Magic Soup Recipes for Weight Lose

When you want to lose your weight then magic soup recipe for weight loses helps you in this manner. Soup is the combination of low calories vegetable recipes which helps you to burn body fats. Beside weight lose it will gives you great taste and healthy nutrition. If you become fed up with daily exercises or have short time then magic soup recipes are best choice for you.

Here are some soup recipes:

Cabbage bean soup:

• Chicken broth
• Tomato juice 2 cup
• Onion 1
• Garlic 2 cloves
• Mushrooms 1 pack
• Carrots 3
• Zucchini 1
• Squash 1
• Beans 2 cup
• Cabbage in cut form 3 to 4 cup
• Salt and pepper

In a big pan pour a little oil add garlic, onion, carrot and mushrooms and cook for about 5 min. now in a container mix these with all other cut vegetables and spices. Cook for 3 to 4 hours in low fire so that all become a homogeneous cooked mixture. Now serve it and enjoy the taste.

Carrot coriander soup:

• Carrots 4 to 5
• Onion 1
• Olive oil 1 table spoon
• Fish sauce 1 table spoon
• 2 cup chicken in cubes shape
• Ginger and garlic 1 table spoon
• Ground coriander 1 table spoon
• Fresh coriander ½ bunch

Add olive oil in a pan and soften the onion by cooking it for 5 min. now add ground coriander and cook till aroma comes out. Now add garlic and ginger and cook for 2 min. then add carrots cut in small size, fish sauce and chicken add some water and cook for 20 to 30 min till ingredients become soft in medium fire. Now blend all to make smooth and enjoy it.

For using this soup you must keep in mind some points:

• Use soup as your lunch and dinner and avoid taking heavy calories food.
• If feel hungry can eat snack or brown bread
• Drink a lot of water
• Do exercise at least 30 min per day

Home made soup is always preferable in order to give you best result. It gives you fantastic taste and aroma. Avoid using ready made soup as it contain artificial flavors and spices which does not gives you any benefit rather it can cause stomach problems and extra weight gain n your body. The best way of eating vegetable in healthy way is making them soup.  These soups give you and your family not only a healthy fat free diet also a great deal to celebrate your meal.

Things you Never knew about bananas

1. Eating two bananas can give you enough energy for a 90-minute workout.

2. Bananas can fight against depression. This is because bananas contain a protein called tryptophan, which converts to serotonin. Serotonin helps you relax and can make you feel better too.

3. Bananas contain Vitamin B6, which regulate blood glucose levels. This vitamin will also put you in a better mood!

 

4. The Vitamin B6 in bananas will also help fight nerves and stress, related to anything from your work life to your personal life.

5. Bananas can help battle high blood pressure and prevent strokes! The fruit is high in potassium and low in sodium, which is the perfect combination to fight against both ailments.

6. To that effect, bananas can soothe heartburn because of the natural antacid effect it has on the body.

7. Bananas are high in fiber. This can help regulate bowel movements without resorting to laxatives.

8. Having trouble passing your exams? Try eating a banana! The potassium in the fruit will help you stay focused and alert.

 

9. The inside of banana peels can soothe mosquito bites. So next time the pesky insect bites you, reach for a banana instead of an ointment.

10. As if bananas couldn't be more magical, they can also help cure hangovers. 'Nuff said!

4 Great Superfoods for Weight Loss!

You must have heard of those so-called "superfoods" for weight loss by now. Nutritionally-packed ingredients (normally fresh fruit and vegetables) that can boost the nutrient intake for your body, and bring with them a whole host of health benefits, one of which just so happens to be weight loss.
Are you intrigued? We bet you are! Take a look at some of this information that we have unearthed...

1 - Black Beans

These understated beans contain an astonishing amount of protein; almost as much as 15 grams per cup. There's no bad stuff either - no saturated fat for example, making it a perfect substitute for meat in foods like chilli con carne, and other mince-meat based dishes. Plus, that one cup only contains about 200 calories - less than what the same amount of meat would probably have.

