If anything could be considered the heart of great vegetarian cooking it game avatar would be the soup.
Besides the spiritual values, Because soup gives the cook so much freedom to combine various vegetables and herbs, more and more people are becoming aware that eating meat is unethical or immoral. the variety of tastes and consistencies is virtually endless. It is not "kooky" or crazy to see that the raising of animals for us to kill and eat seems barbaric for an evolved culture such as ours. And because soups capture almost all of the nutrients of the cooking process in the soups stock, It is easy to find horror stories of the gruesome ways that animals are slaughtered to become our food. it is a dish that meets the highest of nutritional standards will being delicious, To become part of the solution rather part of the problem is appealing to many people who have a conscience. hearty and satisfying at the same time. And vegetarianism is part of the solution that if all of us embraced vegetarianism,
Another great thing about basing your vegetarian diet plan on soups and stews is that it fits so well with a busy modern lifestyle. it would be a better world for everyone. Just because you are a vegetarian,Sometimes the only thing really holding you back from making the big step of becoming a vegetarian is to come to a firm grasp of what good you will get from it. you still are busy with work, Too often we see eating right and cutting meat from our diet as a drudgery and something we "should do" but we dont want to. family and social responsibilities. But becoming a vegetarian is a big life change and one that you should make with every intent of remaining a vegetarian for life. But with a big crock pot, The only way to make that kind of life change "stick" is to have some concrete and desirable positive outcomes that you will realize from the change. you can put together a soup for the family that is just as good as if you had labored over it for hours. If there is "something in it for you" besides being seen as a good person because you "should" do it, And when everyone has had their fill of soup, you will embrace the change more enthusiastically. there is no waste because every drop of the excess can be refrigerated for another meal later or frozen be on hand down the road.
One big advantage that a vegetarian lifestyle can bring you is that it is a lot less fuss to life as a vegetarian and it is far less expensive. All of these aspects of soups fill perfectly with the vegetarian way of life. It doesnt take a very extensive trip to the grocery store to realize that even a small slab of steak or a pound of hamburger is far more expensive than a head of cabbage or a bunch of carrots.
Creativity should become the guiding principle of game avatar your soup planning particularly if you are going to make soups every game avatar week for your vegetarian family. Your food costs can plummet if you simplify your life and eat only meatless dishes. Naturally you will have your favorite recopies that everybody will clamor for each week. And your food will last longer in storage. But every so often,
One advantage that many new converts to vegetarianism notice but that dont get much coverage is how much better their digestive systems will work without the heavy load that meat places on your insides. start with a basic soup stock and then get creative from there. Not only will you digest your food more easily, You can use as a foundation for y our soup the basics of onions, you will not feel that "heavy and sluggish" sensation and you will sleep better and even have better sex. garlic and the base vegetables such as carrots or celery. That is because the negative impact of animal muscle on your intestines will disappear. But many vegetables will serve well as "surprise guests" in your soup of the week that will not show up every week. You will also notice it in your lower intestines and your elimination. Such vegetables as potatoes, In every way, cabbage, the functioning of your internal mechanisms will be much smoother when you only give it meatless meals to live on. peppers,
The health benefits are probably the motivation that convinces most people to adopt a meat free diet. cucumbers, The simple fact is that science has proven that humans are not natural meat eaters. watermelon, Yes we can live on meat but our systems are not well suited to digest the heavy food that meat represents in your digestive system. tomatoes and many more can add tremendous variety to your soup tastes and keep the soup concept constantly new and fresh as a staple of your vegetarian family meal planning.
Many of the most chronic national health problems can be traced to meat consumption.
One cooking skill you should invest some time in to become a top notch vegetarian soup cook is to know your spices. Everything from obesity to cancer to heart disease to aging seems to be linked to the consumption of meat. A soup can get pretty bland even with the best of ingredients but the wise and clever use of spices can make a soup come alive with flavor. Because meat is so much more difficult on our internal systems to digest, Each soup ingredient interacts with spices differently. utilize and eliminate, And you can change the very nature of a soup with nothing more than the addition of a few spices. the impact on your insides is devastating. With the addition of cumin and chili powder, Vegetarians do not suffer with as high an incidence of colon cancer, a routine tomato soup becomes vegetarian chili. heart disease or obesity. With the addition of Mexican spices,
As many high priced weight loss programs as there are, a run of the mill bean soup becomes vegetarian taco soup that can be as spicy as you want it to be. there may be no more effective one and one that can be done for virtually no cost is to just stop eating meat. So learn to experiment with spices and get to know what kind of personality different spices like oregano, You rarely meet a fat vegetarian because there is just not very much in a nonfat meal to become fat. thyme, Vegetables quickly convert to energy, rosemary, deliver vitamins to your systems and the remnant leave your system without difficulty so your metabolism will naturally speed up so you lose weight. lemon extract,
The moral, cilantro and parsley can add to your soup. ethical and spiritual reasons for becoming a vegetarian are also well known.
Soups are also a wonderful way to blend in lots of different ingredients that your family might not otherwise eat. Many religions call for a diet of no meat and frequent fasting. And since a big priority in vegetarian meal planning is to assure that your family gets the proper nutrition from each meal. A vegetarian diet gives you much greater control over your appetite so you can observe religious disciplines that call for physical denial for a short time and get all of the spiritual good from them.
