Getting Your A, B, & Cs:
Julianne's Tomato Basil Soup Recipe with lots of Veggies!
Tomatoes, rich in Vitamins A and C also contain the antioxidant Lycopene.
Antioxidants help your body cut down on the number of oxidative free radicals
attacking cell membranes.
Vitamin A is a component of light-sensitive pigments in the eye, epithelial
tissue maintenance, gene expression, taste, hearing, appetite and growth. Night
blindness, permanent blindness, and extremely dry skin can result from a vitamin
A deficiency.
Vitamin C (Ascorbic Acid) is essential for collagen formation in teeth, bone,
and connective tissue of blood vessels and may help in resisting infection.
Scurvy (breakdown of skin, blood vessels, and teeth) is a sign of Vitamin C
deficiency.
Serve the tomato basil soup with some whole grain bread and cheddar cheese to
assure other nutrients. All of the B vitamins except for B12 and Biotin, for
example, are found in grain products. B vitamins are important in aiding human
metabolism at the cellular level, which means they assist in producing energy
for your muscles and organs.
Enjoy this healthy tomato soup recipe with lots of veggies!
Tomato Basil Soup Recipe
By Julianne Koritz
1 clove garlic
½ zucchini-pureed
½ onion-pureed
½ cup carrots-pureed
½ cup chopped basil
1 TBSP salt
1 ½ cups cream or milk
2 cans diced tomatoes or 6 cups fresh-diced tomatoes
2 cups water
Heat 2 T butter and 2T olive oil in a saucepan. Sauté garlic, zucchini, onion,
carrots and basil until soft. Cool pan down and add tomatoes, milk and water.
Stir to combine and simmer for 30 minutes until heated through.
Julianne Koritz, a registered, licensed dietitian. She lives in North
Carolina and is the creator and instructor for the Self-Healing Expressions
course
The Healing Power of Food: Conscious Eating.
Copyright © 2004 Julianne Koritz.
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