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Creamy Healthy Broccoli Soup

Broccoli cream soup on a tablecloth

Eating Broccoli Has Never Been This Enjoyable! Just try it!Eating a well-balanced diet is the best way to optimize your health. By unlocking the nutritional value of organic foods, you can uplift your well-being and avoid falling victim to illnesses.

Vegetables are among the most nutritionally dense foods on the planet, and broccoli is no exception. Here’s a healthy soup recipe! This unique recipe combines two very potent superfoods: broccoli and avocado. You will certainly love the creamy flavor of this hearty soup so much, that you’ll be asking for seconds!

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Ingredients

1 head of broccoli (steamed and cut into smaller pieces)

4 ½ cups chicken broth

2 to 3 avocados

1 cup of shredded raw cheddar

Salt and pepper

Procedure:

Steam broccoli for 4 to 5 minutes, let cool, and then cut up. Combine broccoli, chicken broth, and avocados, and blend to desired consistency. Cook over medium heat until thoroughly warmed, and add cheese. Stir well.

This recipe makes 4 servings.

Note: When buying broccoli, make sure that you choose those with tight green florets, firm and moist-looking stalks, and are heavy for their size. Avoid those that have dried out stems or yellowing florets. If bought very fresh, broccoli will keep for up to 10 days, stored in the refrigerator.

The many health benefits of broccoli

This cruciferous veggie (in the same family as Brussels sprouts, cabbage, cauliflower, and more) is one of the best health-boosting foods around. When you eat broccoli, you’re getting lots of super-nutrients that support optimal, body-wide health. Broccoli has twice the vitamin C of an orange, almost as much calcium as whole milk, and vitamin A and E. Broccoli also has selenium, which is found to have anti-cancer and anti-viral properties.

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Broccoli contains phytochemicals shown to benefit arthritis, cancer, immune system health, blood pressure levels, vision, skin health, blood sugar disorders and much more. Eating broccoli raw, as opposed to cooked, will help protect it’s nutrients. One piece of advice: eat your broccoli!

One the other hand, you can easily consume an unique type of fruit: the avocado. Most fruit consists primarily of carbohydrate, while avocado is high in healthy fats. Aside from its abundance of healthy fats, avocado also has vitamin E, B vitamins, potassium, and folic acid. The greatest concentration of beneficial carotenoids is in the dark green fruit of the avocado.

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These days, the avocado has become an incredibly popular food among health conscious individuals. It is often referred to as a superfood which is not surprising given its health properties. Previous research has found avocado can help optimize cholesterol levels within as little as one week; contains compounds that appear to inhibit and destroy oral cancer cells, and those that protect against liver damage.

You can increase your avocado consumption by using it as a fat replacement in baking; add it to soups, dessert whips and countless other recipes.

Written by Valentin Bosioc

Valentin Bosioc - wellness specialist, certified personal trainer, certified fitness instructor, celebrity trainer, Musclemania Champion, Ninja Warrior Semifinalist, world wide motivator!

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