Get rid of that holiday bloat!

Detox Soup: Baby it's Cold Outside!

I need to detox from too many parties and holiday eating. 

It's easy and works for 4 simple reasons

• It's short term - just four days
• Convenience- once you make the soup in advance- it's always ready
• No choices- that keeps me on track
• Healthy,  filling and tasty- full of vegetables and beans
• It helps stabilize your blood sugar to eliminate cravings

Also , Since I haven't been starving myself or eating restrictive foods, I'm able to maintain the weight loss once I go back to my regular healthy eating habits.

Can't do it for 4 days? Even 2 days can help you detox some of the bloat

The other good part is there is no steadfast recipe. You can substitute any non starchy vegetable or bean in your recipe. Don't like kidney beans? Add black beans. I added spinach to my 2nd pot of soup and my daughter in law Wendy added string beans to a soup she made.
* Do not add potatoes, butternut squash, or sweet potatoes if you want to lose weight.

Ingredients:
1/2 cabbage, chopped
1 28 ounce can of organic only chopped tomatoes ( or 6 fresh chopped fresh tomatoes)
1/2 cup organic only tomato paste if you like a richer tomato flavor ( I didn't)
1/2 bag of dry uncooked lentils, washed
2 cups of cooked kidney beans ( or 1organic can )
4 carrots , sliced

1 large red pepper, chopped
1 package of sliced mushrooms, or any dried mushrooms
1 onion chopped
4 cloves garlic, pressed
salt and fresh cracked pepper to taste ( I also added 21 Salute salt free seasoning from Trader Joes)
 20 cups filtered water
a few sprigs of fresh basil
a few shakes of ground hot pepper ( optional)

 Easy Directions:
Put everything into the slow cooker on high for 3 hours and then  change to low for another two hours if the lentils are not soft enough OR put in a regular large stock pot , bring to a boil, turn down heat and cook until everything is soft ( 2 hours ?)

Remember, you can substitute the vegetables and beans to any beans or vegetables of your liking.. use any kind of non starchy vegetables and any kind of beans. You won't be hungry and the best part is that your meal is always ready and waiting for you
Don't have a crock pot/slow cooker? Just make the soup in a pot.. tastes even better

(http://glutenfreewithjudee.blogspot.com/2013/01/detox-soup.html)