This easy-to-make vegetable broth is perfect for eliminating holiday calories.
The end-of-year holidays are over and it is time to detoxify the body of excess fat and sugar. Goodbye foie gras, raclettes, tartiflettes, chocolates and frozen logs, make way for the fat-burning soup to evacuate this excess food, and at the same time, reboost the immune system in this period of extreme cold.
Forget slimming herbal teas or monodiets which consist of eating only one food at each meal. We focus on foods that facilitate the digestion of fats and emptying of the stomach. Cabbage, tomatoes, peppers, carrots, celery, onions… These 6 high-fiber, low-calorie vegetables are perfect for these roles, and what’s more, they promote satiety. The icing on the cake is that they are inexpensive seasonal vegetables that can be found in all supermarkets.
Ready to make your fat-burning soup? You will need half a green cabbage, a large onion, 3 carrots, 2 stalks of celery, 2 green or red peppers, 6 large fresh tomatoes, 2 cloves of garlic and spices. choices like turmeric, paprika, pepper or ginger, which help burn calories at rest.
Start by washing all the vegetables. Chop the cabbage and cut the other elements into medium-sized pieces. Bring a liter of water to the boil in a large saucepan and sauté the onion and garlic for 2 minutes, with a little olive oil. Then add the carrots, peppers and celery to the preparation. Cook for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Then place the cabbage and tomatoes (and an additional vegetable stock cube if necessary) and wait until all the vegetables are well immersed in the liquid. Finally add the spices of your choice.
Cover the pan and simmer over low heat for 30 to 40 minutes. When serving, all the vegetables should be very tender. This soup is eaten alone at lunch, but at dinner it can be supplemented with legumes such as chickpeas or lentils or accompanied by lean proteins.
This soup is ideal after the holidays because it is particularly recommended as part of short-term diets, the aim of which is to eliminate excesses and quickly lose weight. To complete the elimination of your fats, it is recommended to drink plenty of water in small quantities and regularly, up to 2 liters of water per day. Finally, do not neglect regular physical activity. It not only brings vitality to your body, but also contributes to emotional regulation, reducing the desire to indulge in fat or sugar. A word to the wise!