A broccoli soup

A broccoli soup

You'll need:

1 tablespoon olive oil
2 cloves of garlic, chopped
1/4 cup diced onion
5 cups fresh broccoli, rough cut
3 cups of peeled diced gold potatoes
Fresh water, as needed
Sea salt and ground pepper, to taste
A handful of fresh parsley, roughly chopped
1 cup milk

Here you go,

Heat the olive oil in a large soup pot set over medium heat and stir in the garlic, onion.
Add in the cut up broccoli and gold potatoes. Add just enough water to cover the vegetables- not too much. You can always thin the soup later, if you need to.
Add the chopped parsley. Season with sea salt and fresh pepper, to taste.
Bring the vegetables to a high simmer. Cover the pot, and reduce the heat to a medium simmer. Cook for twenty minutes or so, until the potatoes are fork tender.
Remove the pot from the heat. Use an immersion blender to puree the soup.
Return the pot to the stove and add in the milk. Stir and heat through gently (don't boil the pureed soup).

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For those who don't mind a baking challenge

Lemon Biscuits

For those who dont mind a baking challenge,,
2 teaspoons lemon juice
1/2 cup milk
1 3/4 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 cup butter, (you can use margarine,, but they taste better with butter)
1 egg
1 teaspoon finely shredded lemon peel
Lemon Glaze


Here we go,
Stir 2 teaspoons lemon juice into milk and set aside; Stir together flour, baking powder, soda,and 1/4 teaspoon salt
eparate bowl Beat butter for 30 seconds; add sugar, and beat till fuluffy, add egg, and lemon peel; beat well; Add dry ingredients, and milk mixture alternately to beaten mixture beating well after each addition. Drop from a teaspoon 2 inches apart into an greasepaint cookie sheet > Bake in a 350 oven 12-14 minutes. Remove at once to wire rack, brush lemon glaze over.

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Food and exercise are linked to your mood

Is there a link between food and mood?
In 2006, 31 million prescriptions were written for anti-depressants. The burden of mental illness on our health system is on the brink of being overwhelming, therefore it is not surprising that researchers are looking at simple dietary nutrient modifications to prevent and treat it.
Omega-3 oil consumption (from fish) has become a particular point of interest in the treatment of mental illness. Observations from epidemiological studies show that there is a strong negative correlation between depression and fish consumption (lower incidence with higher fish consumption).
It is also known that people who suffer from depression have lower amounts of Omega-3 fatty acids in their blood and other body tissues.
Japanese researchers have also found a link between diet and stress levels.


University students supplemented with fish oil reported no change in stress-induced hostility from the start to the end of the exam period compared with the control group who reported a 58 per cent increase in hostility.

Is there a link between exercise and mood?
There is no research looking at the effects of exercise on mood in children. However, evidence from adult studies shows a significant beneficial effect on exercise on mental health.
An Australian study showed that high intensity progressive resistance training reduced the depression rating by half in more than 60 per cent of participants. The results indicated that the effect of exercise may be dose dependant as the higher the relative intensity of the training, the greater the reduction in depression. This type of exercise may not be recommended for children, but the research demonstrates the benefits of exercise.


// Dr Andrew Sinclair, B Agric Sci, PhD, Nutrition Consultant. Ms Daniella Tassoni, B Sci, Science Consultant. //

For more information: http://www.fabresearch.org/

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