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Lentil Vegetable Soup

Posted by Antoniette Sellaro on May 8, 2010 2 comments

I had difficulty feeding my 3 year old son as he is so fuzzy.  I was thinking of a healthy recipe that would be appealing to kids like him.  One of the first recipes that I cooked for him is the Lentil & Vegetable Soup.  This is a very good and healthy recipe, which for young kids, can also be considered a meal in itself.  This is because this recipe’s base is lentil/dried beans (monggo) which is high in protein and very filling.  The rest is a mixture of all the lovely vegetables you would want to put in.

Instructions: Put in a cup of lentils in 3 cups of boiling water.  Cook until the lentils are tender and almost mushy.  Add in onions, celery, carrots, potatoes, green beans, pumpkin, zucchini, broccoli, spinach.  Aside from the aforementioned vegetables, you can add others that you would love to have in the soup.  Vegetables must all be chopped finely.  Cook the soup until all the vegetables are tender and the flavors are well blend.  Add salt or you can use a chicken stock cube instead.  Serve.

Alternative serving idea: You can also put the soup in the blender and puree it.  Then top it with a spoonful of non-fat thick cream and garlic croutons.

My son loves to eat this with steamed rice (so Filipino) but he still would not eat the ‘chunky’ veggies even if they were chopped so finely.  At least, he loves the soup where all the flavors and healthy juices of the vegetables are.

Although this is just a soup, it is a hearty one!  This recipe is recommended for those who are in weight loss diet as well.  Bon apetit!

Attention Dieters!

Posted by Antoniette Sellaro on May 5, 2010 1 comments

We all know that one of the options to maintain a healthy diet is to lessen, or even avoid, the intake of fatty food.  This is where steamed food becomes the best preference.  However, many might say that steamed food can taste bland or flavorless.  But there are lots of recipes that can give you a satisfying and great meals only by way of steaming the food.

The only thing that you need to start this healthy steam food diet is to avail of a good and easy to operate steamer.  We are all very familiar with the steamer which Chinese restaurants usually use.  But I love this Tefal steamer that I got at home.  Aside from the fact that it has more room to cook or steam a complete course meal for dinner or for lunch, the process of preparing, arranging and steaming it is so easy.

Prepare all the ingredients that you want to steam.  This may include fish or seafood, chicken or meat, vegetables and rice.  Season the aforementioned with the seasoning that you like, put the lid on and set the timer as required and according to the instructions in the manual.  The food stays juicy, delicious and healthy as the steamer retains all the nutrients in the food.

For more information on this read more on the published review on Tefal  3 in 1 Steamer.