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Broccoli Cheddar Soup And Cooking With All The Nutrients
By Julia Taylor-Fernandez
Broccoli cheddar soup is rather delicious and broccoli contains
many nutrients to help you maintain your health, including many
types of vitamins, fiber and isothiocyanates (ITCs). ITCs are
cancer fighters, helping to reduce the risk of bladder cancer
and other cancers. You can help your body fight these illnesses,
just by eating the right food.
Some foods like burgers and other processed foods include ingredients
where a lot of the nutrients have been destroyed, just by the
process of cooking. If you steam your vegetables, then you can
retain all the nutrients you need to help you maintain your health.
Just by using broccoli in your meals, you will feel much more
satisfied, knowing you are helping your body fight diseases trying
to take over your body. Many people do not know about the benefits
of eating broccoli, but you may be one of the few that are in
the know. Even our former President George W Bush, more than likely,
did not know about the nutritional benefits of broccoli.
Give Broccoli A Chance To Help Your Health
Remember former President George H.W. Bush’s aversion to broccoli?
I’d have to say, he doesn’t know his nutrition. It’s true that
there’s a large population of broccoli haters.
If you’re in this group, review your options and see why
you might want to give broccoli a chance. Our broccoli cheddar
soup recipe is fine indeed and the health benefits are so numerous
and dramatic, you may want to try to enjoy this amazing, but much
maligned veggie.
Broccoli Is An Example Of Nutrient Dense Foods
While broccoli has been cultivated for thousands of years, it
was virtually unknown in the U.S. until the early 20th century!
Now, before we get to the delectable broccoli cheddar soup recipe,
let’s see what this veggie provides nutritionally.
Like most of the dark green, cruciferous vegetables, broccoli
is healthy eating indeed. Many nutrition experts put this veggie
at the top of their list of nutrient dense foods. Broccoli is
a warehouse of vitamins and minerals, in prolific amounts not
found in most veggies.
An Excellent Source Of Fiber And Isothiocyanates (ITCs)
The list of nutrients is long, including almost all of the B-complex
(excluding B-12), copious amounts of vitamins A and C, as well
as calcium, magnesium, zinc, iron, phosphorous and potassium.
In addition, broccoli is an excellent source of fiber, a boon
to your digestive system.
Perhaps the biggest virtue of broccoli lies in the isothiocyanates
(ITCs) it contains in abundance. ITCs are highly potent cancer
fighters. Cancer is so prevalent these days, you can’t help but
worry that you, too, might develop cancer at some point.
Help To Reduce Risk Of Bladder Cancer
Broccoli, eaten just 3 times a month, has been demonstrated to
reduce your risk of bladder cancer by, on average, 40%! Another
study conducted with a mix of smokers and non-smokers found that
non-smokers who indulged in raw broccoli just 3 times each month
(!) were more than 70% less likely to develop bladder cancer than
their smoking counterparts who did not eat broccoli at least 3
days in a month. Still other studies name broccoli as the food
of choice to help prevent colon cancer and stomach cancer.
There are yet more health benefits you’ll achieve by adding broccoli
to your diet: you can protect against strokes, cataracts and macular
degeneration.
Steamed Broccoli To Retain The Maximum Nutrients
It’s surely enough to make you want to try our broccoli cheddar
soup! You’ll see that our recipe is made with steamed broccoli,
dished into the soup bowl at the last minute, before serving.
Then, the soup is garnished with broccoli sprouts.
Why? Steaming the broccoli retains the maximum nutrients, as
well as the bright green color, while reducing the bitter taste
many find objectionable. Long cooking and high heat can reduce
the cancer-fighting power of broccoli by anywhere from 60-90%.
Adding your steamed veggie to the serving bowl minimizes the loss
of nutrients and anti-cancer properties.
Sulforaphane Glucosinolate (SGS)
Our broccoli sprout garnish to this broccoli cheddar soup is
not done without purpose. Young sprouts contain a naturally occurring
chemical called sulforaphane glucosinolate (SGS), a powerful agent
that triggers the manufacture of enzymes in your body which outright
kill cancer cells, or at worst, prevent tumors from growing.
The amount of SGS in sprouts is typically twenty times more than
is found in mature, raw broccoli. A mere half cup of sprouts,
eaten daily, can reduce overall cholesterol by 15 points or more
in a single week. So this broccoli cheddar soup is as powerfully
healthy – and attractive – as it is delicious.
Broccoli Cheddar Soup Recipe
1 cube butter
1/3 cup all-purpose flour
1 sweet onion, coarsely diced
3 cups chicken broth
3 cups regular or 2% milk
2 teaspoons minced garlic
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground white pepper
1 lb broccoli florets
4 ounces young broccoli sprouts
½ pound grated sharp smoky Cheddar cheese
Reserve one tablespoon of butter. Melt the remainder over low
heat in a 3 quart heavy saucepan. Meanwhile, cook the onion and
tablespoon of butter in a small bowl in the microwave for 45 seconds.
Set aside.
Adding Flour To The Butter
Using a whisk, add the flour to the butter in the saucepan, a
heaping tablespoon at a time, whisking constantly, until the mixture
is smooth. Continue cooking, whisking frequently, over low heat,
for about 10 minutes (this gets rid of that ’raw flour’ taste).
Slowly, add the chicken broth and milk, whisking as you go. Add
the garlic and white pepper. Raise the heat to medium and stir
every now and then.
Rinse And Drain The Sprouts
Steam the broccoli florets, just until done. Do not overcook.
Meanwhile, rinse and drain the sprouts. Grate the cheese. Adjust
your broth for salt and additional pepper, as desired.
Serve the soup in bowls, leaving enough room for the broccoli
florets. Add the florets, sprinkle with cheese and garnish with
the sprouts in the center. You’ve got a broccoli cheddar soup
to write home about!
You can serve the soup at the next family gathering or serve
it as one of the courses at a dinner party. This soup is especially
delicious for cold winter nights, just make sure you warm it up
before you offer the soup to your family. Do not forget to include
a bread basket with plenty of multigrain bread on the table.
Helping Your Body Fight Diseases
Eating nutritious and delicious food, that is good for you and
your family, is one of the main ingredients of a more healthy
life. If you want to avoid the many diseases that are prevalent
in our community, including cancer and heart disease, then you
can stick to food with plenty of healthy nutrients that will help
your body fight these diseases.
If you control what you eat by sticking to food with plenty of
healthy nutrients and avoid fatty convenience foods like burgers
and processed food, then you may be able to stop these diseases
taking over your body.
You can give your body a fighting chance, just by cooking one
of the better and more delicious food you can make, broccoli cheddar
soup.
About the Author:
Julia Taylor-Fernandez has written a number of articles on fruit and vegetables, nutrition, dieting and cooking including
Fruit And Vegetable,
General Nutrition,
Teapot Cake,
Low Carb Cheese Cake,
Nutritional Information,
Healthy Appetizers,
Low Carb Dinners,
Health Food Store.
Keep a lookout for more of her articles on this website.
Did You Know?
What happens when cholesterol gets too high?
Well when LDL gets too high then the
cholesterol begins to accumulate on the artery walls and
then hardens into plaque. The build up continues until
the entire artery is blocked off. This added blockage
makes it hard for blood to get to the heart where it
can be pumped to the rest of the body. It can lead
to a heart attack or stroke.
When HDL levels are high this is a good thing because researchers
believe that HDL helps rid the body of cholesterol build-up. That
is why a diet rich in foods that promote HDL is always heavily
recommended.
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