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Creamy Apple-Butternut Squash Soup

February 4, 2016 By Gina Bonanno Lemos Leave a Comment

Apple-Butternut Sqaush Soup

vegan butternut sqaush soupYou’ll love this slightly sweet and oh-so creamy apple and butternut squash soup that’s perfect for cold weather days and nights. I found the recipe in a Costco magazine years ago, and with just a couple of tweaks, I made it a vegan soup, without losing an ounce of flavor. Best of all, this soup is fairly hands free, once you’ve got all of the chopping out of the way.

Ingredient Tips

As usual, I suggest that you use fresh and organic ingredients, if possible. And, if you have a juicer, I recommend that you make your own apple juice, which is a required ingredient in this vegan soup recipe. Bottled juice is nothing more than soda in disguise, as many of the nutrients are lost within a short period of time after juicing, due to natural oxidation (the reason your apple turns brown after you cut it). In addition, fruit and vegetable juice that comes in a bottle is pasteurized at high temperatures and often contains additives. The harmful toxins and the bacteria killing method is used in an effort to extend shelf life and keep the product from spoiling. While that may seem like a good thing, the excessive exposure to heat kills the beneficial nutrients normally found in fresh fruits and vegetables, essentially making the bottled juice nothing more than sugar water. Having said that, if you really don’t have time to make your own juice, or you don’t own a juicer, at least opt for organic apple juice in a bottle, to avoid the cancer causing, genetically modified version of this fruit and try to find a brand that uses a BPA free bottle, as BPA is another known carcinogen.

What Makes This A Disease Fighting Soup?

While full of flavor and creamy in texture, this vegan soup is incredibly healthy and packs a disease fighting punch, thanks to the 3 main ingredients:

Onions are a nutritional powerhouse, due to the high levels of polyphenols contained in this versatile vegetable. Rich in the phytochemical, quercetin, studies show that onions reduce systemic inflammation in the body, and protect against cancers of the breast, prostate, colon, rectum, larynx, esophagus, ovaries, and endometrium.  Quercetin is also believed to act as a natural antihistimine, helping with allergic reactions. In addition to phytochemicals, onions contain sulfur compounds. These 2 components help to reduce the risk of heart disease and stroke. In particular, allyl disulphide has been shown to increase the release of nitric oxide in the blood, whereby reducing blood pressure, inhibiting clot formation, and softening otherwise stiff blood vessels. Onions are also known for their antimicrobial, antibacterial, and antifungal properties, as well as their ability to regulate the gut flora balance needed for proper digestion and a strong immune system, by increasing your population of healthy gut bacteria.

Apples have been proven to reduce bad cholesterol and increase good cholesterol levels, whereby reducing your risk of stroke and heart attack. And like onions, apples contain quercetin, an antioxidant that has been proven to protect your body against the oxidative stress that can lead to neurological disorders such as Alzheimer’s and dementia, as well as offering the protections listed in the previous paragraph. Another similarity between apples and onions, is their shared ability to maintain healthy gut bacteria levels, which is the first line of defense of your immune system and protects you against everything from obesity to disease. In fact, apples, more than any other fruit, have the highest level of bio-available antioxidants, with studies showing that apples greatly reduce your risk of developing cancer.

Butternut squash, like apples and onions, are a great source of disease fighting antioxidants, and like all yellow and orange vegetables, butternut squash contains Beta Carotene. This particular antioxidant is well known for reducing asthma symptoms, decreasing colon and prostate cancer risk, as well as improving vision and reducing your likelihood of developing macular degeneration. As with all fruits and vegetables, squash contains high amounts of fiber, which promotes regularity and lowers your risk for type 2 diabetes and systemic inflammation.

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  • Olive Oil
  • Chipotle Chili Powder
  • Apple Juice
  • Faux Chicken Broth
  • Sea Salt
  • Black Pepper
  • Pecans
Apple-Butternut Squash Vegan Soup
2016-02-04 16:49:03
Serves 6
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Prep Time
20 min
Cook Time
40 min
Total Time
1 hr
Prep Time
20 min
Cook Time
40 min
Total Time
1 hr
Ingredients
  1. 1 Tbsp Vegan Butter (I recommend Earth Balance brand)
  2. 1 Tbsp Olive Oil
  3. 3 Large Onions, Finely Chopped
  4. 1 tsp Chipotle Chili Powder
  5. 2 Lbs Butternut Squash, Peeled and Cut Into Chunks
  6. 1 Lb Apples, Peeled and Cut Into Chunks (Honeycrisp, Gala or Ginger Gold recommended)
  7. 1 C Apple Juice
  8. 1 C Faux Chicken Broth or Vegetable Broth
  9. 1/2 tsp Salt
  10. 1/2 tsp Ground Black Pepper
  11. Pecans, Toasted or Raw (optional)
Instructions
  1. Heat butter and olive oil in large saucepan, over medium heat
  2. Add onions and chipotle powder and stir together. Saute until onions are tender and translucent (approx 10 mins)
  3. Add squash, apples, apple juice, broth, salt, and pepper and bring to a boil.
  4. Cover, reduce heat to low, and cook until apples and squash are soft. (approx 30 mins)
  5. Puree with an immersion blender, high speed blender, standard blender or food processor, then pour back into the saucepan and return to a simmer before serving into bowls and garnishing with optional pecans.
Notes
  1. If using anything other than a high speed blender (ie: Vitamix or Blendtec), allow the soup to cool slightly, before blending.
  2. If using anything other than an immersion blender, it will be necessary to work in small batches and pour the blended soup into a separate container until all of the contents of the saucepan have been blended.
By Gina Bonanno-Lemos
Adapted from A Decade of Cooking The Costco Way
Adapted from A Decade of Cooking The Costco Way
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Filed Under: Get Healthy, Stay Healthy - Well Being Tips, Vegan Tagged With: Health Tips, Meatless Monday, Vegan, Vegan Recipes

