This post was contributed by a community member. The views expressed here are the author's own.

Health & Fitness

Healthy Recipe for Cooler Weather

Low glycemic, low-fat, diabetic soup recipe.

Low-Glycemic Recipe: Hearty Chicken Vegetable Soup
Servings: 4

Ingredients:  

2 pounds (32 ozs.) raw, boneless, skinless chicken breast, cut into 1-inch pieces
4 cups (32 ozs.) reduced-sodium, fat-free chicken broth
2 cups (18 medium) mushrooms, cut into quarters
2 cups celery (7 large stalks), thinly diced
1 cup (1 medium) yellow bell pepper cut into 1-inch pieces
1 cup (1 medium) red bell pepper cut into 1-inch pieces
1 cup (1 medium) green bell pepper cut into 1-inch pieces
1/2 to 1 cup water (add extra water if desired, depending on how thick you want your soup)
1/2 cup scallions, chopped
2 tbsp. cream
1/4 cup fresh parsley, finely chopped (or 2 tbsp. dried parsley)
4 tsp. olive or canola oil
1/2 tsp. dried thyme leaves
1/4 tsp. freshly ground black pepper
2 cloves garlic, finely minced

Find out what's happening in Duluthwith free, real-time updates from Patch.

Cal 390 ~ Total Fat 12 g ~ Sat Fat 3 g ~ Chol 145 g ~ Sod 810 mg ~ Total Carb 13 g ~ Fiber 3 g ~ Pro 57 g Prep:15 min ~ Cook Time: 30 min ~ Ready In: 45 min.

Directions:

Find out what's happening in Duluthwith free, real-time updates from Patch.

Trim all visible fat from chicken and cut into 1 inch pieces; clean and cut mushrooms, pepper, celery, and scallions. Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add minced garlic and chicken, cook until chicken is no longer pink (about 5 minutes). Add bell peppers, celery, and mushrooms. Cook until vegetables are tender (about 7 minutes). Add scallions, broth, water (optional), cream, thyme, black pepper, and parsley. Simmer until ready to serve.

Each serving counts as: 1 "Lean" Protein Serving ~ 1 Healthy Fat Serving ~ 3 Vegetable Servings ~ 3 Optional Condiment Servings

5 & 1 PROGRAM  

Special note: Remember to eat a one of your meal replacements within 30 minutes of rising and then continue to eat a PCMR every 2 ½ to 3 hours throughout the day, along with one Lean & Green meal. Your one Lean & Green meal may be eaten for Breakfast, Lunch or Dinner!

 

Breakfast

Portion Controlled Meal Replacement (PCMR's) with 8 oz water  

Snack

PCMR with 8 oz water 

Lunch

PCMR with 8 oz water  

Snack

PCMR with 8 oz water 

Dinner

Lean & Green Dinner with 8 oz water  

(healthy recipe included above) 

Snack

PCMR with 8 oz water 

 

4 & 2 PROGRAM

Special note: Remember to eat a one of your meal replacements within 30 minutes of rising and then continue to eat a PCMR every 2 ½ to 3 hours throughout the day, along with two Lean & Green meals. Your Lean & Green meals may be eaten for Breakfast, Lunch or Dinner!

 

Breakfast

Portion Controlled Meal Replacement (PCMR's) with 8 oz water

Snack

PCMR with 8 oz water

Lunch

Lean & Green Meal with 8 oz water

Snack

PCMR with 8 oz water

Dinner

Lean & Green Meal with 8 oz water

(healthy recipe included above)

Snack

PCMR with 8 oz water

 

3 & 3 PROGRAM

Special note: In order to get off to a great start, remember to cut the portions you've been eating for Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner. In addition to 3 smaller meals each day, add one of our perfectly balanced portion controlled meal replacements (PCMR's) between each meal. Doing this will stabilize your blood sugar quickly!

 

Breakfast

Low-Glycemic Breakfast within 30 minutes of rising with 8 oz water

Snack

PCMR with 8 oz water

Lunch

Low-Glycemic Lunch with 8 oz water

Snack

PCMR with 8 oz water

Dinner

Low-Glycemic Dinner with 8 oz water

(healthy recipe included above)

 

Grant Hughes

Certified Health Coach

678-468-2523

We’ve removed the ability to reply as we work to make improvements. Learn more here

The views expressed in this post are the author's own. Want to post on Patch?