Top soups for muscle gain and surviving winter
Best soup to help you build some muscle
If you've decided that this is the year you're going to make weight training a regular part of your fitness regime and you want to build up some muscle to show for it, Cook suggests eating soup as an appetizer rather than the main event.
However, he adds, "If the soup is the meal in itself, then having enough protein is essential." So pile it up with meat and beans to get the best bang for your bowl.
May we suggest: Presto Black Bean Soup
Best soup for when it seems like spring will never come
Comfort food is ideal for the inevitable winter blahs, so choose your favourite soup to cuddle up with on the iciest of evenings. Cook's choice involves a host of root vegetables. "I like carrots, onions, celery and especially parsnip in soup."If your family recipe was written long before the days of counting calories and fat grams became part of the public consciousness, Cook suggests clever ways to lighten it up. "Any traditional recipe can be modified to include healthier ingredients, like using lower fat milk or low-fat evaporated milk instead of creams, leaner cuts of meat, and lower fat cheese or sour cream."
But even the original version of a favourite has a place. "Food is more than just basic nutrition or fuel, it's also part of tradition and social gatherings, all of which are important to overall health as it relates to emotional and psychological health via connecting with others," says Cook.
May we suggest: Chestnut, Leek and Potato Soup
If making soup on a weekday evening seems like too large a task, make a double batch during the weekend and freeze individual portions for an easy fix on busy nights. Then gather your nearest and dearest and enjoy delicious and nutritious soup together.
Find more yummy soup suggestions in our Food & Recipes channel.
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