Just adding beans to your diet won't help you to lose weight. The trick is to substitute one of the "bad" foods for the black beans in a bid to help you ingest fewer calories as well as increasing the amount of iron and antioxidants which means not only will these beans help you to lose weight, but you'll also be fighting back against the risks of certain conditions like heart disease and certain type of cancer.

2 - Oats

Another of the great superfood for weight loss, oats are perfect for someone who is feeling a little sluggish and this could be because they are holding onto too much waste product in their bowels. Did you know that you could be carrying upwards of ten pounds worth of actual junk in your body, and by eating more fibre, you are giving your digestive system a little helping hand, giving you more opportunity to lose weight than just exercise and changes to your diet alone. What's the point in making all those change if you aren't going to get rid of the excess waste first? You don't need to resort to drastic measures like colonic irrigation; there are foods (especially those high in fibre) that will help things along quite nicely.

Oats are the perfect way to start your day because not only will they help your digestive system, they contain a healthy starch called Resistant Starch which helps to burn off the fat content but speeding up the metabolism. There's a reason people have been eating oats for years!

3 - Avocados

A lot of people shy away from things like avocado because of the high fat content but the thing you need to know about this humble superfood is that it contains lots of HEALTHY fats; not the unhealthy stuff. Monounsaturated fats, for example, have been shown in studies to actually suppress hunger pangs, and there's lots of protein and fibre in there too so you're killing a whole bunch of birds with just one stone.

Plus it's super easy to whack a bit of avocado in a smoothie and even if you're not that keen on the taste, you won't know it's there.

4 - Salmon

Aside from being completely delicious, salmon is one of the greatest superfoods for weight loss that you can get your hands on. The lean source of protein that salmon offers you is the kinda that makes you full after you eat it, and keep you feeling that full feeling for longer. This means that you are less likely to snack throughout the day because you're not experiencing those hunger pangs, plus a recent study showed that dieters that ate more salmon had faster and bigger weight loss.

There are quite a few superfoods for weight loss; more so than many people initially think. Blueberries are great for their anti-aging properties as well as being very low in calories, and broccoli (both cooked and raw) is perfect for the cancer-busting qualities plus being low in calories and high in fibre. There's also brown rice, pears and even wine... in moderation, of course!

Is it about time that you re-evaluated your diet? Think about it - all the exercise in the world won't make that much of a difference if you're still ingesting more calories than you burn off!

The 33 Genius Three-Ingredient Recipes

If you are looking for some New recipes, some new ideas that will make you happy, than you are on the right place. These 33 easy and amazing food recipes will make you happy and you will enjoy in your food. All you need to do is to chose one of this food ideas and try it, or you can try all of them.

Using Tomatoes Inside and Out for Better Health All Around

Tomatoes are highly nutritious and versatile. You can use them for better health inside of your body and outside of it too. Knowing about all of the ways you can use them will help you see that you shouldn't be without tomatoes in your home.

The Nutritional Benefits of Tomatoes

Tomatoes have a lot of lycopene in them, which can help prevent many cancers and other health conditions. The anti-oxidant properties in lycopene have helped women with osteoporosis as well as lowered cholesterol and blood pressure.

Tomatoes are also a good source of vitamins A and C. Vitamin A is great for the skin and eyes while vitamin C is a good immune system booster. This keeps your body functioning optimally.

Choline is another important nutrient in vitamins. It helps people sleep better, and keeps them moving, learning and remembering more. It can even reduce inflammation for people who chronically deal with it.

With all of the fiber in tomatoes, people with diabetes can benefit from it. Studies have shown that tomatoes can lower blood glucose levels.

Tomatoes for the Outside of the Body

While you're improving the way the inside of your body functions, you can help the outside of your body too. Many people use tomatoes in face masks. You can cut a tomato in half and rub it all over your face in circular motions, or you can mix it with honey to make the mask thicker and more moisturizing.

