7 Brain-Boosting Soup Recipes
Updated: Oct. 04, 2018
These seven soup recipes offer appealing new ways to make sure your brain gets the nutrients it needs. It doesn’t hurt that they’re all delicious too!
Tuscan-Style Chicken, Bean and Tomato Soup
Soup recipes can be easy, delicious and healthy. The four-bean mix bulks out this dish with extra protein and fibre, without adding fat, making it satisfying and beneficial for your cardiovascular system. Your brain relies on a healthy heart and blood vessels for its supply of oxygen and precious nutrients.
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Leek Soup with Oysters and Wholegrain Flatbreads
Seeds and nuts contain beneficial fats that are good for the brain and cardiovascular system.
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Japanese Tofu Miso Soup with Edamame and Ginger
Miso is made by fermenting soy and sometimes also grains such as rice and buckwheat. The fermentation process releases some beneficial nutrients.
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Beef and Vegetable Soup
Iron and zinc are important nutrients for brain function and maintaining energy levels and immunity. Lean red meat is one of the best sources of these valuable minerals.
Try your own Beef and Vegetable Soup.
Roasted Red Capsicum and Tomato Soup
Red capsicum (bell pepper) is high in beta-carotene and vitamin C, with minimal fat and sodium. Beta-carotene has a role in the body’s immune function.
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Spicy Lentil Soup with Pumpkin, Tomato and Green Beans
Adding lentils to any recipe decreases the glycaemic load of the whole meal, ensuring that the brain receives a steady supply of fuel for longer!
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Roasted Carrot and Caraway Soup
High-fibre carrots actually provide more brain-boosting anti-oxidants when cooked, as the cooking process makes these special substances more available for absorption into the body.
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