Yummy Low-Point Soup.....can also jump-start your post-holidays

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Hi WW Friends,

Since we are all grown-ups. Therefore, I think we can

choose if we need a jump-start-New-Year-boost-diet OR

if we might just like to use this wonderful soup

simply as a low point WW meal. (It is far better than

the 0-point WW veggie soup, I think!)

So in advocating NO-censorship-of-diet-experiences, I

am providing the info. for each of you to choose

according to your individual preferences and styles.

I personally have found that I need a boost to kick

things off in order to keep my energy and motivation

to keep LOSING up....(it is slightly depressing in the

beginning to lose SO slow and gain it back)

This and the 3-day diet are serving ONLY as a

temporary jump-start. I then plan to stick within my

WW points as my normative eating plan (as not to gain

the loss back) and to be nutritionally more sound for

the longer term haul.

I used this soup as a crash a couple years ago and

lost 13 lbs in two weeks. The great thing about this

soup is that you can eat unlimited amounts...so you

are not starving....you remain comfortable the entire

time. It also tastes fabulous (much unlike the cabbage

soup--yuck!!)because it is flavorful and a little

spicy and SPICE and HEAT are supposed to help rev up

your metabolism as well.

If you are interested in the post-holiday/new year

boost, each day for two-weeks I followed this regime:

Breakfast: High Fiber Cereal (like Kashi) with a

minimum amount of low-cal soy or rice milk.

Mid-Morning Snack: Banana

Lunch: Soup (see recipe below) OR for variety some

days I would have 1/2 cup to 3/4 cup of homemade

Hummus with 1 piece of pita bread in triangle pieces

instead of soup.

Late Afternoon: Soup (unlimited bowls)

Dinner: Soup (unlimited bowls)

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This " Miracle Soup " (adapted by Carmel Reingold,

author of " The 7 Most Effective Ways to Jump-Start a

Diet " ) is claimed to help you lose up to 9 lbs in ONE

week:

Miracle Soup Recipe:

1 TBSP of peanut oil

1/4 cup fresh ginger

1/4 cup chopped garlic

2 cont. (32 oz. each) + 2 cups of fat-free chicken

broth

1/2 cup cornstarch

1 pkg. (10.5 oz.) extra firm tofu, cut into 1/4 inch

pieces

1 can (8 oz.) mushrooms, drained

1 can (8 oz.) sliced bamboo shoots, drained

1/2 cup soy sauce

1/4 cup rice wine vinegar

1 TBSP sugar

1 tsp. crushed red pepper flakes

2 bags each Oriental style veggies (I use one

Oriental, One Japanese that provides the recommended

waterchestnuts, broccoli, carrots AND the mushrooms)

1 lb. fresh peeled and deveined shrimp (i buy the

frozen, cooked, 16 oz. bag of large shrimp)

1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro

1 pkg. (10 oz.) spinach trimmed and coursely chopped

(I prefer the fresh on this rather than the frozen--I

ahve had it both ways)

DIRECTIONS:

In a large pot, heat oil over medium heat. Add ginger

and garlic; cook until tender, 3-4 minutes. Combine 1

broth with corn starch until smooth (separate from the

ginger, garlic and oil--or it will become lumpy)

Fold the cornstarch and broth mixture into the pot.

Add remaining broth, tofu, mushrooms (if separate from

bagged veggies), soy sauce, vinegar, sugar and crushed

red pepper flakes (I added red pepper flakes into the

initial simmering garlic, ginger saute and it made the

soup overall, more flavorful as it was more infused

with the spice of the pepper flakes. I thought it was

better this way).

Bring to a boil and cook until thickened.

Add friozen vegetables, shrimp and cilantro.

Simmer until shrimp is opaque,about 10 minutes.

Stir in spinach last, until wilted.

(Also, the times where I cooked it all too long--after

the shrimp and spinach had been added, it wasn't as

good!)

NUTRITIONAL INFO:

Makes 20 cups: Per cup:

87 calories, 9 g protein, 2 g fat, 35 mg chol; 9 g.

carbs; 751 mg sodium; 2 g fiber

Enjoy!!

It says to enjoy AS much as you'd like because

ultimately, the liquid and soup is so low cal yet

filling that there is no need to worry about how much

you are consuming.

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PS Remember: Be STRONG, Be healthy. Do NOT relinguish. Go Forth and Conquer!!

Grrrlllll!!!

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