Fifty-six...

I had a little glitch in my numbering of my posts. Instead of going in and editing each title I am just moving this one up and posting the recipe with it. Original post was made on 2/4/09.

So this post is not about Avery. However, she did help me make this yesterday. I did the Weight Watchers program several years ago and there was one important concept that I took away and have tried to implement daily. In WW, vegetables are free. You can eat as many as you want. This soup is called "Zero soup". I make it from time to time when I feel like I am not getting enough veggies or I need more food with my meals. A cup of broth is only 30 calories and the veggies are in my mind because of WW, zero. I will try to post the recipe later.


Zero Soup:

Over medium heat spray a large pot with non-stick cooking spray
Add 1/2 of a small diced onion and a few cloves of garlic diced until they sweat and soften
Add 1 can of chicken stock (I used the 99% fat free)
Then add veggies of your choice and bring the soup to a boil and then turn down to simmer and cook the veggies. Just eye ball the amount.
The combo of veggies I like are celery, carrots, zucchini and sometimes green beans.
Add veggies that cook faster last.
Then I just divide it up into some little serving sizes and have it handy to add to any meal. You can freeze it too!

Really you can adjust the amounts of all of the ingredients to your liking.

Sometimes, if I have some leftover pasta and chicken breast (dice it) I just take some of both and throw it in the soup for a perfect complete lunch.

Enjoy!