Detox Soup and Healthy Lunches

After our wedding and honeymoon, Mack and I were dying for a reset on our gut health! Going on vacation and eating and drinking your heart out is so much fun- but it really takes a toll on my body! I feel sluggish and super bloated after enjoying myself on a vacation a little too much. This also happens around the holidays- that holiday bloat is SO real. So, I wanted to share my favorite soup to make when I’m feeling like I need a major reset!

I’m also sharing some super fun lunch ideas for taking to the office. These boxes are full of protein and healthy fats, and will keep you full for the rest of the workday without making you feel sluggish. And no need for a microwave so you can get out of the office quicker!

Soup recipe:

This recipe is just a shell recipe, and you can change anything you’d like. Add more veggies, use different beans or none at all, or take out some of the veggies. The most important thing to keep in mind is to keep it as low sodium as possible, and keep the cabbage as a main ingredient.

• 8 cups bone broth (I had to add more water, so I also used better than bouillon when I added in more water)

• 1 TBLS ghee

• 1 yellow onion

• 6 cloves minced fresh garlic

• 3 large carrots

• 1 head cabbage, roughly chopped

• 3 cups kale, stalks removed

• 1 cup lentils

• 1 cup quinoa

• 3 stalks celery

• 1 zucchini

• Spices: Himalayan sea salt, pepper, Italian seasoning, cayenne pepper, 1 bay leaf.

Sauté the onion and garlic in the ghee. Once transparent and fragrant, add the chopped carrot, celery, and zucchini. Cook for a few minutes, then add all the broth and spices. Stir around and then add the cabbage, lentils, and quinoa. Let the soup come to a boil. Once a boil is reached, turn heat down to low and cover. This is when you can add more water and better than bouillon if you need it. Let simmer, covered, for 2-3 hours until all veggies are soft and the broth is flavorful. Add in kale about 10-20 minutes before serving.

Lunches:

Salmon box:

Smoked salmon, 1 boiled egg, Mary’s crackers, Kite Hill cream cheese mixed with Dill and Everything but the Bagel seasoning, sliced cucumber.

Spread the cream cheese mixture on the cracker and top with cucumber, and smoked salmon. Eat the egg by itself.

Mediterranean box:

Hummus, Kalamata olives, rainbow carrots, celery, grape tomatoes, and low sodium turkey breast from the deli.

Dip everything in the hummus! This is a light lunch so I usually double up on the turkey for extra protein. The veggies keep you full!

xoxo, Jess