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Barley and vegetable soup

Or lentil soup – with toasted sourdough

🍽️ DinnerServes 4🌾 Whole grains🥕 Other vegetables🫘 Beans

You need

How

  1. Soften the veg, add the barley and stock.
  2. Simmer 35 minutes until the barley is tender; add the beans for the last 10.

✅ Daily Dozen – what it helps with

🌾 Whole grainsWhole grains keep the bran and germ, with their fibre and minerals.
🥕 Other vegetablesDifferent coloured vegetables bring different nutrients – fibre, potassium, vitamins and plant compounds.
🫘 BeansBeans and lentils are full of fibre, protein, iron and folate.

From Dr Michael Greger's Daily Dozen (NutritionFacts.org). Tick off today's Daily Dozen ›

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Inspired by the Blue Zones – mostly plants, beans every day, a little fish, eggs and dairy. General information, not medical advice.