My daughter LOVES tomato soup. She asks for it frequently. Until recently I was so-so about that. I mean, it is tomatoes which is great, but the canned stuff is full of sugar and other such villains. I hit Google and found a version of homemade tomato soup with basil. This turned into so much more! This version (I'm not sure why) had butter and cream and sugar but the base was solid so... Heatzification!
2 C crushed tomatoes
1 C chicken broth
Basil to taste ( I used roughly 2 T dried)
Stevia again to taste (I used about a tablespoon... My daughter's appeal to the canned stuff is the sweetness so this helps find the happy medium for her)
That's it. Heat and serve! My daughter asked for this today and grilled cheese. Keeping with the tomato theme I went caprese with mine. Yum! Did you know the Lycopene in tomatoes can help fight cancer? Oh yes it's true..
Now what I love so much about this is that this base can be used for more than soup!
As much as my daughter loves her soup, multiply that by 1000 and that's my husband's love for pizza! Omit the broth and add in preferred spices (crushed red pepper, onion, garlic, etc) boil down to desired thickness... Bam! The freshest tasting pizza sauce!
You could do much the same and turn it into a pasta sauce. (Mushrooms... Spinach perhaps?) Oooh just thought! Add pesto and use it as a spread for sandwiches. Just have fun with it. It's good for you! Haha ;) It freezes well too. If you try this let me know what you think!
Next order of business... Sweating! I adore a great sweat session. It makes me feel tough and all bad ass lol. I've been down (but mind you...not taken out) by this bout of Shingles. I had to take a break from the physical to let my body heal. Now... It's back to business! I thought I'd share today's workout with you.
Lately (along with circuits) I have been into splitting my strength sessions. Upper body/lower body. Today is upper body! Everyone talks about leg day, but I feel my tris just as much! Arm day is no joke! I like to do a low number of reps with high weight
It's all about strength and muscle for me. I'm trying to build back what I lost. Plus muscle burns fat so...hey!
Today's exercises:
Bench press
Kettle bell rows
Incline press
Lat pull down
Lat raises
Tri pushdown
And DB curls
Depending on scheduling I will turn that into a circuit for incorporated cardio or do straight cardio after.
What is your workout routine like? Do you love it or just power through? What motivates you? I want to put together a playlist so feel free to leave some of your favorite jams in the comments! :D thanks for reading. Much love <3 br="" nbsp="">
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