Featured recipe from Marilu’s table * Rice and rye and Donna’s vegetable soup
Rice and Rye is a Total Health Makeover® staple. It’s a combination of whole grains that will scrub out your digestive system and make you feel cleaner and leaner – just be sure to chew the grains thoroughly. We’ve paired the R&R with Donna’s Vegetable Soup today – a simple soup filled with delicious vegetables.
Whole grain rye looks like dark brown rice – don’t confuse it with rolled rye (looks like dark rolled oats) or rye flour (looks like, well, flour). You may have to ask for it at your local health food store, or order it online (we’ve had good luck with Bob’s Red Mill).
Donna Erickson was the nanny and surrogate grandmother to Marilu’s boys for many years, and this is her recipe. The addition of a whole grain to the soup makes it a very filling and nutritious meal.
After the holidays, or any time we’re feeling the need for simple, clean foods, we cook foods like these. They help us stay balanced, keep us from gaining weight, and increase our energy level.
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Rice & Rye
from Marilu’s The 30 Day Total Health Makeover
Purple * Serves 4
1 cup brown rice
1 cup rye (the whole grain, not flour or flakes – rye grain is often called rye berries)
4 cups water
Rinse grains under running water in a strainer. Add to pot and cover with the water. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat, then reduce the heat to low and cover, to maintain a simmer. Simmer about 25 minutes, or until the water has been absorbed.
Donna’s Vegetable Soup
from Marilu’s The 30 Day Total Health Makeover
Purple * Serves 8
2 Tablespoons vegetable concentrate (such as Organic Gourmet’s Instant Soup ‘N’ Stock)
1 onion, chopped
2 Tablespoons parsley, chopped
2 cups celery, chopped
2 cups carrots, chopped
2 cups zucchini, cut into chunks
2 cups cabbage, chopped
2 cups frozen green beans
Add vegetable concentrate to 2-1/2 quarts hot water, or adjust water to taste. Add onions, parsley, celery, carrots, and zucchini and cook soup on low heat for 10-15 minutes. Add cabbage and green beans. Continue cooking on low heat for another 5 minutes. Don’t overcook the vegetables.
Soup may be served as is for a snack or mini-meal, or with 1/2 cup to 1 cup Rice & Rye (per serving) for a more filling meal.
