Greetings!
Has this new year begun too quickly or too slowly for you? Do you have goals or desires for your health or life that seem too challenging to ever make happen? Trying to lose weight or conquer an illness? Too often we dream big but fail to engage in the process to truly change or create a habit for better health, relationships or simply happiness. Now is the time to connect with a health counselor and make this year one that truly changes your health, and life for the better! Contact me today and begin a new journey for your health and life. Beth
Beth Schroeder, CHC
Health Counselor
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Time for support...
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If your enthusiasm for making changes in your home, relationships, job, or health have already begun to expire, maybe it is time for a little support! Great intentions often collapse without someone to encourage, nudge or push us forward in the direction of our hopes and dreams. There are plenty of helpful hints and ideas for getting more organized, losing weight, starting a hobby, getting more healthy, finally exercising... and you can probably add a few more items from your own list. To read my five best tips for creating a Hopes and Dreams List just click here! |
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Wintertime Eating |
When the cold winds blow outside and I am feeling the chill in my hands and feet, the thought of a big pot of soup for dinner is warming to my soul! Winter meals that include baked or roasted squash, potatoes, beans, onions, brown rice, meat or stew tend to provide the most nutrition for strengthening the body against the cold or unpredictable weather. So, here is a recipe for a hearty, healing soup for both body and soul...
Potato
Kale Soup
Ingredients:
1 Tbs.
olive oil
1 Tbs.
unsalted butter
2 c.
chopped onions
2 leeks,
white and light green part only thinly sliced
6 c.
water
4 medium
potatoes, cubed (about 4 cups)
2 Tbs.
fresh parsley, minced
3 carrots
2 celery
stalks
2 bay
leaves
1 - 2
tsp. sea salt
¼ tsp.
pepper
½ lb.
kale (about 4 cups chopped)
Directions:
In 7 qt.
soup pot, heat butter and oil over medium heat. Sauté onions and leeks until
golden, soft and sweet; approximately 10 minutes. Add water, potatoes, parsley,
whole carrots, celery stalks, bay leaves, salt and pepper. Bring to a boil;
reduce heat to medium low, cover and simmer for 45 minutes.
While
soup is cooking, remove stalks from leaves of kale discarding the stalks and
washing the leaves in a large bowl of water; rinse and pat dry. Chop the leaves
into bite size pieces. In a large
skillet, bring 2 cups of water to a boil; add the kale, cover and cook over
high heat, stirring occasionally, until tender. Remove from heat, drain liquid
and allow to cool.
To finish
soup, remove the carrot and celery pieces along with the bay leaves; they will
not be needed any longer. Puree half the soup in a food processor or blender.
Return blended portion to the remaining soup, stir in cooked kale and heat
through; season with salt and pepper. Serve hot.
Note:
Variations
include adding the one or more of the following along with the kale:
1 c.
fresh or frozen corn kernels
1 c.
cooked white beans or aduki beans
½ lb.
cooked, sliced sausage
Created by:
Johnna
Albi & Catherine Walthers, authors of Greens
Glorious Greens!
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"True life is lived when tiny changes occur."
~ Leo Tolstoy
Remember that big changes do not require big leaps, just a steady process of small steps. I am here to support your steps toward better health!
Please forward this email to friends or family who might be interested or inspired by it!
Sincerely,
Beth Schroeder
Beth Schroeder Health Counseling
www.bethforhealth.com
bethforhealth.blogspot.com
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A Puzzle Piece
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Once the holidays truly end for me usually by mid-January when all the decorations are put away, then the jigsaw puzzles are brought out. I love to do puzzles! They are great tools for exercising the brain in the areas of complex problem solving and creative organization skills. Children benefit from puzzle play (see the NAEYC) and so do adults. I find that I can relax my concerns of the day into the finding of just the right puzzle piece to complete the picture.
Which piece of the health puzzle is your concern this year?
Do you want to exercise more? Eat better? Have you been thinking about a recent medical test, diagnosis or treatment? Does your family history of illness seem to be catching up with you?
Health counseling with me is your opportunity to explore the puzzling connections of food and wellness.
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