""One of the essential foods in a proper diet is soup, and over the years, we have come to understand that soup has many benefits. It is satisfying, delicious, and can contain low calories, while containing a lot of protein and dietary fiber.".
""Therefore, as part of a healthy diet, it is worth incorporating a soup dish that contains vegetables," says Liat Yager, owner of weight loss and physical activity groups.
Liat adds: "Proper nutrition strengthens the immune system and contributes to a general feeling of well-being. Usually, preparing the soup is simple, but you must stock up on high-quality ingredients with high nutritional value in advance.".
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Sweet potato soup: 114 calories per serving
Ingredients:
4 large peeled sweet potatoes
2 carrots
1 onion
Salt + pepper
Thyme
How to prepare:
• Peel the sweet potatoes and carrots, cut them into cubes.
• Peel the onion and cut it into cubes.
• Add thyme and fill with water.
• After the sweet potato and carrot soften, grind everything and add salt + pepper. You can add hot/sweet paprika.
• You can chop chives on top.
• Divide into 10 servings – each serving has 96 calories.
Hummus soup
Ingredients:
2 cups chickpeas
2 tablespoons olive oil
3 onions
2 packages of chard leaves
1 celery root or 4 celery stalks
3 crushed garlic cloves
Water or vegetable stock to cover the vegetables and legumes
Juice from 2 lemons
Salt and pepper to taste
How to prepare:
• Soak the chickpeas in water overnight (or take a cold shower).
•Cut the onions into wedges.
• Separate the white and green parts of the chard, chop the white part.
• Dice the celery root or chop the celery stalks.
• Fry the onion and the white part of the chard for about 5 minutes.
• Add the celery and garlic and continue to fry for about 5 minutes over medium heat.
• Add the chickpeas, mix and add the water or stock.
• Cook until the hummus is soft, then add the green part of the chard leaves, lemon, salt and pepper.
• You can grind all or part of the soup using a "stick blender.".
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Liat Yager owns weight loss and physical activity groups, and operates branches in Nesher, Kiryat Ata, Kiryat Motzkin, Kiryat Bialik, Nahariya, Shlomi, Hadera, and more.
Opening photo: Courtesy of Cafe Greg. Photo: Elad Gutman.
