Nutrition
Recipe:
Ginger-Scented Apple Squash Soup
This soup highlights some of nature’s best gifts: Fresh apples and sugar-sweet squash. It’s delicious made with pears instead of apples, too.
Ingredients
1 1/2 Tbsp ginger root, grated
1 medium leek(s), white part only, coarsely chopped
4 3/4 oz frozen apple juice concentrate (undiluted), (about 1/2 cup)
3 large apple(s), Golden Delicious, peeled, cored and cut into eighths
3 pound(s) butternut squash, peeled, cut into chunks and seeded (1 large or 2 small squash)
4 cup(s) canned chicken broth
1/2 tsp table salt
1/2 tsp black pepper
1/2 cup(s) Fat-free Half & Half
1 medium leek(s), white part only, coarsely chopped
4 3/4 oz frozen apple juice concentrate (undiluted), (about 1/2 cup)
3 large apple(s), Golden Delicious, peeled, cored and cut into eighths
3 pound(s) butternut squash, peeled, cut into chunks and seeded (1 large or 2 small squash)
4 cup(s) canned chicken broth
1/2 tsp table salt
1/2 tsp black pepper
1/2 cup(s) Fat-free Half & Half
Instructions
Combine ginger, leek and apple juice concentrate in a large pot. Cover and simmer for 10 minutes or until leeks are tender. Add apples, squash and 1 cup of broth. Cover and simmer 1 hour or until very tender. (Note: Partially cooking a hard-shell squash makes it easier to peel. Pierce gourd in several places with a fork, microwave on HIGH for 6 to 10 minutes, depending on size, then peel.)Purée soup using a hand-held immersion blender. Or, if using a regular blender, purée soup in small batches to prevent splattering and return puréed soup to pot.
Add remaining 3 cups of broth, salt and pepper. Simmer 10 minutes or until heated through. Stir in half & half. Yields about 1 cup per serving.
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Raisins
Nature's candy ... a great tasting, high energy, low fat snack.
A source of iron and fibre.
A nice addition to muffins and cereals.
A nice addition to muffins and cereals.
To help avoid pesticides, consider organic raisins.
Ginger Root
This pungent aromatic spice comes from a tropical plant indigenous to Jamaica, India, Africa and China. Possessing both a sweet and spicy flavor, Ginger root may be purchased fresh, dried and ground, pickled, preserved or crystallized (candied).
Ginger increases circulation and improves respiration ... it also acts as a digestive aid.
Organics
Are you worried about pesticides, fungicides or hormones in any of the food you eat?
Ginger Root
This pungent aromatic spice comes from a tropical plant indigenous to Jamaica, India, Africa and China. Possessing both a sweet and spicy flavor, Ginger root may be purchased fresh, dried and ground, pickled, preserved or crystallized (candied).
Ginger increases circulation and improves respiration ... it also acts as a digestive aid.
Organics
Are you worried about pesticides, fungicides or hormones in any of the food you eat?
Is it possible that many of the chemicals used in farming might be hazardous to your health?Many people believe that organic milk is likely healthier for you than non organic.
Consider organic alternatives...
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