Day 5: Time-saving Tips For Healthy Eating At Home

Tip #5: Time-saving Tips For Healthy Eating At Home

Planning ahead for a meal will save precious time.

How It Works

If you’re consciously aware of what you will prepare days in advance, then expect the meal to be cooked with less effort and greater efficiency. Tripling this recipe, storing and freezing this soup for meals in the future is recommended, to make things easier on you for future meals. Using baby carrots or carrot sticks is suitable to speed up the preparation process, just make sure they’re measured out correctly. Preparing and cooking a healthy meal can be complex and arduous, but balance isn’t difficult to maintain, as long as you have the correct base of knowledge to proceed with simple recipes that the whole family can enjoy. Healthy eating is made easy with these tips.

This Creamy Thai Carrot Soup With Basil is one of the easiest recipes to master and enjoy.

Creamy Thai Carrot Soup With Basil

Preparation time: 5 minutes Cooking Time: 25 minutes Total time: 30 minutes

Ingredients:

• 1/2 1 large yellow onion, chopped
• 3 cloves garlic, diced
• 1 pound carrots, scrubbed (or peeled) and chopped (~4 cups)
• Salt and pepper, to taste
• 2 cups veggie stock + 2 cups water
• 1/3 cup creamy or crunchy salted natural peanut butter (use less for a less intense PB flavor)
• 2 tsp chili garlic sauce (use less for less spice)
• Add fresh basil, cilantro, or mint; coconut milk; brown sugar or agave nectar; Sriracha hot sauce
• Coconut oil or olive oil for sauteing ingredients

Directions:

1. Heat over medium heat in a large pot.
2. Chop up your onion and garlic. Add to pot with 1 tbsp coconut or olive oil (nonstick spray could be used to reduce caloric intake). Add carrots and cook for 5 minutes.
3. Season with a pinch of salt and pepper, then add veggie stock and 2 cups of water and mix together thoroughly.
4. Let it boil at a low temperature, and then reduce heat to simmer. Cover and cook for 20 minutes, or until veggies are tender. You can test the tenderness of your veggies by slicing through your carrot with ease.
5. Transfer all of the ingredients to a blender.
6. Mix the peanut butter and chili garlic sauce in a blender and puree.
7. Adjust seasonings by adding more salt or pepper, chili garlic sauce for more heat, and brown sugar, maple syrup, or agave nectar for some added sweetness.
8. Serve instantly with your herbs of choice. Basil is recommended in the recipe, but alter the recipe according to your palate. Drizzling a small amount of coconut milk will give the soup its creaminess. Add Sriracha for some extra heat.

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