Pearl & Serene share this amazing, delicious and healing “Get Methylating Soup”! Lentils are not only super budget friendly, tasty, slimming, and easy to make… best of all, they help those of us who need assistance with our methylation systems. That’s actually most of us! This recipe is part of the Trim Healthy Exclusive Collection.
Description
Pearl & Serene share this amazing, delicious and healing "Get Methylating Soup"! Lentils are not only super budget friendly, tasty, slimming, and easy to make… best of all, they help those of us who need assistance with our methylation systems. That’s actually most of us! This recipe is part of the Trim Healthy Exclusive Collection.
1 Multiple Serve Recipe
Ingredients
Crock Pot Instructions
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- Place the lentils into a crock pot, add the water and all other ingredients. Stir to combine.
- Cover and cook in your crock pot on low all day. Time will vary. Cook until lentils are lovely and soft.
- Stove Top Instructions
- Place the lentils into a soup pot, add the water and all other ingredients.
- Stir to combine. Bring to a boil and then top with a lid and simmer.
- Cook until lentils are lovely and soft.
- For the Nakey Version
- Serve the soup as is.
- For the Loaded Version (XO)
- Add some sour cream and shredded cheddar cheese for a Crossover meal.
Note
Intro continued... Lentils are not only super budget friendly, tasty, slimming, and easy to make… best of all, they help those of us who need assistance with our methylation systems. That’s actually most of us!
Methylation is crucial for health as it ensures our bodies are detoxing properly. Close to half the population has some form of MTHFR mutation. This mutation makes it harder for methylation to occur which can limit your body’s ability to properly convert homocysteine into methionine. Higher homocysteine levels in your body are something you do not want. They are an indication of inflammation. Some people are not born with an MTHFR mutation but their methylation system can still get dirty and compromised through an unhealthy lifestyle. Pregnant women also have greater methylating needs. Basically… we all need help!
How do we get the help we need to methylate properly? Through folate.
The best and safest way to increase folate is through food. Taking folic acid (which is a synthetic form of folate) has shown beneficial effects in reducing the rate of birth defects however there is much concern with taking it long term. Excess synthetic folic acid can be toxic and studies point to it increasing risk for allergies, diabetes, cancer and insulin resistance. Methylated B vitamins can provide the right sort of folate but there are issues with taking those sorts of formulas too. Long term use of methylated B vitamins is also raising red flags in the alternative medical community.
The best and safest way to get your folate levels up is to eat foods high in folate and lentil soup is an absolute folate power house! It has a whopping 358 mg of folate per cup making it the second highest folate rich food in the world just behind liver! Just one meal of lentils provides you with more than 90% of your daily folate needs. Combine spinach or kale (two other high folate foods in that meal and you’re busting past your folate requirements in just one easy meal! Rather than taking a methylated B complex formula, enjoy the "Nakey Version" of Get Methylating Soup by enjoying the soup as written.
Serving Suggestions:
- Nakey Version: Serve the soup as is if you need to shed some weight.
- Loaded Version: Serve the soup with sour cream and shredded cheddar cheese for a Crossover. Many children love this version and those who are not in weight loss mode also enjoy the Loaded Option.
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This recipe was first mentioned on the Trim Healthy Podcast~ Episode130: What Food Can Help You WAKE UP A POUND LIGHTER and Nix MTHFR issues?
