7 ways to make soup healthier: tips from a nutritionist

Soups are a very useful, tasty and even necessary dish in the diet of every person. But not everyone knows how to cook them properly so that they are really beneficial.

Nutritionist Svitlana Fus on her Facebook page gave some tips on how to cook soup correctly so that it would benefit the body and preserve all the vitamins and minerals.

1. vegetables

It is best to make soups based on seasonal vegetables. Especially in spring, when they are young, and in the off-season you can use frozen vegetables. The more variety of vegetables in the soup, the better.

2. Cook vegetables for no more than 15 minutes

This way they retain all their nutrients.

2. Lenten and vegetable base

You can cook soup on vegetable or fish, as well as meat broth. It is better not to add sausages, smoked meats and canned foods to them.

3. oil

It is better to make pastes with olive oil, it will be very healthy that way.

4. avoid fatty additives

Remember that soup is easily spoiled - scallions, bacon and different sauces, as well as spices and salt, bouillon cubes. Use only natural seasonings, and it is better to dry different herbs yourself and make natural seasonings.

5. Cereals

Be sure to add whole-grain cereals to the soup, as well as pasta from hard varieties of wheat, brown rice or legumes - beans, lentils.

6. Eat right away

Soups are better to eat immediately after cooking, so they will be the most useful.

7. Greens

An indispensable element of any soup - it is greens, any to your taste. Thanks to it, the dish will acquire an extraordinary taste and aroma, and also - will be even healthier.