Ingredients

1 yellow onion

1 thumb-size fresh ginger

1 head green cabbage

1 head garlic 

2 medium chopped carrots

1 cup Green Beans

1 cup cooked chickpeas or can of chickpeas rinsed.

2 1/2  cups mineral or bone broth

Finish w/ a pinch of sea salt-to taste.

Chop up a yellow onion and add to a warm pot, sauté till translucent, then add in diced fresh ginger and let simmer together. Chop carrots, green cabbage, and green beans and mix in with onion, ginger mixture in the hot pan. Salt. Add chicken bone broth and water, let simmer more. Add in fresh Chickpeas ( if you have) and simmer. After 2 min. Ready to eat! Enjoy! (otherwise, a can rinsed and drained works) You can also leave out. Add 1 cup fresh water more for a brothy soup.

HEALTH BENEFITS:

GINGER ( Zingiber officinale) A native to southeastern Asia, India, and China. In herbal medicine, it is used for its carminative qualities (preventing or alleviating gas) and for how it relaxes and soothes the digestive tract. Ginger contains potent anti-inflammatory compounds called gingerols. Gingerol inhibits the formation of inflammatory cytokines (chemical messengers of the immune system) Ginger contains high levels of active substances, and we don’t need to consume a lot for them to be effective. Ginger is also beautiful to drink when you feel a cold coming on as it is a diaphoretic ( it warms you from the inside out)

CHICKPEAS (Cicer arietinum) also referred to as a garbanzo bean. Chickpeas are an excellent source of Soluble fiber, molybdenum, folic acid, fiber, and manganese. They also contain protein (incomplete) iron, magnesium, and zinc. So pretty much one of your body’s best friends. Molybdenum is a trace mineral and used by the body to help detoxify sulfates, among other benefits.

CABBAGE is a nutritionally dense low-calorie food (hallelujah). An excellent source of vitamin C, potassium, folic acid, vitamin B6, biotin, calcium, magnesium, and manganese. Wha?! And if that wasn’t enough, this beaut also is full of phytochemical a potent anti-cancer compound.

Garlic: (Allium sativum- lily family) Garlic is a natural immune system enhancer and an essential endocrine system nutrient. It helps maintain healthy levels of blood sugar, which assists the pancreas in generating correct amounts of insulin. High in adrenal supporting vitamins and minerals Selenium, Vitamin C, B6, Copper, Manganese, and potassium. This badass also helps the body eliminate unwelcome guests in the body, think viruses, mold, etc. Garlic breath ain’t so bad after all.