A Good Weight Loss/Management Recipe

If you are wondering what to do with all that left over ham, here's a great recipe you can easily whip up.

First you'll need some garden vegetables, as many different ones as you like, you don't have to use them all:

sliced carrots, (2/3 cup)
green beans, (1/2 cup)
peas, (1/2 cup)
corn (kernals not creamy), (1/2 cup)
sliced parsnip, (2/3 cup)
diced turnip, (2/3 cup)
diced cabbage, (1 1/2 cups)
diced zucchini (1/2 cup)
diced onion (1/2 cup)
or whatever other garden vegetables you like..

You'll need about 3 cups of broth, whatever flavour you prefer (chicken, beef or vegetable), however, you should use the fat-free broth.

You'll want 1 tablespoon of tomato paste for a bit of colour and flavour.

And finally you'll want some seasonings to your taste, maybe a bit of salt, oregano and/or basil.

Directions: Spray a large saucepan with non-stick spray and saute the carrots, parsnips and onions over low heat until they are soft (about 5 minutes). Add the broth, tomato paste, seasonings and your vegetables and bring to a boil. (Note) Don't add the zucchini yet.

Reduce the heat and simmer your soup for about 15 minutes (or until the beans are tender). Stir in the zucchini and heat for about 3-4 minutes.

Now you can add your leftover diced ham if you wish (or any other leftover meat if you so desire).

This soup is great with just the vegetables but it is a good way to use up that leftover ham (I like ham sandwiches, however, enough is enough).

It's a good idea to have some of this soup on hand. I often have it as my noon meal by itself and/or before my main dinner meal, it's a healthy filler.

Until next time, here's to eating right and weight loss/management success.

Randy