Let's have some thought for food. Real food that is easy to pronounce. Healthy food that will keep you slim. Yummy food that you'll want to eat. Here you'll find recipes from my mom's kitchen, a magazine article or one's that I've dreamed up. But, they all have one thing in common: totally sinless. So go ahead, be a glutton.
Thursday, October 21, 2010
Skin-Clearing Spinach Soup
I woke up and there it was staring back at me in the mirror. A hideous reminder that just because I am in my 20's doesn't mean I am free of menacing breakouts. Nothing makes you feel like an insecure adolescent more than a red-headed monster smack dab in the middle of your forehead. Unfortunately, these incidents are more frequent than I would like and I have done a lot of research on what leads to healthy skin. When it comes to food anything with Vitamin A is your best friend. One cup of spinach has 56% of your daily intake and is only 7 calories. It also acts as a mild anti-inflammatory. This soup is a low-fat healthy way to cleanse your skin from the inside out.
6 ounces of spinach
2 cloves of garlic, finely chopped
1/2 red onion, finely chopped
1 potato, skinned and cubed
2 stalks of celery, chopped
2 cups of low fat milk
2 cups of vegetable broth
3 teaspoons of salt
1 teaspoon of crushed black pepper
Optional: add one red pepper, chopped for an extra kick (and Vitamin C, which diminishes scarring).
In a pot saute garlic, onion, potato, and celery. Add spinach and cook until it is wilted. Remove from the pot and puree in a blender until it is smooth. Put the mix back in the pot and add milk and broth. Add salt. Cover and let simmer on medium heat for 45 minutes.
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