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Big bean minestrone with wholegrain bread

The Sardinian classic – make double, it's lunch tomorrow

🍽️ DinnerServes 4🫘 Beans🥕 Other vegetables🥬 Greens🌾 Whole grains

You need

How

  1. Soften the onion, carrot and celery.
  2. Add the tomatoes, stock, beans and pasta; simmer 15 minutes.
  3. Stir in the greens for the last 5 minutes.

✅ Daily Dozen – what it helps with

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

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

More dinner ideas

Barley and vegetable soupOr lentil soup – with toasted sourdoughHomemade pizza nightWholemeal base and a pile of vegetables – the kids decorate their ownHalloumi, lettuce and olive wrapsHalloumi is salty – two slices each

All the suggested meals ›

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