Soup is a great way to get more vegetables into your diet and my soup recipes are very LOW in calories, so you can have a bowl whenever you are hungry! Also, I like to encourage people to start their meals with a big green salad or a bowl of soup. You can fill up on the vegetables which are very low in calories and remember, vegetables give ammunition to your immune system keeping you healthy.
So, here are a few recipes for different soups you can try. Make a big pot full so when hunger strikes, there's a healthy bowl of delicious goodness waiting for you!

chickpea_noodle_soup.rtf |

minestrone.rtf |

tomato_vegetable_soup.rtf |

red_lentil_soup.rtf |
Also, I have included some dressing and sauce recipes to have on hand--trying different dressings on your salads adds a whole different flavor giving you variety. With sauces ready to go, you can make all kinds of different meals--pour them over cooked vegetables, mix it in with rice or pour over potatoes.

basil_pesto.rtf |

cashew_cream_sauce.rtf |

chinese_brown_sauce.rtf |

lemon_tahini_dressing.rtf |

creamy_cumin_ranch_dressing.rtf |

easy_hummus.rtf |