Here’s a tasty yet healthy bean recipe that combines the best of all worlds. It’s cheap costing only around five bucks to eat for a whole week! And the best part is anybody can make it in a matter of minutes! Here’s a few of the healthy benefits you’ll reap from a hearty bowl of Black Eye Pea Soup…
- A Natural Way to Lower Cholesterol is to eat a diet rich in non-soluble fiber. This recipe contains a healthy dose of non-soluble fiber which forms a gel like solution in the body binding with triglycerides and other fatty acids to pulling them out of the body.
- The Perfect Natural Body Detox uses cilantro, which has been proven to be the best natural chelation agent. It pulls heavy metals out of the body. Combined with a hearty dose of soluble and non-soluble fiber this could easily to be the best natural body detox recipe out there.
- How to Burn Fat Naturally is easier than you might think! The skin of black the black pepper reacts with fat molecules to break them down and pull them out of the body!
- Naturally Boost Immune System herbs are the best natural immunity booster available! They provide an ultra high quality mix of vitamins and minerals which strengthen and build the healthiest immune system possible.
- Best Foods for Lung Health are foods high in Myristicin and Vitamin A. This recipe contains high amounts of both from all natural sources!
- An Effective Cardiovascular Health Diet is centered around balancing fats in the blood aka cholesterol levels. This soup does that and more! It promotes the building of healthy blood vessels through an all natural source of Folic Acid, Parsley.
Ingredients
Filtered water (12 cups) and Sea Salt (1 teaspoon) makes up a majority of your body. This helps to maintain the body’s pH balance and keep acidity levels in check. Eating enough salt can even stabilize irregular heart beats. The brain and nervous system rely on this healthy pH balance and as a result salt can relieves stress. Salt also helps to counter balance sugar levels in the blood reducing the need for insulin.
Chopped Celery (2 cups) and Chopped Carrots with Skins (2 cups) are excellent sources of fiber with virtually no calories! Here’s a few added benefits you may not have known about. Celery is an healthy source of vitamins including potassium. It aids in kidney function and reduces uric acid. Celery has been shown to be an excellent detox agent. It also helps alleviate arthritic and muscle pains. As if that wasn’t enough, carrots are the richest source of carotenoids. Studies have shown that people with diets rich in carotenoids are less likely to suffer from cardiovascular disease and cancer. A not so well known fact is carrots contain a high amount of vitamin A which combats emphysema and promotes lung health.
Finely Minced Parsley (1/3 cup) and Finely Minced Cilantro (1/3 cup) adds a rich flavor to the soup and is also excellent at warding off disease. It contains a high dose of volatile oils, particularly, myristicin, has been proven to reduce formation of tumors in the lungs. It’s also an excellent source of folic acid which protects against vascular disease by building healthy blood vessels. Folic Acid is also vital in cellular division and parsley being a healthy source helps the body avoid cancer. Cilantro promotes a superhuman immune system that can fight off even the most pesky reoccurring viral and bacterial infections. Furthermore studies have shown cilantro to be one of the best cheation agents detoxifying and pulling heavy metals out of the body.
One Bulb Organic Garlic (Approx 12 Cloves) peal and mince the cloves. Garlic is sometimes referred to as the wonder drug. It’s a very powerful herb known to fight acne and also works as a natural antibiotic killing off bad bacteria in the body. When garlic is minced a powerful compound known as Allicin is released from providing these strong antibacterial properties. Then diallyl sulphides within garlic act as a immune booster and also lower cholesterol thereby improving circulation.
Flax Seed Meal (1/4 cup) works to thicken the soup. Flax seed is a low carb grain like food that packs one of the most nutrient dense payloads of any food on the planet. It is rich in omega-3 fatty acids fighting inflammation, heat disease, arthritis, asthma, diabetes, and some forms of cancer. It’s also high in both soluble and non-soluble fiber. Stabilizes blood sugar and promotes good digestive health. Flax seed is high in lignans. A substance which helps balance estrogen and other hormones preventing breast cancer and type 2 diabetes.
Fresh Ground Black Pepper (4 teaspoons) provides a nice sharp zip to the soup. Black pepper is amazing at promoting digestive health, preventing indigestion / heart burn, and gas (carminitive substance). It does this by stimulating the stomach to produce hydrochloric acid which in turn breaks down food. It’s also high in anti-oxidants. The outer shell of black pepper aids in breakdown of fat cells as well helping keep you slim and giving you energy to burn!
Dry Black Eyed Peas (16 ounces) black eyed peas provide an excellent protein source. And they are the best source of fiber available especially soluble fiber. Soluble fiber has many benefits from lowering cholesterol, to helping control blood sugar. These beans will help keep you healthy and disease free while ensuring you have steady energy throughout the day.
Directions
The soup is so simple to make. Follow the four easy steps below and enjoy!
- Place ingredients in a large pot.
- Bring to rapid boil for 20 minutes.
- Let simmer on low for 2 hours.
- Enjoy!
This makes a LOT of soup. Typically enough to feed me for a whole week. I like to divide it up into small 2 cup Pyrex containers and freeze them. Then I can grab a bowl of soup and nuke it whenever I’m hungry 🙂
