Sweet Potato Bisque & Power Juice Recipes (2024)

A nice warm &nourishing soup recipe that your whole family will love…

Sweet Potato Bisque

What you’ll need ~

• 2 medium – large sweet potato yams (peeled & cut into medium size cubes)
• 4 cups or (covering the sweet potatoes) withpurified water/vegetable broth/organic chicken broth – unsalted
• 1 onion chopped
• 2 cloves of garlic
• 2 small celery stalks chopped
• 1/4 stick of butter
• 2 Tbsp olive oil – 1st press, cold-press, extra virgin
• 1 Tbsp organic flour
• 2 Tbsp maple syrup/1 Tbsp of raw cane sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1 cup organic whole milk/seedor nutmilk
• Salt
• Optional Toppings ~ Gomasio,Sprouts, Greek Yogurt.
• Optional add-ons ~ in addition to sweet potatoes, add more flavor with carrots, winter squash!

Directions ~

1. In a large pot throw in the sweet potato yams, addpurified waterto cover potatoes. Cover & boil until tender.
2. Later when the sweet potatoes are soft & tender, if the water level is low add a little more water or your option of vegetable stock/chicken stock.
3. In a large pan saute the garlic, celery, onion, in the olive oil & butter. Adding all the spices and finishing off with 1 Tbsp of organic flour. Saute for a few mintues.
4. Add all the ingredients to the large pot with the sweet potatoes.
5. Add 1 cup milk, stir and cook in medium-low setting for 15 mintues.
6. Finally transfer all the ingredients into a blender and blend until a creamy smooth texture.
7. Add your topping!

Enjoy! 😉

Here are the benefits ~

Not only are sweet potatoes readily available, inexpensive, and delicious, there are many other reasons to love these yummy vegetables. Here are 9:

1. They are high in vitamin B6. Vitamin B6 helps reduce the chemical hom*ocysteine in our bodies. hom*ocysteine has been linked with degenerative diseases, including theprevention of heart attacks.

2. They are a good source of vitamin C. While most people know that vitamin C is important to help ward off cold and flu viruses, few people are aware that this crucial vitamin plays an important role in bone and tooth formation, digestion, and blood cell formation. It helps accelerate wound healing,produces collagen which helps maintain skin’s youthful elasticity, and is essen­tial to helping us cope with stress. It even appears to help protect our body against toxins that may be linked to cancer.

3. They contain Vitamin Dwhich is critical for immune system and overall health at this time of year. Both a vitamin and a hormone, vitamin D is primarily made in our bodies as a result of getting adequate sunlight. You may have heard about seasonal affective disorder (or SAD, as it is also called), which is linked to inadequate sunlight and therefore a vitamin D deficiency. Vitamin Dplays an important role in our energy levels, moods, and helps to build healthy bones, heart, nerves, skin, and teeth, and it supports the thyroid gland.

4. Sweet potatoes contain iron.Most people are aware that we need the mineral iron to have adequate energy, but iron plays other important roles in our body, including red andwhite blood cell production, resistance to stress, proper im­mune functioning,and the metabolizing of protein, among other things.

5. Sweet potatoes are a good source of mag­nesium, which isthe relaxation and anti-stress mineral. Magnesium is necessary for healthy artery, blood, bone, heart, muscle, and nerve function, yet experts estimate that approximately 80 percent of the popula­tion in North America may be deficient in this important mineral.

6. They are a source of potassium, one of the important electrolytes that helpregulate heartbeat and nerve signals. Like the other electrolytes, potassium performs many essential functions, some of which include relaxing muscle contractions, reducing swelling, and protecting and controlling the activity of the kidneys.

7.Sweet potatoes are naturally sweet-tasting buttheir natural sugars are slowly released into the bloodstream, helping to ensure a balanced and regular source of energy, without the blood sugar spikes linked to fatigue and weight gain.

8.Their rich orange colour indicates thatthey are high in carotenoids like beta carotene and other carotenoids, which is the precursor to vitamin A in your body. Carotenoids help strengthen our eyesight and boost our immunity to disease, they are powerful antioxidants thathelp ward off cancer and protect against the effects of aging.Studies at Harvard University of more than 124,000 people showed a 32 percent reduction in risk of lung cancer in people who consumed a variety of carotenoid-rich foods as part of their regular diet.2 Another study of women who had completed treatment for early stage breast cancer conducted by researchers at Women’s Healthy Eating and Living (WHEL) found that women with the highest blood concentrations of carotenoids had the least likelihood of cancer recurrence.

9. There are versatile.Try them roasted, puréed, steamed, baked, or grilled. You can add them to soups and stews, or grill and place on top of leafy greens for a delicious salad. I enjoy grilling them with onions and red peppers for amazing sandwich or wrap ingredients. Puree them and add to smoothies and baked goods

health benefits:http://www.care2.com/greenliving/9-reasons-to-love-sweet-potatoes.html

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