The face isn't the only way you can use tomatoes. You also can use them on your hands to keep them looking healthy and feeling soft. They can also help with skin tightening for those who have started to notice the skin on their hands becoming loose.

People also use tomatoes on ailments such as burns and boils. The alkalinity in the tomatoes helps take away the pain that comes along with a burn or a boil. With continued application, the blister can heal much faster.

Tomatoes can also be used in the hair during shampooing. Many people find that it adds shine to dull looking hair.

Now that you know how to use tomatoes for the inside and outside of your body, grab some tomatoes at your local grocery store. They will come in handy every single day if you remember all of their benefits. Before you know it, you'll be so impressed with the results of tomatoes that you'll be telling everyone about them.

Grab a Few Tasti-Lees!

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Thanksgiving on a Diet

Every year, the same holidays come and go. We have our traditional foods for Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Years. Some years I have struggled because I was on some kind of a special diet and couldn't ("shouldn't") eat some of those traditional things. I still *wanted* them, but some years I made do with substitutes.

When I was counting calories, I used low fat cream of mushroom soup in the green beans, made gravy without any fat drippings, ate only white meat, and didn't put butter in the stuffing. When I was low carbing, stuffing was completely off limits as were the sweet potatoes, pies, and dinner rolls. On Medifast, there were none of the traditional sides... but I could have turkey and plain green beans and mashed cauliflower. Going gluten-free means the stuffing, pies, and rolls would need substitutions, and on AIP there would be nothing in my traditional menu that I could eat except turkey, plain steamed green beans, and baked plain sweet potatoes. 

As I was planning for Thanksgiving dinner this week, with the kids coming home and expecting their favorite dishes, I contemplated just what to do with my menu. Some of it is easy: roasted turkey is always great for everyone, and I can make the gravy gluten-free and low fat easily. I can mash potatoes and bake dinner rolls and pies for the kids and not eat any. But what about the rest? Green bean casserole, sweet potatoes, Snicker salad... all can be made healthier as I discovered my first year blogging. My big decision was whether to try and make those things gluten-free and/or AIP compliant. I still have not returned to the AIP elimination phase and I have not been all that careful about gluten this week either. 

I decided to just make them healthier and enjoy smaller portions. It's not so much because I want those foods *so badly*. My favorite Thanksgiving food is stuffing. Everything else I can take or leave. I just don't care enough about those foods to do all the extra work to make them AIP/gluten free, when I am 1) the only here who cares and 2) the only one doing all the cooking and associated work. I am going to make this as easy and non-labor-intensive for myself as possible and enjoy the time with my family, along with some turkey, gravy, green beans, and stuffing. If I feel like having other things I'll have them in moderation. It's one day. I am not going to stress over it trying to be perfect when I am not perfect any other day anyway. I want the focus to be not on the food, but on family and gratitude. That is what will bring me joy... not the food.

I hope all of you will take time on Thanksgiving Day to reflect on what you are thankful for, enjoy the positive things and beloved people in your life. I am thankful for my family and my home, for my friends and for all of the wonderful people I have met blogging. You make the world a better place by your kindness! I thank you and truly believe you will be blessed for the way you have lifted me up in my times of difficulty, with your words, your thoughts, your prayers. I am so happy to be associated with so many people with good kind hearts and I hope I can somehow return the kindness to you, and I pray blessings on your families! Happy Thanksgiving!

The Joy Of Eating

Going beyond pleasure

When my wife and I decided to have a vegetarian wedding, the reactions to this decision were quite interesting. As an answer to our announcement, we experienced the full range of human emotions - everything from complete disapproval all the way to joyful congratulations about what a great idea this would be. By now, I think I can understand every position, including complete disapproval.

Especially in a country like Germany where the consumption of meat is a deeply engrained habit, it is understandable that not everyone would agree with such a decision. Maybe some guests felt as if someone (me) was restricting their freedom of choice.

