping is an easy, convenient, and delicious way to hydrate, nourish, and energize the body. You shouldnt have to go to extremes to feel the benefits of mindful eating. Just heat, sip, enjoy, and repeat.

What is Souping? Souping is the idea of incorporating nutrient-dense, vegetable-based soups into your diet. What is Souping? Souping is the idea of incorporating nutrient-dense, vegetable-based soups into your diet.

Whether you embark on an all-soup cleanse or just replace one or two meals a day with soup, its an ideal way to pump your body full of nutrients, antioxidants, and phytochemicals. Benefits of a soup cleanse Soups are a great way to build more healthy and satisfying meals into your diet. Because soups are high in water and fiber, but low in sugar, they are filling without causing spikes in blood sugar. The mind-body benefits of a soup cleanse are many: flushes out harmful toxins encourages weight loss boosts immunity increases energy reduces cravings aids digestion improves gut health refocuses the mind eases headaches brightens the skin

Souping offers an easy and convenient way to eat a wide variety of vegetables, fruits, and whole grains. Souping vs. juicing You may be wondering how souping compares to another popular diet trend, juicing.

While juices are extracted from fruits and vegetables, leaving the fibrous pulp behind, soups are made by pureing whole ingredients, and they retain beneficial fiber. Souping and juicing share many positive attributes, but souping is more versatile and has added health benefts, thanks to the increased fiber, fat, and protein, and fewer sweet ingredients.

Souping nutrient-dense, vegetable-based soups Easily adaptable for diet and allergy restrictions Hydrating Low in fat and calories Easy to digest Filling and high in fiber Low in sugar (no blood sugar spikes) Includes protein from legumes, greens, and grains Includes healthy fats, such as coconut oil and olive oil Can be served hot or cold Variety of flavors, from savory to sweet Can be made ahead and frozen Juicing raw juice made from fruits and vegetables Vegan and gluten free Hydrating Low in fat and calories Easy to digest Energizing Low in fiber May be high in sugar (natural fructose) Not a good source of protein or healthy fats Primarily served chilled Usually sweet, with few savory options Short shelf life Less economical due to the volume of ingredients required Health Benefits of Souping A soup cleanse provides both physical and mental benefits. Wholesome, vegetable-based soups are filling and satisfying, as well as rich in beneficial antioxidants and phytochemicals. A fresh start Just making the decision to cleanse is a huge step in the right direction. By breaking your normal routine, you have a definitive starting point, as well as motivation to continue with healthy habits.

A cleanse provides a set amount of time to reset and prioritize your goals going forward. By changing your diet in a focused, specific way, you become more mindful of your eating.

Focus on nutrition While you cleanse, you avoid foods that may be detrimental to your physical and mental well-being, such as refined carbohydrates, sugar, and caffeine. Instead, a soup cleanse relies on wholesome, nutrient-rich ingredients that deliver the sustenance you need. Even two or three days of souping can make a difference to your physical and mental health.