Heart Warming Broccoli Soup with Corn Thins Slices

Health Benefits of this Meal

This is a perfect heart warming soup that is great for those who don’t want to spend the whole day in the kitchen. This is a complete meal with the wholegrains from the Corn Thins slices, lean meat or alternatives from the seeds and tahini and a good serve of vegetables from the broccoli.

All these ingredients will add essential dietary fiber which your body needs for a healthy gut and gut microbiome. An adult is recommended to have between 25-38g of dietary fiber a day. This meal will give you 19.3g of dietary fiber with 3 Corn Thins slices or 21.1g of dietary fiber if you include 6. 6 Corn Thins slices is best for a meal as this counts as one serve of wholegrains.

Wholegrains offer much more than fiber, but other important nutrients for your body to thrive. This includes vitamin E, antioxidant, phytoestrogens, zinc, antioxidants, and lignans. Wholegrains can help you to achieve and maintain a healthy body weight, reduce your risk of certain cancers like colorectal cancer and promote a healthy heart as well as support your mental health.

Broccoli can boast many health benefits including vitamin C, vitamin A, vitamin K, folate, potassium, phosphorous and selenium. Also non-haem iron. This type of iron needs vitamin C to be effectively absorbed in your body which is supplied in the broccoli as well. This is an example of why a food first approach is best as often food has many different combinations within the food itself which help your body to best use and absorb the health benefits.

The seeds, tahini and yoghurt all give your body a protein to help your body to maintain and repair its lean muscle. The seeds also offer heart healthy fats which help to absorb the fat soluble vitamins in this meal. These are vitamins A, D, E and K. All these are present as yoghurt is a source of vitamin D. Yoghurt is a perfect matrix of nutrition for many reasons. Once is the mixture of calcium and vitamin D. Calcium needs vitamin D to be absorbed properly in your body.

There is no need to be a Masterchef to enjoy a delicious and heart warming meal. Make sure you save this recipe as it will be a guaranteed favourite.

Ingredients

• 3-6 Corn Thins Slices
• 50g tahini (to top Corn Thins slices)
• 300g broccoli florets (frozen recommended to save time)
• 175ml salt reduced stock
• 1 tsp mixed seeds
• Pinch of black pepper
• 1 tsp no fat Greek yoghurt for decoration

Instructions

1. In a small saucepan, place the broccoli and vegetable stock. Bring this mixture to the boil and then reduce the heat slightly to below a boil. Cook mixture for a further 10 minutes.
2. Remove the broccoli mixture from the heat, season with black pepper and place mixture in a food processor or blender. Blitz until smooth.
3. Serve in a bowl with seeds sprinkled on top an a dollop of Greek yoghurt. Add 3-6 Corn Thins slices to the side and top with Tahini
4. Enjoy!