The Most Valuable Gifts You Can Give This Christmas

December 21, 2015 By Gina Bonanno Lemos Leave a Comment

Last Minute Christmas Hell?Santa Claus Chef

So it’s the week of Christmas and you’re like, “oh, crap! I totally forgot Aunt Edna, and she’s going to be at Christmas dinner. What the hell am I gonna get for her?”.

Then nightmarish thoughts start swirling in your head about the mall, and how you’ll have to wear your cross fit shoes and parka just to make it to the door, after you circle the parking lot for 50 minutes and finally settle on a spot in Siberia. Four hours later, you emerge with a scarf- clearly a gift for someone that you truly know nothing about and haven’t been to their house in decades.

Then you think, “hmmm, maybe a gift card?”. I mean, I’m sure you could find parking, get through the grocery store lines and back out of the parking lot in under 2 hours, right? ; ) But what card would you choose? Do you know where Aunt Edna shops? Do you know what restaurants are in her area? You realize, “uh, maybe not”.

What’s a last minute shopper to do?

2 Luxuries On Every Christmas List

If you’re like me, you like to give gifts that are unique and that the recipient will be excited about. Something that they would never consider purchasing for themselves, because they consider it to be a luxury.

Well, there are 2 things that really are luxuries in this world, and not to be taken for granted- health and time! So why not give Aunt Edna (and everyone else you love) both this year?

How?

I’m so glad you asked… with vegetarian and vegan meal delivery services!

Plant Based Meal Delivery Services

The convenience of pre-made meals and curated menus is becoming exteremely popular, even with celebrities such as Beyonce, who jumped on the bandwagon and created a vegan meal delivery company with her personal chef.

So… I’ve compiled a list of companies below, that provide vegetarian and vegan pre-prepared meals that you simply heat and serve, or those that deliver all of the pre-measured, natural ingredients and recipes, so you can whip up vegetarian or vegan meals, and be eating a disease preventing, plant based masterpiece in no time at all.

As you’ll notice, some of these delivery services provide non-plant based menu options as well, and that delivery areas vary among companies:

A Gorgeas Mix

California Chef Services

Deliver Lean

Dish Republic

Eat Easy NYC

FoodFlo

Forks Over Knives

Fresh Diet

Fresh Meal Plan

Fresh n’ Lean

Give Kitchen

Green Blender

Healthy Chef Creations

Hello Fresh

Kombu Kitchen

Lighter

Munchery

My Veggie Chef

Nirvana Kitchen

Nourish Charlotte

Nutri Mania

NutriFit

Paleta

Plated

Provenance Meals

Real Food Works

Sakara

Supernatural Food

The Purple Carrot

The Vegan Garden

The Vegan Taste

The Wholly Kitchen

Thistle

Thrive Foods Direct

Urban Remedy

Veestro

Veggie Vibes

Vegin’ Out

22 Days Nutrition

Whatcha waitin’ for? Who doesn’t love more free time, and who hasn’t been vegan curious at one time or the other?

So, unless you just don’t like poor Aunt Edna, or you know you’re in her will and you don’t want to extend her stay (HA!), give her the gift of good health and more time to spend on the things that really matter in life- friends and family!!

Filed Under: Get Healthy, Stay Healthy - Well Being Tips, Vegan Tagged With: Health Tips, Vegan, Yummy And Healthy Alternatives

1st Annual So Cal Veg Fest In Costa Mesa California

October 30, 2015 By Gina Bonanno Lemos Leave a Comment

Come Visit With Me At The So Cal Veg Fest In Costa Mesa

I’d love to see each and every one of you this weekend, so please be sure to stop by the First Annual So Cal Veg Fest this Sunday, November 1st, and visit me at the 360 Health Connection booth.

Visitors that sign up for my e-newsletter will receive my free e-book, 13 Steps To A Cancer Free Kitchen, as well as a free, reusable grocery bag (a $12 value).  These are very large, strong bags that can be used for just about anything, and they’re even machine washable.

AND… everyone that visits the booth will receive a gift certificate, for a complimentary Health and Diet Evaluation and Consultation with yours truly (a $50.00 value).

All Proceeds Donated To The Animal Protection And Rescue League

Entrance and parking are FREE at the So Cal Veg Fest, and there will be TONS of yummy food and lots of products to sample and buy. I’m personally looking forward to the vegan doughnuts and vegan ice cream ; )

The best part is, all proceeds will be donated to the Animal Protection and Rescue League!

So Cal Veg Fest

Filed Under: Vegan Tagged With: Vegan, Vegan Events

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