Diet Vegetable Soup
that kids just love!

This Diet Vegetable Soup is great to have around as a mid afternoon snack instead of munching on high calorie alternatives. It's my tried and true trick after the holidays. Eat as a first course for dinner and you will be satisfied with smaller portions. For a more filling meal add carbs such as -a can of corn, cubed potato, cooked rice or orzo pasta.

The best diet is simply a good healthy eating and exercise plan. Drinking 5-8 glasses of water a day and eating lots of fresh vegetables energizes us and makes exercise a habit that is easier to maintain. Eating low fat, high fiber foods before you are actually hungry helps us keep our portions small and eliminate cravings.

1 teaspoon olive oil

1 onion, chopped

2 large carrots, chopped

1 yellow squash, chopped

1 zucchini, chopped

1 (28 ounce) can diced tomatoes

1 bay leaf

7 cups water

1 tablespoon pareve chicken soup mix

1 teaspoon garlic powder

1 teaspoon dried oregano

1 teaspoon dried basil

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/4 teaspoon pepper

1. Heat oil in a large soup pot over medium high heat. Add onion and saute’ until limp, about 5 minutes. If onion sticks, add water, a tablespoon at a time and stir quickly. The onion will release.

2. Add carrots, squash, zucchini, tomatoes, bay leaf and water. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low and add soup mix, garlic powder, oregano, basil, salt and pepper. Simmer, uncovered, for one hour. Remove bay leaf before serving.

Want more soup? I have more delicious recipes like Diet Vegetable Soup linked in the Table of Contents for "Cooking for The King."