Until a year ago, I was still consuming meat myself. Now that I changed this aspect of my life, I don't consider myself to be a better person neither did I stop respecting people who eat meat. The important aspect about my decision to stop eating the flesh of other sentient beings is that it did not arise from the belief in a certain kind of ideology or religion. Rather, it was a result of turning my attention inwards, having a closer look at what's happening in my own mind. Holding still for a while led to a simple but deep reflection on the suffering which is created through the way we eat.

What surprises me, is that the majority of discussions I have with others about diet, are led from the viewpoint of "What's best for me?" I don't think there's anything particularly wrong with asking this question, as taking good care of our health is important. But can we really reduce health to physical health? What about our mental and emotional health? Can it really be best for us, if through the way we eat, we directly support an industry which greatly contributes to the suffering and inequality (not only for animals) in our global society? If we are convinced that meat is good for us, did we honestly come to this conclusion or did we simply not really think about the consequences of our actions?

How comes we are kind and loving to some animals, like our pets - and on the other hand we support unimaginable cruelty to others? At present, we live in a society which considers it to be normal to kill another living being who experiences fear and pain just as much as we do. However, it is possible that our grandchildren will compare the slaughtering of animals in modern factory farming to the holocaust in the Third Reich. If you find this comparison exaggerated, consider looking at the issue from the victim's perspective. In the dairy industry, it is a common practice to take away the baby calves from their mothers right after birth. They are seen as a kind of waste product and are only needed so the mother cow keeps producing milk. The animal rights activist Gary Yourofsky describes the crying of a mother cow during this procedure, as one of the worst screams he has ever witnessed.

As long as there are slaughter houses, there will always be battlefields.
- Leo Tolstoy

Part of our vegetarian wedding was the idea of donating some of the money we received to raise awareness for animal suffering. A few weeks after our celebration, we went to the animal sanctuary Tierhof am Hardtbach and handed over the results of our fundraising. Thank you again to everyone who supported our idea! A feeling of being connected came up as I saw Karin (the owner of the sanctuary) and her helpers wholeheartedly taking care of the rescued animals. These animals are probably treated by humans with respect and compassion for the first time in their lives. Luisa is the name of the pig on the image of this article and she made a lasting impression on me. As we approached her, the fear in her eyes was quite obvious to see. I ask Karin whether she's always that fearful and her answer is delivered with a rather dry undertone: "Only with humans."

Now, whenever the desire for the taste of meat comes up, it dies off with the awareness of the suffering which is created through the production and consumption of meat. Of course, this takes practice and changing a diet is no small thing, neither does it happen overnight - but step by step there will be lasting change if we keep making a conscious effort. If we really want to make a change, there are great resources available about how to eat healthy without relying on the exploitation of animals (and humans). A few sources of information, which I find helpful are the ProVegan Foundation by Dr. med. Henrich, the simple but delicious vegan recipes by Attila Hildmann or the information provided by the already mentioned Gary Yourofsky. I'm sure, there's much more out there.

Although I sometimes have to use these words due to a lack of alternative, labels like "vegetarian" or "vegan" don't mean much to me. I don't like thinking in these categories as they often lead to fruitless discussions. To me, eating consciously simply means freedom - the freedom of not being driven by the desire for a taste adventure, but rather by the intention to contribute to the well-being of other living beings. It's not about "getting it right" immediately, but rather about walking in the right direction. It's a process and I fail at times - but I don't stop making an effort. Having a wholesome intention can be a powerful source of inspiration. Eating more consciously contributes both to my physical as well as my emotional health. Going beyond pleasure, we can feel joy when we eat in such a way that compassion is nourished in our hearts.

May we keep our compassion alive by eating in such a way that reduces the suffering of living beings, stops contributing to climate change, and heals and preserves our precious planet.
- Thich Nhat Hanh, Contemplations Before Eating

Through curiosity and investigation into the nature of our direct experience as a human being, we can find a deeper meaning of freedom. Real freedom doesn't need a complex philosophy to be discovered and it is directly accessible to anyone who honestly aspires to reveal it. The key to this kind of understanding is our awareness. The decision for a conscious life is a decision for a free life.

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